Graduate: BL; Advocate; born in November 1912. Member, 1st KLA [Karunagapally –Congress]. Chairman, Assurance Committee (1959-60); Advocatae at Kollam Bar: Member, Travancore Devaswom Board. Obituary made on 12-03-1975.
Born in October 1925; 2 Children. Member, Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly (1954-56), 1st KLA [Mavelikkara-Reserved-CPI], 2nd KLA [Pandalam-(SC)-CPI, 3rd KLA [Pandalam-CPI(M)]. Member, Rajya Sabha (1973-79) and 1988, State Secretariat and Central Committee CPI(M), Harijan Welfare Evaluation Committee, Backward Reservation Committee, Kerala State Housing Board; General Secretary, All India Karshaka Thozhilali Union; Participated in the Independence Movement; Served as civilian clerk in the [...]
born in September 1910. Member, 1st KLA [Ottappalam-CPI], 2nd KLA [Ottappalam-CPI]. Took part in co-operative movement of 1928; Convicted twice for participating in Civil Disobedience movement of 1931-32; Joined Congress Socialist Party in 1935 and later in1939 joined the Communist Party; Detained at Vellore Central Jail during Second World War. Obituary made on 27-11-1986
born on 8 September 1917. Member, 1st KLA [Wayanad-General-Congress]. President, D.C.C. Wayanad: Director, Tellicherry Land Mortgage Bank; Member, KPCC; Manager, Sarvodaya Aided Elementary School, Eachome, Wayanad; Chairman, Sevadal Board, Freedom fighter. Expired on 03-10-2002; Obituary made on 14-02-2003.
SSLC, Intermediate Course Completed; born in1906. Member, 1st KLA [Quilandy-PSP], 2nd KLA [Quilandy-PSP]. President, Malabar Kisan Panchayat; Chairman, Co-operative Spinning Mills, Cannore, State Executive, P.S.P. Kerala; Member, KPCC, Socialist Party National Executive; Secretary, Socialist Party; Entered Politics in 1929; Arrested and imprisoned for more than 7 years between 1931 and 1945; Left Congress in 1945 and joined Socialist Party. Expired in November, 1998; Obituary made on 26-02-1999.
SSLC ; born on 23 September 1922; 3 Children. Member, 1st KLA [Kasargod-Congress], 2nd KLA [Payyannur-Congress]. President, Kannur D.C.C.; Participated in Quit India Movement; Convicted for 6 months; Member, KPCC,AICC, DDC, District Prohibition Committee, District Law and Order Implementation Committee. Expired on 01-12-2004; Obituary made on 10-2-2005.
born in October 1917; 5 Sons, 7 Daughters. Member, Madras Legislative Assembly (1952-56), 1st KLA [Ponnani-Reserved-CPI], 3rd KLA [Thrithala-(SC-CPI (M)]. President, Harijan Sangh; Joined Communist Party through Harijan uplift work; Participated in Guruvayur Sathyagraha; Freedom fighter. Expired on 03-12-1985; Obituary made on 31-03-1986.
Kerala Education Bill The Communist Government of Kerala has succeed in piloting through the Legislature the controversial Education Bill in the teeth of strong, persistent and State-wide protest. The opposition came from all political organizations hostile to the party in power –the Congress, P.S.P. and the Muslim League. While the hastily drafted measure whose authors had no patience to launch a comprehensive investigation into the current educational problems evoked public suspicion and disap [...]
Curate’s Egg For a legislative measure that evoked a very strong popular agitation against it in Kerala and widespread criticism in other States in Kerala Education Bill, as modified by the select committee, was passed by the State Assembly on Monday without a division and with surprising smoothness. The Bill even in its final form retains the much-criticised provision for the State Government’s taking over the management of aided schools in case of mismanagement, but it enables the management t [...]
Education in Kerala What will be the effects of the Kerala Education Bill which has been passed despite opposition both within and outside the State legislature? Will it lead to more efficient running of schools and speedier spread of education in the State? Direct answers to these questions are not contained in the Bill’s provisions several of which have been substantially modified. Teachers, perhaps, may have a better deal and it may no longer be possible for private agencies to mismanage scho [...]