J. Thomas Kayalackakom

J. Thomas Kayalackakom (1884–1968) was a politician and businessman of the Travancore-Cochin State of pre-independent India (which became part of Kerala after India's independence). He was an elected member of the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly. Sree Moolam was one of the earliest popularly elected legislatures on the Indian sub-continent, in 1904, which first met 21 October 1905.[1]

He was later a successful businessman; his ventures included a rubber plantation,[2][3] the first Malayalam literary magazine,[4] and stocks in the Madras Stock Exchange.[5]

References

  1. ^ "History of legislative bodies in Kerala-- Sri Mulam Popular Assembly". Kerala Assembly. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  2. ^ Kothari's Economic Guide and Investors' Handbook of India. 1963. p. 1445. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  3. ^ Planting Directory of Southern India, Volume 19. 1960. p. 413. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  4. ^ Sinhā, Madhubālā (2009). Encyclopaedia of South Indian Literature, Volume 3. p. 230. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  5. ^ The Madras Stock Exchange Official Year-book, Volume 11. Madras (India). Stock Exchange. 1962. p. 341. Retrieved 2 August 2025.


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