KERALA YADAVA SABHA

About Yadava Sabha

This website is an exclusive and comprehensive social network for the Yadava community of Kerala, keeping in mind to bring the people of Yadava community come closer worldwide. Our aim is to provide a platform for sharing information about Kerala Yadavas and discuss common issues. A few words about the Kerala Yadava Sabha (KYS)

The traditional common function, of yadavas all over india including in kerala in earlier days was that of, herdsmen, cowherds and milk sellers.

However during the period of 1950’s the egalitarian people of Yadava community in Trivandrum felt the need and necessity of having an association for the up liftment of socially and educationally backward people of their community. They realised their dream by forming a TRAVANCORE COCHIN YADAVA ASSOCIATION (TC Yadava Association) in the year 1955, (before the formation of Kerala state).Shri K. Chathanadan MLA of Tenkasi, ( Tenkasi was a part. of Travancore Cochin state at that time ) Sri.P.P. Arumugham, C.S. Kolappan, Sri. V.S Vishwanath, Sri E.Thiraviam and Sri T.K.Balakrishna Konar were the people behind that. Sri .P.P. Arumugham was the president, Sri. CS. Kolappan was the secretary Sri.VS Vishwanath was the treasurer, E.Thiraviam was the joint secretary.

In the Year 1973 a registered organisation under the title KERALA YADAVA SABHA with registration number S.No:29/1973 was formed as state central committee. A mammoth Grand conference of KYS was conducted in 1973-74 at Institution of Engineers hall Trivandrum. It was inaugurated by then Central Agricultural Minister Sri. Rao Bheerendarsing under the leader ship of Sri. TK.Balakrishna Konar as the president and Sri CS Kolappan as secretary

In the year 1980 at Kasaragod Sri.TK Balakrishna konar inaugurated Akila Kerala Yadav Sabha for the comfort and convenient functioning of north Kerala Yadavas.

Yadava communities were distributed throughout india in different states in different names. In the same way in kerala the different sub communities of Yadava are Konar, Karayalar, Kola-aya (Kolayars), Ayar Mayar Maniyani and Erummakkar etc. Trivandrum, Kollam, Kochi, Trichur and Palakkad are dominating with Konar faction of people. Karayalar is much available in Tenkasi ( Tamil Nadu). Kolayar ,Ayar Mayar Maniyani are famous in Kannoor and Calicut and Kasarcode ( in olden days Kolathnadu and Thulunad) in North Kerala. Erumakkar in Wayanad district. Ayar(Ahir) is also a common surname for yadavas throughout in india

Sabha activities and functioning became slightly set back for a few years after 2000. But in 2011 new generation of yadavas rose up and rejuvenated the Sabha by electing Sri.C.S. Sreenivasan as president Sri. C.K .Vijayan Pilla as secretary and Sri A.Krishnankutty as treasurer with a total of 15 office bearers for the KYS state central committee. Later In 2014 a new committee formed with A. Krishnankutty as President Sri. T.B. Jayaprakash as secretary and Thankam A Rajan as Treasurer. Till now 2019 the committee is continuing with the same leadership. Later to strengthen and expand sabha activities the bylaw modified in 2018 with general body approval to increasing the strength of office bearers to a total of twenty five

In the history of KYS the year 2018 is to be engraved in golden letters as it succeeded in constructing its own head office building KERALA YADAV BHAVAN ( KYB ) at palayam Trivandrum. The building was constructed in the land area of 2.66 cents donated generously by Shr.S. Viswanathan (late) and his family. (Sivaram Electricals, Trivandrum). The building was constructed in a very short time with the wholehearted support and enthusiasm of all members of Kerala Yadava Sabha. The 2017-18 state central committee members in the leadership of Sri.A.Krishnankutty, president, Sri.T.B.Jayaprakash, Secretary and Sri Thankam A Rajan, Treasures played a vital role in completing the KYB timely, perfectly and excellently. The KYS history will remember and admire this team always for their efforts.

In respect and tribute to Late Sri.S.Viswanathan the building was named “KASI VISWANATHAN MEMORIAL KERALA YADAVA BHAVAN”.The building was inaugurated by Sri Rajesh. V son of late Sri.S.Vishwanathan on first July 2018.

Contributions of maximum Rs two lacks to a minimum of Rs one thousand was received from its own members for the building fund. It is worth mentioning here that the only contribution received out of kerala was from Tamilnadu Yadava Mahasabha under the leadership of Dr.N Gopalakrishnan..

The KYS express their sincere gratitude to all the members massively contributed in this endeavor.

Kerala Yadava Sabha presently has district officers at Kollam, Kochi, Trichur, and Palakkad and head office at palayam Trivandrum

The sabha is moving ahead with hale and healthy manner conducting executive committee meetings on first Sunday of every month at headquarters building Kerala Yadava Bhavan.

The sabha with enormous gratitude remembers the contributions made by different office bearers of the central executive committee at time to time from 1955 to bring this institution from an infant KYS to the full-grown KYS of present day. The history of KYS will remember them forever