They say that every high is followed by a low Renjith was
not low but devastated
He had lost his biggest source of support was gone his grand
dad was dead
He had passed away in the dead of the night in his sleep
truth be told Renjith thought that his granddad had a good and peaceful death
But still a loss is
a loss no matter how so
ever you look at it as far as
the family was concerned a grand old tree had fallen
Renjith was bought up in the English aristocratic tradition of
the stiff upper lip
And that stiff upper lip was on full display as Renjith took
total control of the situation
Arranging all the things needed for cremating and other
death related rituals
But what showed his leadership the best was in dealing with the
mourning relatives
And workers of the estate
16 days after the death of Sachindra Shanmukham Raman Nair the
5th prince of Vadakaka kolikal, Vadakan tirur kovilanagdi amsham, Eranadu
Renjith had been busy
with work in the coconut plantation that
was owned by his family firm the
Royal eranadu Group of he got an
urgent call asking him to come
back home
When he reached
home he saw his friend Mr sanju standing along with the head priest of his family deity temple His holiness Parameshwaran
standing and discussing some thing
As Renjith approached the house he was greeted by the said
gentlemen and his extended family
Sanju who was
now posted as Renjith’s Family lawyer
handed him a letter addressed to him
by his late grand dad
But there was a difference in the tone in which he was
handed over the letter by his friend
He opened his letter and started to read
Dear Renjith,
If you are reading
this letter that has been handed to you
by the family lawyer accompanied by the
head priest of our temple then
that means I have departed from this
mortal world and
have gone to join
my family in the realm of the dead
I just wanted you to know that you are now the 6th
Prince yes you are a prince now
Now I know that you will be thinking that what I can do with
a titular position
What’s the use right?
No dear you are an
Important part in
that society people our people will
look up to you for guidance and
leadership
Do not fail them my dear Prince you have the strength of
your ancestors with you and my blessings go forth and claim your destiny
Your coronation will happen on the exact date one year from
now
You shall be crowned prince of Vadakaka kolikal, Vadakan
tirur kovilanagdi amsham, Eranadu
Always remember a good leader is one who have conquered the
hearts of the people
And earned their trust may the gods guide you
Regards
The Right Honrable Sachindra Shanmukham Raman Nair the 5th
prince of Vadakaka kolikal, Vadakan tirur kovilanagdi amsham, Eranadu
ICS/IAS/IFS
Days passed quickly for Renjith 2018 came to fast for his liking and so did the 20th of November but the real reason was that he had been real
busy in looking after the family and its
business interest that he hadn’t noticed that time flew by him
The day came fast it was a grand ceremony with elephants and
people from all over Kovilanagdi
gathering at the old palace at tirur the people were awe struck at the
condition of the “old” palace it was truly renovated and bought up to speed
It stood up to its designation as a palace
A herald came up to the assembled crowd and said presenting
His Most serene Highness the Right Honorable Renjith Raman
Nair the 6th prince of Vadakaka kolikal, Vadakan tirur kovilanagdi amsham,
Eranadu
He was flanked by his extended family and friends he sat
with the élan of a true king
Renjith silently made a vow to protect his people no matter what the cost
He was now the 6th Lord of the house of kovilanagdi
After the coronation the young prince returned back to his world duties as the MD
and chairman of the royal Eranadu Group
He followed the same
work ethic as his
granddad hard work and spirituality went hand in
hand for the prince
Under his tutelage
the RE group diversified in to a multitude
of industries including but not limited to logistics,
supermarket chain under the
name of
farm yard which specialized
in providing “Naturally” grown
products from vegetables to meat
He also diversified in to plantations, shares, defense
manufacturing and financing
Renjith was also named the Founding chairman of the northern
Tirur Commercial bank which was sponsored by the central bank of India
He saw to it that the Royal Eranadu Group became the biggest
employer in the area
The Sachindra Shanmukham Raman Nair memorial school
was also established by a
generous gnat from the 6th prince
and soon a state of the art
college and hospital was
also added
All this won him the affection of the people and the 6th
Lord had truly earned his place in the hearts of his subjects and of the
greater state as a man of the people
The future was indeed looking rosy and hopeful
But in between all this Renjith never forgot his mission for
justice for the victims of the malabar
rebellion
He constantly tracked the government and applied
force in nonviolent means to get
the recommendations of the
malabar commission implemented on the ground
He did his own little
things like he upgraded his
blog the Clarion call to a full-fledged
website he published his resrech
as book under the
name of malabar 1920 a revisit which garner him
wide acclaim with the book going in
to no 2 in the
Penguin must read collection he also
released a Malayalam translation
of the same under the same name this
time published by DC books
of Kottayam
Such was the depth of the research that his books were
designated must read as a supplementary to BA in Kerala History by the
University of Kerala
But as fame came calling Renjith still remained the same old
down to earth person that his family and his subject loved over all he still remembered
the words spoken to him in absentia by
his predecessor His granddad it echoed to him “Always remember a good
leader is one who have conquered the hearts of the people And earned their
trust”
Thinking such the young prince drifted to sleep
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