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Kallen Pokkudan was born on 1937 in Pazhayangadi, Kannur, India, is an Indian author and activist. Discover Kallen Pokkudan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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Environmental activist |
| Age |
78 years old |
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| Born |
1937, 1937 |
| Birthday |
1937 |
| Birthplace |
Pazhayangadi, Kannur, India |
| Date of death |
27 September, 2015 |
| Died Place |
Cherukunnu, Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Nationality |
India
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Kallen Pokkudan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Aringelyan Govindan Parotti Kallen Vellachi |
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| Children |
Three daughters and three sons |
Kallen Pokkudan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Kallen Pokkudan worth at the age of 78 years old? Kallen Pokkudan’s income source is mostly from being a successful activist. He is from India. We have estimated Kallen Pokkudan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
activist |
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Timeline
Kallen Pokkudan, also known as Kandal Pokkudan, was an Indian environmental activist and writer from Kerala.
Pokkudan was born in 1937 at Iddukkil Thara, a hamlet in the remote village of Ezhom Moola, near Pazhayangadi, in Kannur district in the south Indian state of Kerala in a tribal family to Aringelayan Govindan Parotti and Kallen Vellachi.
When the party split in 1964, he took sides with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) but de-aligned from party ranks in the 1980s when he became disenchanted with them.
After his split with the party, Pokkudan spent his time in environmental protection activities, focusing on the protection of the mangrove forests of Kerala.
He embarked on a mission to plant mangroves across the coastal waters of Kerala and is reported to have planted over one lakh (100,000) mangrove plants in the state.
He founded the Mangrove School and conducted over 500 classes in various parts of the state in an attempt to educate the masses about the ecological importance of mangroves.
His last work, Kandal Inangal (Mangrove Species) is a work detailing various species of mangroves found in Kerala.
He was known for his efforts for the protection and proliferation of the mangrove forests in Kerala, since 1989.
Pokkudan received the P. V. Thampy Memorial Endowment Award in 2001.
His life has been documented in a biography, Pokkudan Ezhuthatha Aathmakatha (The Unwritten Autobiography of Pokkudan), written by Thaha Madayi and published by Samakalika Malayalam in 2003.
Two years later, he was awarded the Bhoomi Mitra award followed by the Vana Mitra (Friend of Forests) Award of the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department, in 2006, making him the first recipient of the honour.
The Government of Kerala honoured him with the Haritha Vyakthi (Green Personality) Award in 2010.
He was also a recipient of the A. V. Abdul Rahman Haji award (2010), Acharya Award from Kannur University and Bala Sahitya Institute Award.
A Malayalam film called Sthalam was made in 2011 based upon the life of Kallen Pokkudan.
It was written and directed by Kaviyoor Sivaprasad.
Sthalam, a 2012 film by Siva Prasad, has been made on the life of Pokkudan.
He was one of the protagonists of Papilio Buddha, a 2013 feature film by Jayan Cherian, which focuses on the environmental and spiritual aspects of life.
Pokkudan was married to Meenakshi and the couple had three daughters, Pushpalatha, Pushpavalli and Rekha and three sons, Anandan, Raghunath and Sreejith.
Sreejith Paithalen, the last born, is a freelance journalist and has ghost written two of his father's books.
He won the P. S. Gopinathan Nair Environmental Award in 2014.
He died on 27 September 2015, aged 78, at Kannur, succumbing to age related illnesses, his wife preceding him in death, and was cremated at his residence at Pazhayangadi.
Pokkudan had only basic literacy but he published several books, with assistance from others, including two autobiographical works, Ente Jeevitham (My Life) and Kandalkkadukalkkidayil Ente Jeevitham (My Life Among the Mangrove Forests).
Kandal Inangal (Mangrove Species) and Chuttachi are two of his other notable works.
He had minimal education which extended only up to 2nd standard and he took to communism at the age of 18.
He was more aligned to the radical group in the Communist Party of India, was involved in many people's movement and was arrested on many occasions.
He was an accused in many cases related to farmers' unrests including a murder case and was incarcerated several times.
