Early on Panikkar had cultivated an interest in Malayalam literature, and was a lifelong friend of the poet Vallathol.
Mani Madhava Chakyar | Madhava | Raimon Panikkar | Māni Mādhava Chākyār | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | Udyavara Madhava Acharya | T. Madhava Rao | Kavalam |