P. Gopinathan Nair
P. Gopinathan Nair | |
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Born | Bhoodan Movement | 7 July 1922
Spouse | L. Saraswathi Amma |
Parent(s) | M. Padmanabha Pillai K. P. Janaki Amma |
Awards | Padma Shri Jamnalal Bajaj Award Stallions Social Service Award SUTIC Honor |
Padmanabha Pillai Gopinathan Nair (7 July 1922 – 5 July 2022) was an Indian social worker,
Biography
Gopinathan Nair was born on 7 July 1922 to M. Padmanabha Pillai and K. P. Janaki Amma in
During university, Nair participated in the
For the next decade and a half, he set up camps for training people and carried out construction projects such as roads and sanitation facilities. He organized people for
Nair, who wrote several articles on Gandhian thought,[8] was associated with Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in various positions. He held the post of the secretary of the Kerala chapter from 1980 to 1982, then became head of the chapter in 1999.[1] He was elected as the national president of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi in 2012.[9] In addition, Nair was a life member and a member of the governing board of the Gandhi Peace Foundation[10] and a president of the All India Sarva Seva Sangham, Varanasi (6 years) and Sevagram, Wardha (11 years).[1] He was the chairman and patron of the Noorul Islam Civil Service Academy[11] and a member of Sree Uthradam Thirunal Institute Of Culture, Thiruvananthapuram.[12]
Nair was married to L. Saraswathi Amma, a retired State Women's Welfare officer,[1] and the couple lived in Neyyattinkara.[13] Nair died from a heart attack at a private hospital in Neyyattinkara on 5 July 2022, two days before his 100th birthday.[14][15] He suffered from post-COVID-19 health complications and age-related ailments prior to his death.[16][15]
Awards and honours
Nair received the Social Service Award of the Stallions International in 2003.[17] He was selected for the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2005 in recognition of his constructive social service.[4] The University of Calicut honored him for his services to Gandhian studies in 2005;[18] the University of Kerala felicitated him on 24 April 2012, when he was elected as the national president of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi.[9]
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2016, though the original recommendation of the state government was for the higher award of the Padma Bhushan.[2] The Department of Information and Public Relations of the Government of Kerala and the state chapter of Gandhi Smarak Nidhi jointly organized a photo exhibition at Gandhi Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram, featuring various photographs from Nair's life, in connection with his 95th birthday celebrations. Besides photographs, the exhibition had several informative write-ups about him.[19]
Noorul Islam Civil Service Academy of the NIMS Charity Trust, where he was the patron, was renamed as P. Gopinathan Nair Civil Service Training Academy in his honor in 2011, in connection with his 90th birthday celebrations.[20] His life has been documented in a 30-minute documentary film, directed by Rajan V. Pozhiyoor, the secretary of Thikkurissi Foundation and produced by the Media Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram.[21] His biography has also been published under the title, Gandhian Karmapadhangalil (Along the Gandhian Paths).[19]
See also
- Bhoodan
- Gramdan
- Mahatma Gandhi
- Mahatma Gandhi National Memorial Trust
- Quit India movement
- Vinoba Bhave
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sri. P.Gopinathan Nair, Chairman". Kerala Gandhi Smarak Nidhi. 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Shri for Gandhian". The Hindu. 26 January 2016. Updated 23 September 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ a b "A Gandhian turns 90 on Thursday". Indian Express. 7 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Japanese Gandhian wins Jamnalal Bajaj award". ReDiff News. 4 October 2005. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "2005 Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work". Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Recipient of Jamnalal Bajaj Award for Constructive Work-2005" (PDF). Jamnalal Bajaj Foundation. 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ISBN 978-81-7099-877-8.
- ^ a b "Gandhian P Gopinathan Nair Honoured". Yentha. 24 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Governing Board". Gandhi Peace Foundation. 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Chairman and patron". Noorul Islam Civil Service Academy. 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Members Honoured in SUTIC Meetings with Memento and Shawl". Sree Uthradam Thirunal Institute Of Culture. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Kummanam visits P Gopinathan Nair". Mathrubhumi. 10 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "ഗാന്ധിയൻ പി. ഗോപിനാഥൻ നായർക്ക് വിട". Madhyamam (in Malayalam). 6 July 2022. p. 1.
രാത്രി 8.45ഓടെ ഹൃദയാഘാതത്തെതുടർന്നായിരുന്നു മരണം.
- ^ a b "Gandhian P Gopinathan Nair dies at 100". Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Gopinathan Nair receives Social Service award 2003". Times of India. 27 January 2004. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Honouring Octogenarian Gandhian Sri P Gopinathan Nair". Gandhi Chair, University of Calicut. 2005. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Gopinathan Nair turns 95". The Hindu. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "P. Gopinathan Nair Civil Service Training Academy". NIMS Charity. 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Documentary on P Gopinathan Nair". Indian Express. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
External links
- "P. Gopinathan Nair – A true Gandhian". Ee Vazhitharayil [Along this pathway]. Episode 78. Kochi. Mathrubhumi TV. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- "Interview with Gandhian P. Gopinathan Nair". Ithalukal. Kochi. Asianet News.
- P. Gopinathan Nair (15 March 2016). Inaugural Speech (TV News). Indian National Kamaraj Congress.