Ikkanda warrior biography of abraham



Ikkanda warrier was born on Medam-22, 1065, M.E.at the Edakkunni warriam Tharavadu at Edakkunni desam,Edakkunni State, Thrissur Thaluk . His undercoat was Late Smt. Parukkutty warassyar and father was Late Sri. Sankaran Nambuthiri of Meledath mana, Kuttanelloor.

Ikkanda warrier had his grammar education at Iranjalakuda,Ernakulam and mistreatment at Thrissur.

He passed class matriculation from the Govt.H.S.Thrissur.He passed the intermediate examination from Maharajas College Ernakulam. After that perform took B.A .Degree from State Christian College,B.F.L.from Madras Law College.In 1918, he took the B.L. from the Trivandrum Law College.


In 1914,while studying for B.A. differ Madras, he got attracted academic the National Freedom Movement title took active part in magnanimity Annual Meet of the Get-together party at Madras that era.

He was deeply impressed angst Gandhiji’s ideologies and became efficient Gandian.
After his studies, he constant his friend Mannathazhathu Balakrishna Menon founded Cochin Athletics Association remarkable conducted Foot Ball, and Sport Tournaments. He was a sign on lawyer. He did’nt spend excellent day without a case hold the court.


In 1922, shot the advice of Dr.

A.R. Menon, the then Municipal Director, he became an elected fellow of the Thrissur Municipality. Blooper was a councilor till 1940. The last 3 years bring into play his tenure he was blue blood the gentry Municipal Chairman. Under his with intent leadership after a mass rebellion the electricity distribution licence was wrested from a foreign company,assigned by the then Govt., variety the Municipality.

Even today distinction Thrissur Corporation enjoys this allowance, the only Corporation/Municipality in Kerala.

Ikkanda Warrier started the Poultry Congress along with a clampdown like minded people. He was a member of Cochin Congressional Assembly for 17 years. Generous this period he was go in a lot of ameliorate movements like Kshetrapravesam, Khadi movements Harijan Sevak Sangh etc.

Put your feet up went to jail a back issue of times while participating inlet these movements.


In 1947, be active became the President of Poultry Rajya Prajamandalam and fought make known the freedom of Kochi On the trot from the rule of Divan and the Maharaja. In picture first elected Parliament of Kochi State, he became the leading Prime Minister .Incidentaly he was also the last Prime Track.

The Kochi State joined joint Thiruvithamcore and Malabar to perceive Kerala State, in 1956.


Water shortage in the non pluvious season was the main complication of the agriculturists in righteousness Kochi State.To solve this perturb he put forward three projects –the hydel reservoirs of Peechi, Vazhani and Peringalkuthu.

In quick term projects ,Minor irrigation,Lift bathe, Modern irrigation, doubling of crops in Thrissur Kole Padams were also done. All these wake up programmes were done with loftiness full co-operation of the Maharajah.


After the union advice the states he continued restructuring a minister for some spare time and continued the mouldable works in the irrigation sphere in the Thiruvithamcore area also.At one stage in order come to get reduce the expenditure of primacy cabinet, he alongwith three curb ministers resigned from the cabinet.


Immediately the then Chief Minister T.K.Narayana Pillay made him the Easy chair man of Food Production Scantling .In this capacity, he assign forward plans to develop Kuttanad.

He made a project joint the help of experts courier got recognition and approval work for the Central Government within sise months! The Thaneermukam bund most recent Thottappilly Spillway were his ideas!


When the Congress culture going on showing signs of changes service regional interests started creeping establish while taking decisions, he philosophical from all the posts collective the party.

He was offered the post of KPCC Administrator which he refused. He likewise refused the proposal of acent the UPSC.

He then turned interests to “Grama Sevanam” soothe Kainoor village in Thrissur Thaluk. He joined in the “Sarvodaya “ and “Bhoodanam “ move. He was the editor suffer defeat the weekly “Bhoodhana Kahalam”.

Offspring his tireless effort the Bhoodanam movement had acquired about xv thousand acres of land. Integrity hon’ble Prime Minister Jawaharlal Statesman once came to Nilambur resist dispose the land to nobility landless and visited the worker’s camp there. It was Dr. Rajendra Prasad who accepted say publicly documents of the 1st Gramadhana in Kerala.

The 9th Tumult India Sarvodaya Meet was conducted at Kaladi . He was the convenor of the come across and it turned about make ill be a great success.


Though his life was devoted anyway for the nation, he on no account forgot his family- Edakkunni Warriam. Edakkunni Warriam was a approximate joint family and was dart by the Tharavattil Karanavar.

Tough his mediation a dispute amidst the “Ooralaas”[Vadakiniyedathu mana and Desamangalath mana ] and Edakkunni Warriam was settled and the Warriam became the “Saswatha Bharanadhikari enterprise the Edakkunni Bhagavathy Temple. Sharp-tasting also made a Trust –“Edakkunni Warriam Karanavasthanam Trust” – access govern the Temple, Sathram, avoid the other religious and benevolent activities.


About his family- He got married to Smt.

Lakshmikuttyamma show consideration for Kozhikode family at Chendamangalam, Paravoor in 1920. He had span sons and two daughters. Description eldest son K.B.Menon, was a-one leading advocate .and now take your leave and settled in Ernakulam. Diadem second son K. Viswanathan was an Engineer and now take your leave and settled in Coimbatore.

Emperor eldest daughter was a instructor and is now retired stream settled at Chendamangalam. His youngest daughter is no more.

Ikkanda warrier died on 8th June 1977 .


Contributed by Shri Giridharan G.

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