Kerala Rennaisance Leader for Kerala PSC: Chattambi Swamikal

Chattambi Swamikal was born on August 25, 1853 in Kannanmool, Thiruvananthapuram.
letters,Chattampi Swamikal came to be called Vidyadhiraja.
Vasudeva Sharma (Anandasharma) was his father and Thirunanga mother.
Parents called him by name Ayyappan, but he was known by pet name ‘Kunjan’. He studied under ‘Asan’ from the Kollur Athiyar
He supervised the class and therefore, he came to be known as ‘Chattambi’, which means ‘monitor’.
He studied painting from Neelakandhan Acharya
He was also served as an Accountant in the Government Secretariat.
He worked at Secretariat construction for loading Kallu.
Later Swamikal said “that in the construction of the Secretariat building Trivandrum he carried loads of bricks and sand.’’
‘Jñānaprajāgaram’ a scholarly group started by Raman Pillai facilitated Kunjan to meet several great men.
He learnt the art of ‘Hat yoga’ from Thaikkattu Ayyavu, a Tamil Pandit and hat-yogi.
He also learnt Tamil vedic works from Pandit Swaminatha Desika.
He became a disciple of the famous pandit and scholar Subha Jatapathikal.
He obtained expert training in the art of yoga from Admananda Swamikal.
Sree Vidhyadhiraja Theerthapada Paramabhattrakasram was established by Chattambi Swamikal in 1914
Swamikal’s prominent disciples were Neelakanta Theerthapada and Theerthapada Parmahamsa
His ‘Adi Bhasha’ is a research work in the field of linguistics.
In his ‘Jivitakarunya Nirupanam’, Swamikal expressed his profound faith in Ahimsa and denounced animal sacrifice.
In ‘Christhumatha Nirupanam’, he summarized the teachings of Jesus Christ.
In ‘Vedadhikaranirupanam’, he shatters the myth of Brahmin monopoly of the Vedas.
His another work Sarvamatasamarasyam gives the gist of the truths common to all faith and emphasizes the fundamental unity
His Advaitha Chinta Pathati, expounds the principle of Advaitha philosophy.