tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post8788319576190739641..comments2024-03-24T12:54:16.636+05:30Comments on Calicut Heritage: The Mysterious 'Soap Menon' of CalicutPremchandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12413182610858952040noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-57586270659970041662021-08-10T16:44:11.796+05:302021-08-10T16:44:11.796+05:30Dear Mr Raghavaiah, I am Mr AK Menon's grandso...Dear Mr Raghavaiah, I am Mr AK Menon's grandson (my father KP Chandrakumar was his son). It would be wonderful to know more about my grandfather's tenure as the head of the Kerala Soap institute. Can we het connected on this ? My email id is thearuns@gmail.com.Arun Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647487455256294365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-31816837328879280432013-08-24T20:07:33.702+05:302013-08-24T20:07:33.702+05:30Thanks , interesting post. F Nicholson and Menon s...Thanks , interesting post. F Nicholson and Menon started out to make edible oils and this went on to become the soap factory..Some of our early entrepreneurs..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-19018534173073086762013-08-23T05:57:51.462+05:302013-08-23T05:57:51.462+05:30Many thanks, JP for the offer of more information....Many thanks, JP for the offer of more information. We are sure some researcher will be enthused by your offer. Menon's great contrib ution has been in making available to small scale and cottage sector the soap making technology which was known only to the globals like Unilever. In the process, he also experimented with unorthodox oils like Neem and Sandal which are now in great demand from Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493344638807977946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-54247984255073361432013-08-23T05:53:53.936+05:302013-08-23T05:53:53.936+05:30Thank you, Nomad. We shall definitely try to find ...Thank you, Nomad. We shall definitely try to find out about Gandhi Krishnamoorthy and Innani Motai. We are sure our readers from around Palghat will chip in with details.Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493344638807977946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-55251424223281095912013-08-22T16:02:19.907+05:302013-08-22T16:02:19.907+05:30If my memory is correct, some brands of the KSI we...If my memory is correct, some brands of the KSI were Kerala Sandal Soap, Kerala Coal Tar Soap and Malabar Limda Soap.<br />Anyhow it is interesting to know about the man behind the soap industry in Keralam.<br />Thank you CALICUT HERITAGE.ചന്ദ്രശേഖരന്. പിhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614143706015987645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-57106056631305403272013-08-22T10:12:29.674+05:302013-08-22T10:12:29.674+05:30If my memory is correct, some soap brands of KSI w...If my memory is correct, some soap brands of KSI were Kerala Sandal Soap, Kerala CoalTar Soap and Malabar Limda soap. <br />Very interesting to hear about the beginning of soap industry along the western coast and the man behind it.<br />Thank you.ചന്ദ്രശേഖരന്. പിhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17614143706015987645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-76922982312596921122013-08-21T17:07:42.503+05:302013-08-21T17:07:42.503+05:30I have a good deal of information on the activitie...I have a good deal of information on the activities of Mr A K Menon as the head of Kerala Soap Works, collected from archives. I can share these with anyone interested.<br /><br />Jayaprakash RaghaviahUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07559002155799495748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-62550485394426949072013-08-21T16:39:48.149+05:302013-08-21T16:39:48.149+05:30What nice post bringing to life great but forgot...What nice post bringing to life great but forgotten people. Cograts<br /> I am looking for details of 'Gandhi' Krishnamooorthy and Innani Motai of Kalpathi village Palakkad in the 19 thirties. Any leads? Just taking a chance!<br />Uday BalakrishnanNomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03349400189240913960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842185206290989130.post-38809466321201720282013-08-21T12:14:27.093+05:302013-08-21T12:14:27.093+05:30Great contributors to better life in our part of t...Great contributors to better life in our part of the word forgottenPremnath.T.Murkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04899555419501714340noreply@blogger.com