Vellapalli Natesan is the General Secretary of SNDP Yogam and SN Trust. [1] [2] [3] [4] He is a leader of Ezhava community in Kerala. He has been elected as the chief executive of the SNDP meeting for three consecutive times. He is a businessman and he was born on 10 September 1937, at Kanichukulangara in Alappuzha district. [5] His parents are Vellapally Keshavan Muthalali and Devaki Amma. Natesan is the seventh of their twelve children. Preethi is his wife. His son Thushar Vellappaly is the president of BDJS, a political party in Kerala.[ citation needed ]
Sree Narayana Guru was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual enlightenment and social equality. A quote of his that defined his movement was "one caste, one religion, and one god for all human beings." He is the author of the Advaita poem Daiva Dasakam, which is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer.
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Secular National Dravida Party, was a political party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party was founded on 7 January 2004 by elements of the Ezhava caste organization Ezhava Mahajana Sabha. Founding chairman was S. Suvarnakumar. The party professed itself to 'Sreenarayanism', the teachings of Shree Narayana Guru. The party also demanded higher representation for the Ezhava caste in the political process.
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The Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (S.N.D.P) is a social service organization that has been representing the Ezhava community from the Indian state of Kerala since 1903.
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