K. Kelappan

K. Kelappan (August 24, 1889 - October 7, 1971) was born in the small village of Muchukunnu in Calicut in Kerala. He studied in Calicut and Madras and graduated from the University of Madras. He began his career as a teacher at in St. Berchmans High School, Changanassery and was the founding President of the Nair Service Society. Later he became the Principal of a school run by the society. He fought for social reforms on one hand and the British on the other. He was called Kerala Gandhi.