KERALA PSC / RENAISSANCE LEADERS OF KERALA / VAGBHATANANDA GURUDEVAR / NOTES

 

KERALA PSC / RENAISSANCE LEADERS OF KERALA / VAGBHATANANDA GURUDEVAR / NOTES

KERALA PSC / RENAISSANCE LEADERS OF KERALA / VAGBHATANANDA GURUDEVAR / NOTES

 

·       Vagbhatananda Gurudevar, was a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru

·       He was born in a Thiyya family of North Malabar of a famous Kalari warrior and trainer, Kochu Gurukkal

·       After becoming the disciple of Sree Narayana Guru, guru asked him to concentrate on Malabar areas to remove social discriminations prevalent in the area and to work for the poor

·       He formed an organization Uralungal Koolivelakkarude Paraspara Sahayya Sangham to fight the caste barriers and unemployment plaguing the region.

·       Unlike Narayana Guru, he disapproved of idol worship. The spiritual lectures he delivered across the length and breadth of Kerala gave him the title Vagbhatananda

·       He formed the Atma Vidya Sangham for the spiritual reformation of the people.

 

KERALA PSC / RENAISSANCE LEADERS OF KERALA / VAGBHATANANDA GURUDEVAR / NOTES