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{{short description|Indian writer, politician and activist}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = C. R. Neelakandan
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| birth_date = 1957
| birth_place = [[Karuvannoor]], [[Thrissur district]], Kerala, India
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| occupation = Environmental activist, writer
| spouse = [[V. M. Girija]]
| children = two daughters
| relatives = {{ubl|C. P. Raman Namboothiri (father)|Savithri Antharjanam (mother)}}
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| awards = {{ubl|2009 Mukundan C. Menon award|2013 Gandhi Darshan Award}}
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'''C. R. Neelakandan''' is an Indian environmental activist, politician and writer.<ref name="Social workers urged to work for the voiceless people">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/social-workers-urged-to-work-for-the-voiceless-people/article3086056.ece |title=Social workers urged to work for the voiceless people |date=2006-08-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> A a regular contributor to Malayalam periodicals on environmental issues, Neelakandan is a former State Convener of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] Kerala.<ref name="State Convener - Aam Aadmi Party">{{Cite web |title=State Convener - Aam Aadmi Party |url=https://kerala.aamaadmiparty.org/teams/pc-cyriac-iasretd/ |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=kerala.aamaadmiparty.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="AAP suspends state Party Convener CR Neelakandan for supporting Congress in Kerala">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-20 |title=AAP suspends state Party Convener CR Neelakandan for supporting Congress in Kerala |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/aap-suspends-state-party-convener-cr-neelakandan-supporting-congress-kerala-100403 |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Neelakandan was born to C. P. Raman Namboothiri and Savithri Antharjanam in 1957 at [[Karuvannoor]] in [[Thrissur District]], in the south Indian state of [[Kerala]]. He completed his education from [[Christ College, Irinjalakuda]] and [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]]. He was an activist of [[Students' Federation of India|SFI]] at district and state levels while studying. After his academic study, he underwent training at the [[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre]] Bombay. Subsequently, he joined [[Keltron]] in 1981 and was the Deputy General Manager of Keltron in its [[Aroor]] branch at the time of his superannuation in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news.php?id=20823&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0 |title=Mathrubhumi - Keltron relocates CR Neelakandan |access-date=4 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910045216/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news.php?id=20823&cat=1&sub=14&subit=0 |archive-date=10 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Neelakandan began his political activism in students movement. He was arrested during [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]] and was held in illegal custody for alleged possession of communist literature. Later he joined [[Students Federation of India]], and also worked in the Communist Party. In 2014, he joined the Aam Admi Party and became a member of the State Executive Committee and, later, its State Convener.<ref name="AAP suspends state Party Convener CR Neelakandan for supporting Congress in Kerala" /> However, he parted ways with the party in 2019.<ref name="C.R. Neelakandan suspended from AAP">{{Cite web |date=2019-04-20 |title=C.R. Neelakandan suspended from AAP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/cr-neelakandan-suspended-from-aap/article26900180.ece |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN}}</ref> He actively participates in environmental issues such as public protest against waste dumping at various places across the state such as Lalur, Vilappilashala, Panamkuttichira, Brahmapuram, Pettippalam etc. Struggles like [[Silent Valley National Park|Silent Valley]], National Highway Protection Samithy, Chengara, [[Plachimada]], GAIUL Pipe Line, High Speed Rail Corridor, Many mining projects like Mineral sand mining on Arattupuzha Coast, Moolampilly displacement, Malabar Gold pollution, Periyar River Protection, [[Endosulfan]] in [[Kazaragod]], Aranmula Airport, Athirappilly and Pooyamkutty HEPs and many others.<ref name="പൊമ്പിളൈ ഒരുമൈ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകര്‍ക്ക് പിന്തുണ: സി.ആര്‍ നീലകണ്ഠന്‍ നിരാഹാര സമരം തുടങ്ങി">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/34424/cr/E |title=പൊമ്പിളൈ ഒരുമൈ പ്രവര്‍ത്തകര്‍ക്ക് പിന്തുണ: സി.ആര്‍ നീലകണ്ഠന്‍ നിരാഹാര സമരം തുടങ്ങി |date=2018-11-07 |website=www.mathrubhumi.com |language=en |access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref><ref name="Making a Show: The Black Money Bill">{{Cite web |url=https://www.epw.in/author/c-r-neelakandan |title=Making a Show: The Black Money Bill |date=2015-06-05 |website=Economic and Political Weekly |language=en |access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref><ref name="Govt Denying Freedom of Speech: C R Neelakandan">{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsexperts.in/govt-denying-freedom-speech-c-r-neelakandam/ |title=Govt Denying Freedom of Speech: C R Neelakandan |date=2018-09-13 |website=News Experts |language=en-US |access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>

