Government Victoria College, Palakkad Explained
The Government Victoria College in Palakkad is an institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It is affiliated to the Calicut University[1] and provides undergraduate and postgraduate education in science, arts and commerce subjects.
The institution was started in the year 1866.[2]
Notable alumni
- E. M. S. Namboodiripad, communist politician and first Chief Minister of Kerala[2] [3]
- V. R. Krishna Iyer, former Supreme Court judge, former minister
- M. T. Vasudevan Nair, writer and filmmaker[2]
- O. V. Vijayan, author and cartoonist[2]
- T. N. Seshan, former Chief Election Commissioner[2] [3]
- E. Sreedharan, civil engineer[2] [3]
- Unni Menon, playback singer
- K. N. Panikkar, historian
- Olappamanna, poet
- Ravi Shankar (Cartoonist)
- C. N. Jayadevan
- Anil Radhakrishnan Menon
- O. Rajagopal
- Mundur Krishnankutty, author
- Mankada Ravi Varma, cinematographer, film director
- Murali Sreeshankar, athlete
- Shyama Prasad, Film Maker
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Affiliated College of Calicut University . 16 September 2017 . 16 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170916095650/http://www.universityofcalicut.info/affiliated_colleges/2016_Affiliated_Colleges_and_courses_latest_list_on24May2016.pdf . dead .
- Web site: District Profile. spb.kerala.gov.in. 2019-01-09. 9 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109111042/http://spb.kerala.gov.in/index.php/district-profile-palakkad.html. dead.
- Web site: College students gift retiring principal a grave, later arrested. 2016-04-06. hindustantimes.com. en. 2019-01-09.
