As a matter of fact, Malliyur Sankaran Namboodiri was not born with silver spoon in his mouth. However, his forefathers had an illustrious life as they were in good relation with the erstwhile ruling kings.
His father was not keen on sending him to school only because he thought that by doing so his son will lose his Brahmanya and will get into bad company. And thus at the age of 14 Sankaran Namboodiri started learning Sanskrit under tutelage of Panmana Vasudevan Namboodiri.
He fell ill due to prolonged working hours at the temple, studies and lack of adequate rest. It all started with indigestion. In a matter of a year his health deteriorated further and was taken various places for treatment including that of Thaikkatu Mooss where he felt better but illness still bugged him. Further, on the instructions of Kaithamattom, he was treated by Kuzhiyadi Raman Namboodiri which lasted for almost 6 months. But all these could not bring Sankaran Namboodiri back to good health.Read more