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Appu Nedungadi is the author of Kundalatha, which was published in 1887, making it as the first novel published in Malayalam. He was the founder of literary publications Kerala Pathrika, Kerala Sanchari and Vidya Vinodini.[1] In 1899, he established Nedungadi Bank, the oldest private sector commercial bank in Kozhikode, Kerala. The bank was incorporated in 1913 and later in 2003 it was taken over by Punjab National Bank.[2]
References
- ↑ 125 Years and Still Going Strong(6 May 2015). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ RBI approves merger of 13 District Cooperative Banks with Kerala State Cooperative Bank(4 Nov 2019). Retrieved 19 June 2021.