Background
Bhavathrāthan was born on 4 May 1903 to the renowned Namboothiri family of Moothiringode. His father was Subramanyan Namboothiripad, an eminent scholar of Sankskrit and mother was Savithri Antharjanam.
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Moothiringode Bhavathrathan Namboothiripad
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After his studies there he returned home and further studied Sanskrit, Vedas and also poetry, drama, literature and nyāya shāstra under his father.
Career
At the age of five after the sacred thread ceremony, he was sent to the Panjal Veda School to study Samaveda. Bhavathrāthan became a part of the social reforms taking place in the pre-independent Kerala. He voiced his views against the atrocities that existed within the Kerala society especially within the Namboothiris.
He fought for better position for Namboothiri women and their right to equality and education.
He died on 1944-1907-03 at the age of 42. Though much younger, O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad was Bhavathrāthan"s uncle.
Bhavathrāthan invited a then young East. M. South. Namboodiripad to write an introduction to his novel Aphante Makal. In a few stages of V.T.Bhattathipad"s famous play Adukkalayil Ninnu Arangathekku, Bhavathrāthan played a special role of a Chomathiri which was not there in the actual script.
Membership
He was an active member of the Namboothiri Yogashema Sabha.
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