Ezhuthachan (caste)
Ezhuthachan(, , '), also known as Kadupattan(, , ') is a caste native to the Indian state of Kerala. It is classified as an Other Backward Class by the Government of India under its system of positive discrimination.
V. R. Krishnan Ezhuthachan
V.R.Krishnan Ezhuthachan (1909–2004) was an Indian freedom fighter, Gandhian, journalist, trade unionist and Indian National Congress leader from Thrissur city in Kerala, India. Ezhuthachan was the founder general secretary of Kochi rajaya prajamandalam which was constituted on 26 January 1941. He is also founder of the now defunct "Deenabandhu" daily published from Thrissur..