Sree Narayana guru (1856-1928)

Father of Kerala Renaissance

• Sree Narayana Guru was born at Chempazhanthi in

         Thiruvananthapuram district on 20th August 1856

• Father - Madan Asan 
• Mother - Kutty Amma
• His Childhood Name was Narayanan and was dotingly called Nanu.
• Sree narayana guru was the discipline of kannam palli raman pillai Assan and Thycadu Ayya
• The yoga guru of sree narayana guru :Thycadu Ayya
• House name of Sree Narayana Guru :Vayalvarathu Veedu
• Sree Narayana Guru learned Hadayoga Vidya from :Thycadu Ayya
• "Father of Kerala Renaissance" :Sree Narayana Guru
• The place where Sree Narayana Guru get enlightenment : Pillathadam cave (in Maruthwamala)
• The place where Sree Narayana Guru started a school :Anchuthengu (1881)
• The first work of Sree Narayana Guru :Gajendramoksham Vanchipattu
• Sree Narayana Guru dedicated his book "Gajendramoksham Vanchipattu"to Chattambi Swami
• The year which kumaranasan met Sree Narayana Guru :1891(Kayikkara)
• The first temple consecrated by Sree Narayana Guru in :1888 (Aruvippuram)
• The year which Dr.Palpu met Sree Narayana Guru :1895 (Bangalore)
• The book which included the lines in Aruvippuram temple :Jathi Nirnayam
• Dr.Palpu called Sree Narayana Guru as :Periya Swammi
• Dr.Palpu called kumaranasan as :Chinna Swami
• Aruvippuram temple society was formed in :1898
• SNDP yogam was founded on :15th May 1903
• Which organization was considered as the predecessor of SNDP :Vavoottu Yogam
• Full form of SNDP :Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam
• The first and Permanent Chairman of SNDP :Guru
• Headquarters of SNDP situated in :Kollam
• The first Vice President of SNDP :Dr.Palpu
• The first General Secretary of SNDP :Kumaranasan
• The mouth piece of SNDP :Vivekodayam
• The year which SNDP published Vivekodayam :1904
• The first editor of Vivekodayam :Kumaranasan
• The official editor of Vivekodayam :M.Govindan
• At present the mouth piece of SNDP Yoganadam : Yoganadam
• Shivagiri Mutt at varkala was established on : 1904
• which year the temple of Sarada consecrated by Sree Narayana guru :1912 (Sivagiri)
• Advaitha Ashramam at Aluva was established on :1913
• The motto of Aluva Advaitha Ashramam :Om Sahodaryam Sarvatra
• Sree Narayana Guru founded Sanskrit School at Aluva in :1916
• The year which Sree Narayana Guru conducted all religious conference at the Aluva Advaitha Ashramam :1924
• The chairman of All religious conference :Justice Sivadasa Iyer
• Theme of All religious conference:Not for argument but to know and Inform others
• Ayyankali met Sree Narayana Guru in :1912(Balaramapuram)
• Vagbhadanathan met Sree Narayana Guru in :1914
• Sree Narayana Guru met Ramana Maharishi in :1916 (Thiruvannamalai)
• Sree Narayana Guru visited Srilanka for the first time in :1918
• Sree Narayana Guru met Tagore in :1922
• Who translated the conversation between Tagore and Sree Narayana GuruKumaranasan
• Sree Narayana Guru met CF.Andrews in :1922
• Sree Narayana Guru visited the vaikom sathyagrahis in :1924
• Sree Narayana Guru met Gandhiji in :1925(Sivagiri)
• Sree Narayana Guru visited Sri lanka for the last time :1926
• The famous Sivagiri Pilgrim Festival conducted on :December 30 to January 1
• The famous Sivagiri Pilgrim Festival first conceived by :Vallabhasseri Govindan Vaidhyar and T.K.Kittan
• The first Sivagiri Pilgrimage Group from the village of :Elavumthitta (Pattanamthitta)
• Dress code of Sivagiri Pilgrims are :Bright Yellow
• The first malayale to appear in the Indian postal stamp :Sree Narayana Guru
• The first malayale to appear in the Sri lankan postal stamp :Sree Narayana Guru(2009)
• The only foreign country visited by Sree Narayana Guru :Sri Lanka
• The first malayalie to be inscribed on a coin of Reserve Bank of India :Sree Narayana Guru
• Sree Narayana Jayanti Boat race conducted in :Kumarakam(Kottayam)
• Sree Narayana Trophy Boat race conducted in :Kannetti kayal(karunagapalli)
• The temple which Sree Narayana Guru consecrated first mirror :Kalavan Code (Om Shanti written on the surface of the mirror)
• The poet who said that guru was the Second Buddha :G.Sankara Kurup
• Who is responsible for the connection between Guru and Swami Vivekananda :Dr. Palpu
• Sree Narayana Guru founded Sree Narayana Darma Sangam in :1928 January 9
• Sree Narayana Guru's last public function was at :1927(kottayam)
• Sree Narayana Guru attains Samadhi in :20 September 1928(white dress)
• First statute of Sree Narayana Guru is in :Thalassery Jagannath temple
• The first Sanyasa disciple of Sree Narayana Guru :Sivalinga Swamikal
• The last Sanyasa disciple of Sree Narayana Guru : Anandatheertha swamikal
• The disciple nominated by Sree Narayana Guru as his successor :Sree Bodhanda Swamikal
• The first European disciple of Guru :Ernest Kerk
• Sree Narayana Dharma Sangam was founded on :9th January 1928
• The lines "Act that one performs for own sake should also aim for the well being of others" are mentioned in :Athmopadesha Sathakam
• The founder of Sree Narayana Trust(1952) :R. Shankar
• The place where Sree Narayana Trust is situated :Kollam
• he book Sree Narayana Dharma written by :Bodhanda Swamikal
• Guru's later literary work Atmopadesa Sathakam written in :Malayalam
• The novel Guru is written by :K.Surendran
• The book Brahman Sree Narayana Guru :T. Bhaskaran
• Who translated the book Brahman Sree Narayana Guru into English :A .J. Thomas
• Who translated The book Brahman Sree narayana guru into Tamil :Vijayakumar Kunnissery
• Who translated the book Brahman Sree narayanaguru into Hindi :                              H.Balasubramaniam
• The book Narayana Guru Swami written by :M.k. Sanu
• The film Yuga Purushan is directed by :M. Sukumaran
• The Actor play the role of Sree narayana guru in the film Yuga Purushan :Thalaivasal Vijay
• The novel Narayaneeyam written by : Perumbadavam Sreedaran
• The book Guru Deva karnamritham written by :Killimanoor Kesavan
• The book yugapiravi written by :K.Vasudevan
• The lines "One Caste, one Religion, One God for Man" are mentioned in Jathimemamsa
• Who is known as "Buddha of Kerala" :Sreenarayana guru
• International Center for Sree Narayan Guru studies situated in :Navi mumbai (Maharashtra)