The Administrative Council of Sreeraghavapuram Sabhayogam unanimously elected Brahmasri Dr. T C Govindan Namboodiri as the new President of the organisation.
Govindan Namboodiri belongs to Thalakkot Chandramana illam in Cheruthazham Village. He is the son of late Chandramana Narayanan Namboodiri, well-known Saptaha Acharya and Vedic and astrology scholar. His mother, Savitri Antharjanam, was from Thekkekara Janalaperikamana Vadhyan Illam. Dr. Govindan Namboodiri had his early school education in Mandur LPS, Madayi UPS and Madayi HS. He graduated in Economics from Payyannur College in 1976 and joined next year in Union Bank of India as a clerk. Step by step he reached the position of Chief Manager and later joined Lakshmi Vilas Bank as Assistant General Manager in 2008. Subsequently, he joined Mumbai based Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, a premier banking education body, as joint Director in 2012 and was elevated to the level of Director (Training) in 2015. Inbetween, he had his post graduation from Calicut University and was awarded PhD from Kerala University. He had authored authoritative books and has published several articles in banking, management and bank economics.
After retirement from official career, he has been in Bhagavatham Saptaham line following his father’s footsteps. Keen in Sanatana dharma, Govindan Namboodiri was in the Advisory council of Sreeraghavapuram Sabhayogam eversince it was reconstituted in 2018. He has also been working in PRD of the Sabhayogam. He had successfully completed the yajurveda parayanam course of the Thaithereeya Saswara Patana samithi, a Thiruvananthapuram based dharmic body.
Govindan Namboodiri is now staying in his ancestral illam in Cheruthazham Village. His wife, Remani, is from Pazhicha Chetoor illam. Narayanan and Shyam Prasad are his sons and Padmini Narayanan is the daughter-in-law. Late T C Kesavan Namboodiri, Draupati Antherjanam and Saraswathi Antherjanam are siblings.
We pray Lord Sreeraghva to shower the health n energy to Govindan Namboodiri (also known as Gopietten among the kith and kins) for a successful term as president of the Sabhayogam leading the organisation through the path pioneered by late Brahmashri Pachamangalam Sreedharan Namboodiri and contributing for its sustained spiritual and material growth.