Nidhiry Mani Kathanar
Indian writer
Died when: 62 years 24 days (744 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Mar Emmanuel Nidhiri (1842–1904), also known as Nidhiry Mani Kathanar, was a significant figure in the history of the Syrian Malabar Nasrani church in Kerala.
He led the community against the European hegemony over the Saint Thomas Christians and was a popular leader accepted by the factions in the Kerala church.
Nidhiri was the second Vicar General of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church.Nidhiri founded the Nazranee Deepika, which was the forerunner of today's Deepika newspaper, and was instrumental in the founding of another newspaper, the Malayala Manorama.
Furthermore, Nidhiri had a role in organizing the Malayali Memorial— one of the first steps in the social transformation of Kerala —and was a key figure in the opening up of his community to English education.
In 1969, as a tribute to his contribution to Malayalam literature, the Kerala Literary Academy unveiled his portrait in the Academy Hall in Trichur, Kerala.
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