K.P. Padhmanabha Menon

K.P. Padhmanabha Menon, B.A, B.L, M.R.A.S(Member of Royal Asiatic Society, London)(1857-1919) was an Indian historian, Lawyer, Judge of the Madras High Court and also the Advocate General of Madras. He was born at Elamakkara, near Edappally, in October 1857. He was the son of 'Diwan Peshkar' P.Sankunny Menon author of Travancore history.[1] K.P. Padhmanabha Menon's History of Kerala in four volumes with 2,500 pages was completed in 1910. Padmanabha Menon used a portion of the Aluva Palace for this work. The work was published in 1924, five years after his death.[2]

References
  1. Menon, K.P. Padhmanabha (1924). History Of Kerala Vol I. Ernakulam: Cochin Govt. Press.
  2. ""The men who belonged to history"". The Hindu online. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
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