P. K. Narayana Panicker, Indian welfare worker, President of the Nair Service Society died he was 81

P. K. Narayana Panicker (was the President and General Secretary of The Nair Service Society (NSS)  died he was 81. He is the second-longest-serving general secretary of the organization (after founder Mannath Padmanabhan), who has served 28 years in the post.^[2] He was an advocate by profession, who came to the front row of the organization in 1977 as its treasurer and later became General secretary in 1984.

(15 August 1930 – 29 February 2012^[1])  

 

Narayana Panicker was born on August 27, 1930 as the first son and third child of the seven kids of Changanassery Vazhappally Padinjarubhagam Pichamathil A.N. Veluppilla and Lakshmikutty Amma. He completed his education at Saint Theresas School, Perunna School, Changanassery S. B college and Ernakulam Govt. Law College.^[3] He has worked as a Teacher and Advocate during the course of his career.^[1][4]

He has also worked as the Chairman of Changanassery Municipality, member of Kerala University Senet, member of M.G. University Syndicate, member of Guruvayoor Devaswam and also as president of Changanassery Lions Club.^[3] In 1977, he was elected as the treasurer of Nair Service Society. On New Year's Day in 1984, he became the General Secretary of NSS, succeding Kidangoor Gopalakrishna Pillai.^[3][5] He continued in office until 2011, when he was succeeded by his assistant secretary G. Sukumaran Nair. He is the second-longest served General Secretary of N.S.S. He was elected as the President of N.S.S. in 2011.

Panicker achieved a rare feat by dying on Leap Year Day - February 29, 2012.^[6] He died of age-related complications at his home around 2 PM that day. He was aged 81 at the time of his death. His health has been deteriorating for a long time. He was also the serving President of Nair Service Society when he died, having elected less than a year ago. His dead body was kept for public view in the N.S.S. headquarters in Perunna and was cremated with full state honours at his home premises. He is survived by three sons - Satheesh Kumar, Jagadeesh Kumar and Ranjith Kumar. His wife Savithri Amma predeceased him in 2006.

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