Nidhiry Mani Kathanar,
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Nidhiry Mani Kathanar (1842 - 1904) was a colossus in the history of the Syrian Malabar Nasrani church in Kerala. He was an eminent educationalist, orator, organizer and a champion of ecumenism. He was the founder and first editor of the first Malayalam daily Deepika. As Priest and Vicar of the Martha Mariam Kuravilangad church, he started the St.Mary's English school for boys in 1894. Former president of India, K. R. Narayanan matriculated from this school.