Kurooli Chekon, known as Kadathanadan Simham, was a Thiyya warrior who lived in the 19th century in Vadakara (1869–1913), North Malabar, who fought against the oppression by the British Government and Kadathanad Raja.[1] Vaniyakuruvalli Kunji Chekavar, also known as Kurooli Chekon, was a fierce warrior and farmer who fought valiantly against the barbaric culture, cronyism and cruelty of the colonized region of Vadathanara in Kozhikode district about 100 years ago.[1] Apart from caste and religion, Kuruli Chekon, a close friend and adored man of the Thiyyas, Mappilas, Kurichyas, poor Nairs and all other peoples, became the target of the King of Kadathanad and the noble chiefs.[1]
