A R Narayanan acted as personal assistant

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 to Sahodaran Ayyappan

Sahodaran Ayyappan

Sahodaran Ayyappan was a social reformer, thinker, journalist, and politician of Kerala, India. He was one of the outspoken followers of Sree Narayana Guru.-Overview:...

 when the latter was a minister in Kerala

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, India

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Narayanan was an alumnus of Presidency College

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 with a masters (with honours) in English

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. He hailed from Muttichur village in Thrisur District. Although he was from an aristocratic background, he was deeply influenced by the various social reformers of his era and donated most his land among the poor in his village. He worked with the Police department in Kerala.