Vellappally Natesan

General Secretary of SNDP Yogam and SN Trust, Indian religious leader

Indian Kanichukulangara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India

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ProfessionGeneral Secretary of SNDP Yogam and SN Trust, Indian religious leader
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth10/09/1937
Age88 years
BirthplaceKanichukulangara, Alappuzha district, Kerala, India

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameVellappally Natesan
Nick NameVellappally

Personal Life

Spouse: Preethi Natesan

Family

FatherVellappally Kesavan Muthalali
MotherDevakiyamma
Siblings
  • Pangajakshi
  • Mohandas
  • Ambujakshy
  • Maniyamma
  • Vilasini
  • Vinodini
  • Natarajan
  • Ramachandran
  • Sundaresan
  • Kamalamma
  • Subakesan
Number of Siblings12 (7th child)
SpousePreethi Natesan
Children
  • Thushar Vellappally (son, Assistant Secretary of SN Trusts and President of SNDP Youth Movement)
  • Vandana Sreekumar (daughter, Engineering Graduate)

Career

Political InvolvementCommunist Party member; contested 1962 Tazhakki Grama Panchayat election (lost); withdrew from active politics
Key Positions
  • President of Kanichukulangara Devaswom (1964-present, 62 years)
  • General Secretary of SNDP Yogam (1995-present, 30 years; re-elected three times)
  • Manager of various Sree Narayana Colleges in Kerala
  • Director of Vellappally Natesan and Company Ltd (one of the largest contracting companies in South India)
Social Contributions
  • Pioneered microfinance concepts through SNDP Union
  • Founded Tagore Dance Academy and Tagore Library at Kanichukulangara
  • Played major role in bringing up the Ezhava community as a politically strong group in Kerala
BusinessLiquor baron; Director of Vellappally Natesan and Company Ltd

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Born into a wealthy landlord family with coir business
2. Involved in social empowerment from early age despite privileged background
3. Criticized BJP in his 2006 autobiography 'Ente Innalekal' for attempts to take over Shivagiri
4. Became President of Kanichukulangara Devaswom at age 26
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