Chettur Sankaran Nair remembered

Thiruvananthapuram: In connection with the 164th birth anniversary celebrations of Chettur Sankaran Nair, a renowned lawyer who had served as the president of Indian National Congress in 1897, department of history & political science of All Saints’ College in collaboration with Chettur Sankaran Nair Foundation, Ottapalam, organized a webinar on Sunday. Inaugurating the webinar, assembly speaker M B Rajesh emphasized Nair’s role in the upliftment of the marginalized in the society and his role towards community development. He stressed the need to understand Indian history deeply by acknowledging the contributions of social activists like Sankaran Nair.

Institute of Management in Government, Kerala, director K Jayakumar delivered the introductory address. The Keynote address was given by the great-grandson of Sankaran Nair, Raghu Palat. Recently, filmmaker Karan Johar has announced his decision to produce the biopic of Nair. The film is adapted from the book, ‘The Case that Shook the Empire’ written by Palat and his wife Pushpa Palat.

Assistant professor in history Parvathy Menon was the moderator and assistant professor in political science Vidya Nair welcomed the dignitaries. The webinar concluded with an interactive session in which Chettur Sankaran Nair Foundation secretary Rajashekaran Nair, Tara Chettur, K P Ravi Shankar and other academicians participated.