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<div>{{About|the Kerala politician from RSP|the CPI(M) MLA in Kerala|K. Balakrishnan (Kerala)}}<br />
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| name = K. Balakrishnan<br />
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| birth_date = 12-8-1924.<br />
| birth_place = Thoppil veedu, [[Mayyanad]], [[Kollam District]]<br />
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| death_date = 16-7-1984<br />
| death_place = Trivandrum<br />
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| party =[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]]<br />
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| spouse = Chandrika Balakrishnan, B.A.,<br />
| children = Prof.Salim Balakrishnan, Adv.Romeo Balakrishnan, Baiju Balakrishnan<br />
| relations = Jawahar Salim Balakrishnan , Kaumudi Baiju Balakrishnan, Achu Bharat Romeo <br />
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'''Kesavan Balakrishnan''' (August 12, 1924 &ndash; July 16, 1984) was a politician, writer and editor.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born to Sri [[C. Kesavan]], former Chief Minister of the [[Travancore-Cochin]] state, and Smt Vasanthi.<br />
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==Political life==<br />
Balakrishnan was one of the founding leaders of the [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] in [[Kerala]]. He was elected as an [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] to the [[Travancore-Cochin]] State Assembly in 1954 from the constituency of Trivandrum II.<br />
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In 1971 he became the [[Member of Parliament|MP]] representing the constituency of [[Ambalapuzha]] in [[Loksabha]].<br />
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He would later go on to receive the Thamarapathram, an award given to outstanding politicians and activists by the government of India.<br />
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K. Balakrishnan is best remembered as the editor and publisher of Kaumudi weekly, which was widely popular in the southern parts of the present Kerala state. A unique feature in the weekly, 'pathradhiparodu chodikkuka' (Ask the editor) in which readers can ask the editor about anything under the sky (but not a quiz session) was widely popular.{{cn|date=October 2019}}<br />
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==Books==<br />
* Niramillatha Marivillu<br />
* Kalayalavu Oru varsham<br />
* Sahyadri Sanukalil ( Travelogue)<br />
* Nananjupoyi enkilum Jwala ( Auto Biography)<br />
* Madhuvidu Premam<br />
* Manja Jalam<br />
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==References==<br />
1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070616182735/http://www.eci.gov.in/StatisticalReports/LS_1971/Vol_I_LS71.pdf<br />
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