Kerala Renaissance : Brahmananda Sivayogi

• Birth : 1852

• Founder of Ananda Maha Sabha. formed in 1918.

• Founder of Sidhasramam at Alathoor in Palakkad district in 1907.
• Shivayoga rahasyam is work of sivayogi.

• Real name : Karat Govindan kutty menon

• Ananda soothram, Ananda ganam, Ananda kummi, ananda kalpa mudram, ananda vimanam, ananda matha parasyam, ananda darsham, ananda gurugeetha are his works.

• Brahmananda Sivayogi opposed idol worship, religion, caste system.

• Brahmananda Sivayogi promoted women education and prohibition of liquor

• He formed Ananda darshanam, Ananda matham, Ananda Jathi.

• Vaghbadananda is his famous disciple.

• He started Ananda Yogasala to practice Rajya yogam.

• vigraharaadhana kandanam, sthree vidhya poshini, raja yoga parasyam,sidhanuboothi are his works.
• Death : 1929