Gokulam Gopalan The Man And His Empire

As a follower of Sri Narayana Guru, Mr Gopalan didn’t fail to realize the delicate importance of education in the modern world. Education wasn’t simply a way to earn a living in the future, but a way to view and understand the world for everything it really is. The world is in dire need of people who would change its doomed fate, and change comes about after an understanding of reality. 

- Zarina Azhar Mather

“When I decided I should become a businessman, I did not have any confusion on what business I should start.” Every word spoken by Mr Gokulam Gopalan had a sense of iron-clad certainty to it. The world lacked certainty and people who would stand their ground, regardless of the circumstance. Be it his principles or actions, they were set in stone.

But the man he is today didn’t emerge overnight, it was molded through the passage of time and space. Born in a small village near Vadakara in Kerala as A.M Gopalan, he grew up much like everyone else. Chathu and Madhu, his parents were humble people. After securing an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Kerala University, he set foot into the rat race we refer to as ‘earning a living’. With a bit of his heart set on acting, he decided to move into Chennai, a city where film was more than simply motion pictures. Chennai welcomed him with open arms. As a city which ranked people according to their efforts and not simply their caste, religion or political ideology; Mr Gopalan fit right in. Following that, he tied the knot with Jalaja, and together they were blessed with three children: Baiju Gopalan, Lijisha Gopalan, and Shabareesh Gopalan.