M. R. Bhattathiripad

M. R. Bhattathiripad
Born	1908 Kerala, India
Died	2001
Occupation	Social reformer, writer
Awards	Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award Kerala Sahithya Academy Award Basheer Puraskaram Deviprasadam Puraskaram

Mullamangalath Raman Bhattathiripad (1908–2001), commonly known as M. R. Bhattathiripad or MRB, was a social reformer, cultural leader and a Malayalam writer.

He was born in 1908into a Nambudiri family of Kerala with limited resources due to which he got only nominal education. He joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad and his brother Premji. He was also an acive member of Purogamana Sahitya Prasthanam. When widow marriage was considered a taboo in Nambuthiri community, he married one which was the first known widow marriage in nambuthiri community in Kerala.

When Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi started its flagship publication, Keli in 1963, MRB was the first editor.

He died in 2001.

MRB wrote 14 books.

He was a recipient of the Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy Award, the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award (1992), the Basheer Puraskaram, and the Deviprasadam Puraskaram.

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