Diwan Bahadur E. K. Krishnan, (1841–1907) Thalassery in Kannur, served as a sub-judge in the Madras Court in 1861 and as an English writer in the Thalassery Civil Court and municipal chair.[1] In 1896 he retired from the British administration with the service of Deputy Collector of Malabar and Diwan of Malabar.[2][3] He was the father of the botanist Janaki Ammal.[4]
Diwan Bahadur E.K. Krishnan | |
|---|---|
| Kannur, Thalassery ദിവാൻ | |
| Monarch | Madras Presidency |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1841 |
| Died | 1907 |
| Occupation | Civil servant, administrator |
Biography
editEdavalath Kakkat Krishnan was the son of Kunkan Vaidyar and Devi Kuruvai of Kakkat family, belonging to a well known Thiyyar House, Kakkat, in Thalassery, under the Madras Presidency. Krishnan played a major role in helping many Malays to get jobs under the British rule, most of them from Thalassery.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ The Indian Decisions (New Series): Being a Reprint of All the Decisions of the Privy Council on Appeals from India and of the Various High Courts and Other Superior Courts in India Reported Both in the Official and Non-official Reports from 1875. T.A. Venkawawmy Row and T.S. Krishnasawmy Row. 1913.
- ^ Kurup, K. K. N. (1988). Modern Kerala: Studies in Social and Agrarian Relations. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-094-9.
- ^ K, Sreejith (13 October 2021). The Middle Class in Colonial Malabar: A Social History. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-46419-1.
- ^ Ayyar, K. R. Venkatarama (2004). Manual of the Pudukkóttai State. Director of Museums, Government of Tamilnadu.
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