Vidaydhiraja Sri Chattambi Swamikal embodied divinity all through his life. He was a meister in not just one trade but a potpourri of many. Music, spirituality, Tamil, Sanskrit, and animal language were the many knacks he mastered during his celebrated life. Many of his writings are documented and alive. However, those are just menial considering the gems he penned during his times that got erased with no proper documentation. A shame on all fronts since such enlightened souls like swami won't happen again.

Next May marks the 100th year of the death of the great saint of Panmana. The official programs will be inaugurated by Governor Arif Mohamed Khan on the 22nd of this month. There lies certain uniqueness that makes Swami's life special. It is nearly impossible to emulate it. Swami used to travel a lot and never followed the norms of ascetic life. His followers joined him later and interestingly, there were no ashrams constructed to accommodate all. He considered the world as his temple and trudged it barefoot only having sole possession of loin clothes he used to cover his privates,

Swami was forced to end up studies at the tender age of 16 due to poverty. He later joined as a mason to help build the present days secretariat in Statue. His trysts with jobs put him in charge as an office worker in the Neyyatinkara registrar's office. Being mired in occupation helped him quench his thirst but little did it help to salvage his psychological queries.

In 1892, Swami Vivekananda visited Kerala for the first time. Hitherto, the great mind never engaged in meeting anyone in the south terrain other than Chattambi Swamikal. Their convo has not been recorded or documented. Another is the camaraderie between Sri Narayana Guru and Chattambi Swamikal. It won't suffice with words to express how the two got along. They held each other close and shared everything that comprised value.

Swami also played a pivotal role in establishing the Renaissance in Kerala. His writings debunked the mythological reveries of upper caste hierarchies. He tried to uplift Kerala from the shackles of caste bigotry in the later years through writings that still tower unrivaled.