Sri. R. Ramachandran Nair, IAS

• Former Chief Secretary to Govt. of Kerala (1961 batch IAS officer).
• First Vice-Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady.
• Known Writer with the pen name ‘Thulaseevanam’.
• Author of more than 600 Karnatic Classical Music Compositions.
• Author of Four Kathakali plays (Aattakkathas).
• Author of several books in Sanskrit & Malayalam including ‘Mukthakamala’, ‘Sahithya Jalakam’, ‘Vihaga Veekshanam’, ‘Ambarapanamam’ & ‘Shree Vidyadhiraja Suprabhatham’.
• Started the Vidyadhiraja movement in 1971 thereby leading to a great revival of interest all over Kerala in the life, work and legacy of Shree Vidyadhiraja Chattampi Swamikal.
• Founder & President of Shree Vidyadhiraja Sabha (Est. 1972), Regd. Charitable Trust.
• Founder & Patron of Shree Vidyadhiraja Vidya Samajam (Est. 1975), Regd. Charitable Society.
• Founder & President, Vallathol Sahithya Samithi.
• Founder, Thulaseevana Sangeetha Parishat.
• Founder, Ettumanoorappan College (Arts & Science College affiliated to MG University), Ettumanoor, Kottayam Dt.
• Founder, Shree Vidyadhiraja College of Arts & Science (affiliated to Kerala University), Karunagappally, Kollam Dt.
• Founder, Shree Vidyadhiraja Pharmacy College, Nemom, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Founder of 16 Shree Vidyadhiraja high Schools & higher Secondary schools in Kerala & Tamilnadu.