Mannam Jayanti
January 2, Tuesday
Kerala
Mannathu Padmanabhan was an Indian social reformer and freedom fighter from the south-western state of Kerala. He is recognised as the founder of the Nair Service Society (NSS), which represents the Nair community that constitutes 15.5% of the population of the state. His birthday(January 2) is observed as Mannam Jayanti every year.