This erstwhile Zamorin, a patron of arts and literature, remains a forgotten figure in history

Manavikrama Ettan Thampuran, also known as Vidwan Ettan Thampuran and ‘Kavirajakumara’, mentored poets such as Vallathol Narayana Menon and V.C. Balakrishna Panikkar, and helped set up Pattambi Sanskrit College and Thunchan memorial