Hospitality - Kollam, Kerala, India
SNV Sadanam, Ladies Hostel, Estd 1948, Polayathodu, Kollam, Kerala.Founder ‘Sadana Matha' T.V. Narayani Amma was the daughter of Varanappalli Govinda Panicker and the wife of Manakkodathu Kesavan Asan. Sree Narayana Guru presented her a ‘sovereign' and asked her to start a Hostel for avarna girls at Trivandrum. T.V. Narayani Amma and her husband Manakkodathu Kesavan Asan founded Sree Narayana Vidyarthini Sadanam or S.N.V. Sadanam in 1924 near Government Women's College, Trivandrum as per the wishes of Sree Narayana Guru. On 24 July 1924, Sree Narayana Vidyarthini Sadanam was started near Bakery junction Trivandrum. The early inmates of S.N.V. Sadanam included K.R. Gowri Amma, exminister of Kerala, K.O. Ayisha Bai, Deputy Speaker, Kerala Legislative Assembly and Fathima Beevi, the first woman Supreme Court Judge.Another hostel was started in 1943. It started the first baby crèche in South India. In1949 Kollam S.N.V. Sadanam was started.T.V. Narayani Amma was popularly known as ‘Sadana Matha'. In 1937 when elections were held in Travancore, T.V. Narayani Amma got victory from Mavelikara constituency and became ‘Sree Moolam Praja Sabha' member. She also served as Stree Samajam president and Judge of Panchayat Court193 . — in Kollam.