Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam

Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam
	The S.N.D.P Yogam Head office,Kollam.
Abbreviation	SNDP
Formation	15 May 1903
Founder	Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu
Type	Social equality promoting organisation
Headquarters	Kollam
Location	Kerala, India;
Official language	Malayalam
Life time Chairman	Sree Narayana Guru
Parent organization	Vavoottu Yogam
Website	sndpyogam.co.in

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.

The S.N.D.P Yogam was founded by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu and other Ezhava leaders with the blessing of Narayana Guru. The organization aimed to lead the community to the religious reform movement and to achieve economic prosperity and educational opportunities. The organization has also been playing a significant role in the Kerala social and political movements since its formation.^[1]^[2]

Sree Narayana Trust

The Sree Narayana Trust is founded by the SNDP Yogam to start, and manage educational, social, and economical institutions with the vision of Narayana Guru. Combined both the Yogam and the Trust present annual budgets of about ₹2,000,0000,00 (two hundred crore INR or US$24 million).^[3]^[4]

Currently, the organization runs several educational institutes, hospitals, and other institutions.

Mission

The S.N.D.P yogam is based on the principles and philosophy of Narayana Guru. Guru devoted his life to working against the social and economical inequality, casteism, and superstitions in the Kerala society. The Yogam has the moral responsibility and the social duty to model the Sree Narayana dharmas.

History

SNDP was founded in 1903 by Dr. Padmanabhan Palpu with the guidance and blessings of Narayana Guru. SNDP was the first organization to envisage Kerala as a whole.

Vavoottu Yogam expanded and formed an organization known as Aruvippuram Kshetra Yogam. The Aruvippuram Temple Society, known as Vavoottu Yogam emerged in 1888.

During the 1890s, there was an oppressive caste system in Kerala. Padmanabhan Palpu, better known as Dr. Palpu, started working towards ensuring the rights of the then identified backward communities. With the 1891 Malayali Memorial Revolt, he took the leadership of the then oppressed community named Ezhava, and attempted to begin an organization called Ezhava Sabha. In 1896, he created the organizations' by-laws and published the law in Malayali, a newspaper published from Thankussery. He organized a few meetings at Paravur and Mayyanad, before the movement failed.

On 7 January 1903, a special meeting of Aruvippuram Kshetra Yogam was conducted. They decided to enlarge the organization to support the progress of all backward communities both religiously and materially. Thus, on 15 May 1903, with Narayana Guru as its president, Aruvippuram Kshetra Yogam was registered as Aruvippuram Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam according to the Indian Companies Act, No.6, 1882.

The deity at the Sree Bhavaneeswara temple, Lord Shiva, was consecrated by Narayana Guru on 8 March 1916 (24-07-1091 M.E.). After the ceremony, he laid the foundation stone for the Lower Primary School under the SNDP.

List of Presidents

List of SNDP Yogam Presidents from 1903 ^[5]
No	S.N.D.P Yogam President	Years
1	Sri Narayana Guru	1903 -1928
2	Madavan Vydyar	1929 -1933
3	C Krishnan	1933 -1938
4	M Govindan	1939 -1940
5	K Ayyappan	1940 -1943
6	V.K Panikkar	1943 -1944
7	V.K Velayudan	1944 -1945
8	M Govindan	1945 -1951
9	Dr. P.N Narayanan	1951 -1953
10	K Sukumaran	1953 -1954
11	R Sankar	1954 -1956
12	V. G Sukumaran	1956 -1960
13	K. I Velayudan	1960 -1961
14	M Achuthan	1961 -1966
15	C.R Kesavan Vydyar	1966 -1970
16	Administrator rule	1970 -1971
17	K.T Achuthan	1971 -1973
18	N Sreenivasan	1973 -1978
19	Prof. P.S Velayudan	1978 -1982
20	M.K Ragavan	1982 – 1988
21	K.K Viswanathan	1988 -1992
22	K.G Sreenivasa panickar	1992
23	Dr. K.K Rahulan	1992 – 1996
24	A.S Prathapsingh	1996 – 1999
25	Adv. C.K.Vidhyasagar	1999 – 2006
26	K.Kamalasanan	2006 – 2006
27	M.B.Sreekumar	2006 – 2007
28	Dr.M.N.Soman	2007-

References

^ "Sree Narayana Guru and S.N.D.P Yogam", Dr. Praveen O.K, Volume-11, Issue-4, March 2018
^ "Social Civil War". The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908, Robin Jeffrey, Manohar Classics. p. 187-190
^ Daily, Keralakaumudi. "76.98 cr budget for SNDP yogam". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "Rs 86 cr budget for SN Trust". The Times of India. 29 August 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "List of SNDP Presidents", sreenarayana.com, India, 13 January 2024, archived from the original on 2 October 2023, retrieved 13 January 2024

External links

Sree Dharma Paripalana Yogam website

[1] "Sree Narayana Guru and S.N.D.P Yogam", Dr. Praveen O.K, Volume-11, Issue-4, March 2018

[2] "Social Civil War". The Decline of Nair Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore 1847-1908, Robin Jeffrey, Manohar Classics. p. 187-190

[3] Daily, Keralakaumudi. "76.98 cr budget for SNDP yogam". Keralakaumudi Daily. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[4] "Rs 86 cr budget for SN Trust". The Times of India. 29 August 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[5] "List of SNDP Presidents", sreenarayana.com, India, 13 January 2024, archived from the original on 2 October 2023, retrieved 13 January 2024

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