Appu Nedungadi

Rao Bahadur

Appu Nedungadi
BornAppu Nedungadi Thalakodi Madathil
(1860-10-11)11 October 1860[1]
Kothakurissi, Ottapalam, British India
(present-day Palakkad, Kerala, India)
Died6 November 1933(1933-11-06) (aged 70)
Calicut, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Kozhikode, Kerala, India)
Occupation
Notable worksKundalatha
RelativesTara Rajkumar, grand-niece[2]

Appu Nedungadi (11 October 1863 – 6 November 1933) was an Indian writer and banker best known as the author of Kundalatha, which was published in 1887, making it the first novel published in the Malayalam language. He was associated with several literary publications including Kerala Pathrika, Kerala Sanchari and Vidya Vinodini.[3] In 1899, he established Nedungadi Bank, the oldest private sector commercial bank in Kozhikode, Kerala. The bank was incorporated in 1913 and was taken over by the Punjab National Bank in 2003.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Rao Bahadur Appu Nedungadi T M". geni.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via geni.com.
  2. ^ "Torchbearer of tradition". The Hindu. 3 March 2011.
  3. ^ "125 Years and Still Going Strong". newindianexpress.com. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via The New Indian Express News.
  4. ^ "RBI approves merger of 13 District Cooperative Banks with Kerala State Cooperative Bank". newindianexpress.com. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via The New Indian Express News.