Vayaleri Tharavadu, Patyam Village in Kannur District.
Parents - Koran Gurukkal and Cheeru Amma.
Met Sree Narayana Guru at Adwaita Aasramam in Aluva in 1914.
Also known as V K Gurukkal and Vayaleri Kunjikkannan Gurukkal.
Was known as Kunjikkannan in childhood.
Was given the name Vaagfadaanandan by Brahmaananda Siva Yogi.
Called as Narayana Guru of Malabar.
Founded the bank named "Aikya Naanaya Sangham".
Worked for Liquor Prohibition.
He considered Rajaram Mohan Roy as a model for social work.
He promoted Nirgunopasana, the worship without idols.
Was known as Balaguru.
He stated that Caste system is against the principles of Hinduism.
He founded Aathmavidyaa Sangham in 1917.
Abhinava Keralam (started in 1921) was the magazine of Aathmavidyaa Sangham.
Aathmavidyaa Sangham was mainly centred in Malabar region of Kerala.
Vaagfadaanandan's poem Swathanthra Chinthaamani was published in 1921.
In 1929, he started the magazine, Aathma Vidyaa Kaahalam.
The first editor of Aathma Vidyaa Kaahalam was C. P. Raman.
He started the magazine Sivayogavilasam in 1914 and and Yajamaanan in 1939.
He established the Ooraalunkal Labour Contract Co-operative Society which later became India;s largest labour contract society.
He founded the Sanskrit School, Thatwaprakaashika in Kaarapparambu in Kozhikode.
He founded Rajayogaananda Kaumudi Library in Kallayi, Kozhikode in 1911.
He conducted Mishrabhojanam and Preethibhojanam (in 1927).
His works were Gandhijiyum Shaasthra Vyaakhyaanavum, Mangala Shlokangal, Aathma Vidya, Praarthana Manjari, Aadhyaathma Yudham and Aathmavidhyaa Lekhamala.
