Mannathu Padmanabhan Pillai

Mannathu Padmanabhan (1878-1970) was born on 2nd January 1878 in Perunna Village in Central Travancore, part of today’s Kerala State. Initially he worked as a Primary School teacher and later after passing a special test he began practicing as a lawyer in the Lower Criminal Courts. On 31st October 1914, ‘Mannam’ as he was affectionately called, was made the Secretary of the newly born ‘Nair Service Society’, which was founded with purpose of rebuilding the Nair Community. Mannam revived and reshaped the old concept of village societies, the Karayogams, which practically set the tenor of family and village life. Mannam fought for social equality, the first phase being the Vaikom Satyagraha, demanding that public roads near the temple at Vaikom be open to low-caste Hindus. He supported the admission of low-caste Hindus into temples and was the Chairman of the Guruvayur Satyagraha paving the way for the temple entry proclamation. Mannathu Padmanabhan received the Padma Bhushan Award in 1966.

Date of Issue : 02-01-1989. Denomination: (60 Ps). Perforation:13 x 13½. No Watermark