Panikkar Ridge

Panikkar is a variation of the

Panicker Panicker was an honorary title conferred by the Kings in Kerala to distinguished individuals. This title was given to prominent Nair, Saint Thomas Christians, Kaniyar and Ezhava Communities. Panickers were landlords and they were prominent warr ...

title used in India, specifically in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, which roughly comprises the former (British)

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency i ...

district of Malabar and the princely states of

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

and

Travancore The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...

. This title was usually conferred by the kings of

on those individuals who are proficient in

Kalaripayattu Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated on the southwestern coast of India, in what is now Kerala, during the 3rd century BCE. Etymology Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of co ...

. * Achyuta Panikkar, an astronomer of Kerala * Ayyappa Panikkar, (1930–2006), a Malayalam poet, critic. *

Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan M. R. Ramakrishna Panikkar (22 March 1935 – 31 March 2008), popularly known as Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan or Kadammanitta, was an Indian poet. He was born in Kadammanitta!! province of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. His childhood experience ...

(1935–2008), an Indian writer *Madhava Panikkar, one of the

Niranam Poets The Niranam poets, also known as the Kannassan poets, were three poets from the same family by the names of Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar, and Rama Panikkar. They hailed from Niranam, a small village in southern Kerala, India, near the town ...

Sankara Panikkar The Niranam poets, also known as the Kannassan poets, were three poets from the same family by the names of Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar, and Rama Panikkar. They hailed from Niranam, a small village in southern Kerala, India, near the town ...

, one of the Niranam Poets *

Sean Panikkar Sean Panikkar (born 17 September 1981) is an American operatic tenor. He has performed in many leading opera houses both nationally and internationally, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Carnegie Hall, Salzburg Festival, as well ...

(born 1981), American operatic tenor *

Rama Panikkar The Niranam poets, also known as the Kannassan poets, were three poets from the same family by the names of Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar, and Rama Panikkar. They hailed from Niranam, a small village in southern Kerala, India, near the town ...

, one of the Niranam Poets *

Kavalam Madhava Panikkar Kavalam Madhava Panikkar (3 June 1895 – 10 December 1963), popularly known as Sardar K. M. Panikkar, was an Indian statesman and diplomat. He was also a professor, newspaper editor, historian and novelist. He was born in Travancore, then a ...

(1894–1963), Indian diplomat and writer * Kavalam Narayan Panikkar (1928-2016), dramatist and poet * K. N. Panikkar (born 1936), Indian historian * Raimon Panikkar (1918–2010), a Catalan scholar Note: The main article is under

, although that is not the most common of the many possible spellings of this name. {{surname Surnames of Indian origin