Vagbhatananda Gurudevar

Vagbhatananda Gurudevar, was a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru. He born in a Thiyya family of North Malabar of a famous Kalari warrior and trainer , "Kochu Gurukkal", in the beginning of last century. After becoming the disciple of Sree Narayana Guru, guru asked him to concentrate on Malabar areas to remove social discriminations prevant 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.

References

*"Sreenarayanaguruswamy Jeevacharithram" by K. Damodaran, 2nd ed., 2003. Publisher: Kaumudi Public Relations. (in Malayalam)
*"Maharshi Sreenarayanaduru" by Dr. T. Bhaskaran. Publisher: Cultural Publication Department, Govt of Kerala, Trivandrum-14 (in Malayalam)
*"Sreenarayanaguru" by Koyikkal Jacob, MA. (in Malayalam)

External links

* [http://www.sngm.org/ Shree Narayana Guru Mission of the UK]
* [http://www.sndp.org/Html/BiographyByDrSOmana.html Biography of Sree Narayana Guru by Dr.S.Omana at SNDP Website]
* [http://www.narayanagurukula.org/ Narayana Gurukulam]
* [http://www.narayanaguru.org/ Narayana Guru]