sentences:  Majeed was born on 20 December 1909, in Vakkom, into a prominent and influential Muslim family Poonthran which had ancestral roots to Madurai and Hyderabad.His maternal great grandfather, Thoppil Thampi and maternal grandfather, Mohamed Kunju were radical for their times.His uncle, Vakkom Moulavi, was a visionary, social reformer, scholar, educationist, writer, journalist and the founder of "Swadeshabhimani" newspaper.