Potheri Kunjambu Vakil
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Potheri Kunjambu Vakil
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Potheri Kunjambu Vakil (1857–1919) was one of the earliest Malayalam poets and a rationalist, novelist, social worker and lawyer from Kannur district. He wrote about and worked for the upliftment of the downtrodden. He is best known for his novel Saraswati Vijayam. In his writings, he propagated the idea that the upliftment of the downtrodden was possible through education and the eradication of superstitions. He is said to have been the first to give the Pulaya bride the name Panchamar.
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Indian poet
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potheri_Kunjambu_Vakil
date created:
2021-11-08T13:32:58Z
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2024-08-27T01:51:17Z
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