C. Sankaran Nair

Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, CIE was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1897 held at Amraoti. Until present he is the only Keralite to hold the post.

He was born on July 11, 1857 on the Palakkad District. His early education began in the traditional style at home and continued in schools in Malabar, till he passed the Arts examination with a first class from the Provincial School at Calicut. Then he joined the Presidency College, Madras. In 1877 he took his Arts degree, and two years later secured the Law degree from the Madras Law College.

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