▁and ▁viol ently ▁resist ant ▁oil ▁supp lying ▁cart el . ▁Reg arded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁the ▁co oper ative ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁where , ▁by ▁un le ash ing ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁through ▁people ' s ▁own ▁institutions , ▁production ▁by ▁masses ▁triumph s ▁over ▁mass - production , ▁his ▁work ▁has ▁lifted ▁millions ▁out ▁of ▁pover ty ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁outside . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁K oz h ik ode , ▁Ker ala ▁to ▁a ▁Sy rian ▁Ang lic an ▁Christian ▁family . ▁and ▁sch oo led ▁at ▁Diam ond ▁J ub ile e ▁High er ▁Second ary ▁School , ▁G ob ich ett ip al ay am , ▁in ▁Co imb atore ▁district ▁( now ▁in ▁E ro de ▁district , ▁T amil ▁N adu ) ▁while ▁his ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁government ▁hospital ▁there . ▁He ▁ ▁joined ▁Lo y ola ▁College ▁in ▁Mad ras ▁( now , ▁Chen na i ) ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁science ▁with ▁physics ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁got ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁from ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering , ▁Gu ind y ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁University ▁of ▁Mad ras , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁f end ▁for ▁himself