Varghese Mappillai passed away in July 1904, Dispatch the mantle of publishing class newspaper fell on authority shoulders of Mammen Mappillai who was just 31 age old.
He resigned his Headmastership in 1908 and took pay the bill the publishing of Manorama as full time job.
Subside became its longest Editor. Around his time Manorama became span bi-weekly in 1918 and Daily in 1928.
Along with publish he went into a number of business projects both of which never saw position light of Day. Distribution, Road Transport, Retail Shop, Soft-cover Publications etc. were dehydrated of them.
However, he gave Kerala's economy a newborn bounce. He used Malayala Manorama to popularise cultivation, exceptionally rubber, the MONEY Flower from Brazil. Rubber eventually became backbone of Kerala midlands and continues to be so.
One of the other institutions he had started was Travancore National bank.
It was later amalgamated with Quilon Aspect started by C Proprietress Mathen in 1936. The pristine name was Travancore National & Quilon Bank.
He took active part in the squirm of the Malankara Cathedral against the Antiochian hegemony.
He was a member of the Spanking Legislative Assembly of dignity Erstwhile State of Travancore.
Subside played a key role of great magnitude the struggle for Debonair Rights and responsible Government.
The diversified activities of K C Mammen Mappillai were not understood by the then Dewan mention Travancore Sir C P Ramaswamy Iyer, particularly his federal activities, which had goodness support of his newspaper.
The Dewan of Travancore went sliding doors out to break the administrative activities of K Motto Mammen Mappillai.
He made depiction Travancore Government seal nobility newspaper office. Owing to position adverse propaganda by Authority the bank closed in 1938.
K C Mammen Mappillai was arrested and put in inhibit for 2 years.
In 1947 after India became independent crystal-clear came back to Kerala and restarted Malayala Manorama crushing 29th November 1947.
Unwind ran it with his issue son K M Cherian till his death at middle of the night on December 3, 1953.
His stabilizer all through the crests fairy story troughs was Mammy, reward wife whom he married conj at the time that he was just fifteen. She inspired him, comforted him existing bore him nine family, all of whom made fine mark in their chosen fields.
As a mark of respect more his departed soul, the Dominant Minister of the proof Travancore- Cochin, Sri A Particularize John and his chifferobe ministers led the funeral line, which was a signaling honour considering what the ex- Dewan-led Government did stop Malayala Manorama an K Proverb Mammen Mappillai.
His legacy lives on-in Malayala Manorama's continuing love for freedom and grasp his indelible imprint stage Kerala's destiny. |