List of people from Thalassery

This is a list of notable people from Thalassery (IPA: [t̪laʃeɾi]; formerly Tellicherry^[2]), a commercial town^[1] on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India. The town is bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kodagu (Karnataka).

Notable residents

• M K Vainu Bappu (1927–1982), president of the International Astronomical Union who jointly discovered the Wilson-Bappu effect and who helped establish several astronomical institutions in India including the Vainu Bappu Observatory and the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics.^[1]
• Mambally Bapu, an entrepreneur who started Kerala's first bakery unit on Christmas Day in 1880.^[2][3]
• Captain Edward Brennen (?-1859), English philanthropist and Master Attendant at Tellicherry port who established the Brennen School, now Government Brennen College, Thalassery.^[4][5]
• M.V. Devan, noted painter, sculpturer, and former Chairman of Kerala Lalit Kala Akademi.^[6]
• Hermann Gundert (1814–1893), German missionary and scholar whose works in Malayalam during his 20-year residence in Thalassery include the first school text book, the first dictionary, and the first newspaper, Rajyasamacharam.^[7][8]
• Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941), teacher, short story writer, and the first biographer of Sree Narayana Guru.^[9]
• Keeleri Kunhikannan (1858–1939), martial arts trainer and gymnast, known as the father of Kerala Circus.^{[10][11][12][13]}
• William Logan (1841–1914), a Scottish historian whose works are considered some of the most reliable historical references of North Malabar by governments and universities.^[14]
• O Chandu Menon (1847–1899), author of Indulekha,^[15] the first significant (or top selling)^[16] modern Malayalam classic novel.^[17]
• C. V. Narayanan Nair (1905–1944), one of the main leaders in the revival of martial art Kalaripayattu.^[18]
• Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1861–1914), author of the first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti.^[19]
• K. Raghavan, composer of Malaylam film music who won the Padma Shri award.^[20][21]
• Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja (1753–1805), leader of resistance in the Cotiote War with the English East India Company.^[22]
• Wing Commander Moorkoth Ramunni IFAS (1914–2009), the first Keralan pilot and first chief trainer of India's National Defence Academy.^[23][24][24]
• N Prabhakaran, writer who won a Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.^[25]
• Mattannoor Sankarankutty (M.P. Sankarankutty Marar), Chenda percussionist who won the Padma Shri award.^[26][27]
• Prof. M.N. Vijayan(1930–2007), orator and writer.^[28]

References

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3. "Celebrating the culinary legacy of Thalassery". The Hindu. January 21, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
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7. Rajyasamacharam | Kerala Press Academy Archived July 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Pressacademy.org.
8. S. C. Bhatt & Gopal K. Bhargava. Land and people of Indian states and union territories. p. 289. This Bungalow in Tellicherry ... was the residence of Dr. Herman Gundert. He lived here for 20 years
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10. Menon 2007, p. 436.
11. "THE LEGENDS OF INDIAN CIRCUS". aum9.com. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
13. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
14. Logan 1887.
15. Literary Review / Book Review : Possible modernities. The Hindu (5 December 2004).
16. "PROSE LITERATURE COMES OF AGE". Bradley.bradley.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
17. O Chandu Menon – Biography. Keralasahityaakademi.org.
18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
19. Vengayil Kunjiraman Nayanar | Kerala Press Academy Archived September 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. Pressacademy.org.
20. "Master of Malabar's Own Folk Rhythms". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
21. "K. Raghavan to tune notes again". The Hindu. Nov 12, 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
22. "Veera Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja". Defenceforumindia.com/. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
23. Thalassery – Personalities – Moorkoth Ramunni. Thalassery.info (9 July 2009).
24. Picture Gallery | Current Affairs | Tribute to Moorkoth Ramunni. Manorama Online (14 June 2013).
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26. Entertainment Thiruvananthapuram / Personality : Heir to a proud musical legacy. The Hindu, (4 November 2005).
27. Feats of excellence. The Hindu, (27 September 2012).
28. Vijayan Mash, Resistance against the Neo Liberal Deviation of CPI(M) and the Communist Movement in India, The True Marxist Archived June 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.. M.N.Vijayan.