Power of One: (Kandathil) Mariam , my mother
Portrait of my mother by Annikki (1973) My mother, born in 1914, passed away in October, 2000. She was the only daughter of K. C. Mammen Mappillai , ( KCMM ) who had 9 children. Her brothers were Padma Bhushan K. M. Cherian (editor), K. M. Oommen (banker), K. M. Eapen (lawyer), K. M. Varghese Mappillai (planter), K. M. Jacob (planter), Padma Shri K. M. Philip (economist), Padma Bhushan K. M. Mathew (editor) and Padma Shri K. M. Mammen Mappilai (industrialist). ( One nephew, Mammen Mathew (Rajen) , has also been awarded the Padma Shri and he presently heads the Malayala Manorama group with 42 publications.) My mother, Mariakutty (also known as Mariam, Oomamachy) was the 7th in order of the children. This picture was taken in 1924 on the island of Kuppapuram in Kerala. My mother is the little girl sitting next to her mother. Artist's impression of Kuppapuram Mr. & Mrs. K. C. Mammen Mappillai Mr. K. C. Mammen Mappillai Mr. K. C. Mammen Mappillai KCMM and the eight sons