Neelakandan is married to [[V. M. Girija]], a poet and staff of the [[All India Radio]], Kochi. The couple has two daughters, Aardra and Aarcha and the family lives in [[Kakkanadu]], in Kochi.<ref name="വി എം ഗിരിജ">{{Cite web |url=http://ml.sayahna.org/index.php/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%82_%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9C |title=വി എം ഗിരിജ |date=2018-11-06 |website=Sayahna |access-date=2018-11-06}}</ref>

==Books==
* ''Paristhithiyum Aagolavalkaranavum'' (Environment and Globalisation)
* ''Prakrthiyude Nilavilikal''
* {{Cite book |last=C.R. Neelakandan |url=https://www.indulekha.com/lavalin-rekhakaliloode-essays-c-r-neelakandan |title=Lavalin Rekhakaliloode |publisher=Olive Books |year=2009}}
* {{Cite book |last=C.R. Neelakandan |url=https://www.indulekha.com/aam-aadmi-sadhaaranakkarude-party-political-essays-c-r-neelakantan?author_id=2029 |title=Aam Aadmi: Sadhaaranakkarude Party |publisher=Current Books |year=2014}}
* ''Paristhithiyude Varthamanangal''
* {{Cite book |last=C.R. Neelakandan |url=https://www.indulekha.com/haritha-varthamaanangal-essays-c-r-neelakandan?author_id=2029 |title=Haritha Varthamaanangal |publisher=Saikatham Books |year=2015 |isbn=978-9382757801}}

==Awards==
* Baba Award<ref name="C. R. Neelakandan - profile">{{Cite web |title=C. R. Neelakandan - profile |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/c._r._neelakandan-profile-8796-38.htm |access-date=2021-02-21 |website=veethi.com}}</ref>
* Mukundan C. Menon award (2009)<ref name="NCHRO Biannual Report 2008 – 2012 March – NCHRO">{{Cite web |title=NCHRO Biannual Report 2008 – 2012 March – NCHRO |url=https://www.nchro.org/index.php/2012/04/15/nchro-biannual-report-2008-2012-march/ |access-date=2020-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Current Affairs : Awards : December 6-15, 2009 - GKToday">{{Cite web |title=Current Affairs : Awards : December 6-15, 2009 - GKToday |url=https://www.gktoday.in/current-affairs/current-affairs-awards-december-6-15-2009/ |access-date=2020-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref>
* A. Sujanapal Award<ref name="C. R. Neelakandan - profile" />
* First Oorja Kerala Award<ref name="C. R. Neelakandan - profile" />
* Evoorath Award<ref name="C. R. Neelakandan - profile" />
* Gandhi Darshan Award (2013)<ref name="U T Khader gets 'Gandhi Darshan Award' for rural health">{{Cite web |title=U T Khader gets 'Gandhi Darshan Award' for rural health |url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/news/59241-u-t-khader-gets-gandhi-darshan-award-for-rural-health |access-date=2020-10-26 |website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Sri Sri Ravishankar confers Gandhi Darshan award on U T Khader">{{Cite web |title=Sri Sri Ravishankar confers Gandhi Darshan award on U T Khader |url=http://www.coastaldigest.com/sri-sri-ravishankar-confers-gandhi-darshan-award-u-t-khader |access-date=2020-10-26 |website=coastaldigest.com - The Trusted News Portal of India |language=en}}</ref>

==Amnesty International==
In 2016, he supported [[Amnesty international]] in the controversy against [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|ABVP]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bangalorewishesh.com/378-news-headlines/41220-anti-national-slogans-at-amnesty-international-meet.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 August 2016 |archive-date=22 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322151440/http://www.bangalorewishesh.com/378-news-headlines/41220-anti-national-slogans-at-amnesty-international-meet.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/190416/aam-admi-party-not-to-fight-set-to-defeat-tainted.html |title=Aam Admi Party not to fight, set to defeat tainted |date=2016-04-19 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2018-11-07}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100523035857/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news.php?id=91967 Mathrubhumi, News of attack]
*{{YouTube|julV30X7oJg|Neelakantan's allegation against Nuclear establishment}}

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[[Category:Indian environmental writers]]
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[[Category:Politicians from Thrissur]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
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[[Category:Indian anti-globalization activists]]
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[[Category:Indian political writers]]

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