Pranab Mukherjee, the President of India on 20 November inaugurated the Mannam International Socio-Cultural and Charitable Center at Rashtrapati Bhavan’s Auditorium. At the inaugural ceremony, the Indian President described Mannath Padmanabhan, the founder of NSS (Nair Service Society) as a visionary and social reformer, who stood against the social evils and worked for economic upliftment for the people of Kerela.
The new centre would be providing care to the senior citizens, temporary shelter to the people on need, health care to the under-privileged and space for community functions. This center would also act as the center for research on the work and life of Mannam and would be reachable on the 24-hour helpline number.
Mannath Padmanabhan
Mannath Padmanabhan was a peerless leader of the Nair community and founder of the Nair Service Society and a social reformer. In Kerela, he participated in the Vaikom Satyagraha for opening of the streets of the Vaikom temple for socially underprivileged sections of Hindu Society. He also was a participant of the Guruvayur Satyagraha, which demanded entry of the underprivileged classes of society in the temples.
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