Career
Gopal Marar of the Kottilil house or Tharavaad (maternal joint family) of Thrissur, was a prince of the House of Cochin, Kerala in his pre-monastic days. He was initiated by Swami Brahmananda and popularly called Gopal Maharaj. A charming person, he served as the President of the Mysore branch of Ramakrishna Mathematics
During this time, he was instrumental in shaping the career of Puttappa, legendary Kannada poet Kuvempu.
He had great regard for Sri Ramana Maharshi. Some of his writings are:
Metaphysical Intuition: Seeing God with Open Eyes - Commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita, translation Andre van den Brink
Rambles in Religion
God-Realization through Reason.