K. C. Manavedan Raja

Who was K. C. Manavedan Raja?

His Highness Kizhakke Covilakam Manavedan Raja alias Cheriyanujan Raja was an Indian Aristocrat and administrator. He was the titular Zamorin of Calicut from 1932 to 1937.

Manavedan Raja was born in the Kottakkal branch of the Zamorin Royal family of Calicut in 1855. He graduated from the University of Madras and entered the provincial civil service, the first from the family. Appointed to the civil service on June 4, 1880, he rose to become Assistant Collector in 1882 and Sub-Collector by 1895. He also served as a District Collector and later a judge. In 1932, he succeeded to become the Zamorin of Calicut.