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{{Short description|Indian politician (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = C. Sadanandan Master
| image =
| caption =
| office = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]], [[Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 21 July 2025
| nominator = [[Droupadi Murmu]]
| predecessor = [[Ram Shakal]]
| constituency = [[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]] (Social work)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|05|01}} <ref name="express13"/><ref name="m716"/>
| birth_place = Perinchery, [[Mattannur]], [[Kannur]], Kerala, India
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| occupation = Teacher, Social worker, Writer, Poet,
| known_for =
| spouse = Vanitharani T.
| children = Yamuna Bharati
| awards =
}}
'''C. Sadanandan Master''' (born May 1, 1964) an Indian school teacher and social worker turned politician who is serving as a Nominated Member of [[Rajya Sabha]] (2025) and Vice President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala|Kerala unit]].<ref name="Times14July">{{cite news |title=From having legs hacked off to getting Rajya Sabha foothold: A Master's journey of grit |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-having-legs-hacked-off-to-getting-rajya-sabha-foothold-a-masters-journey-of-grit/articleshow/122424644.cms |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=14 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714044603/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-having-legs-hacked-off-to-getting-rajya-sabha-foothold-a-masters-journey-of-grit/articleshow/122424644.cms |archive-date=14 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="new18">{{cite news |title=PM Modi Called Me, Said Kerala Matters: C Sadanandan Master On Rajya Sabha Nomination |url=https://www.news18.com/politics/pm-modi-called-me-said-kerala-matters-c-sadanandan-master-on-rajya-sabha-nomination-exclusive-ws-kl-9437592.html |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=News18 |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714045850/https://www.news18.com/politics/pm-modi-called-me-said-kerala-matters-c-sadanandan-master-on-rajya-sabha-nomination-exclusive-ws-kl-9437592.html |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="newminute">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=CPI(M) cadres hacked his legs off in '94, now Sadanandan Master is back as a BJP candidate |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/cpim-cadres-hacked-his-legs-94-now-sadanandan-master-back-bjp-candidate-40744 |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The News Minute |date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714050102/https://www.thenewsminute.com/kerala/cpim-cadres-hacked-his-legs-94-now-sadanandan-master-back-bjp-candidate-40744 |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref> He is the vice-president of the National Teachers Union (NTU) of Kerala and the editor of its publication, ''Deshiya Adhyapaka Vartha''. <ref name="mathurbhumi"/>

In 1994, at age 30, he was attacked by the members of CPI (M) party and both his legs were hacked below the knees. He unsuccessfully contested the [[2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2016]] and [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|2021]] assembly elections from the [[Kuthuparamba Assembly constituency]], before being nominated by the President of India to the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 2025. <ref name="hindu">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=President nominates Kerala BJP veteran C. Sadanandan to the Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/president-nominates-kerala-bjp-veteran-c-sadanandan-master-to-the-rajya-sabha/article69806640.ece |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714043844/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/president-nominates-kerala-bjp-veteran-c-sadanandan-master-to-the-rajya-sabha/article69806640.ece |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="'Proud moment': Sadanandan Master pledges to work for 'Viksit Kerala' after Rajya Sabha nomination">{{cite news |title='Proud moment': Sadanandan Master pledges to work for 'Viksit Kerala' after Rajya Sabha nomination |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proud-moment-sadanandan-master-pledges-to-work-for-viksit-kerala-after-rajya-sabha-nomination-101752397564440.html |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714045352/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/proud-moment-sadanandan-master-pledges-to-work-for-viksit-kerala-after-rajya-sabha-nomination-101752397564440.html |archive-date=14 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=President Murmu nominates four to Rajya Sabha, including former Foreign Secretary Shringla, 26/11 prosecutor Nikam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-foreign-secretary-shringla-ujjwal-nikam-c-sadanandan-master-and-meenakshi-jain-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/article69806580.ece |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The Hindu |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714045527/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/former-foreign-secretary-shringla-ujjwal-nikam-c-sadanandan-master-and-meenakshi-jain-nominated-to-rajya-sabha/article69806580.ece |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="Kerala BJP Nominee: Ex-Communist Sadanandan Master Joins Rajya Sabha">{{cite news |title=Kerala BJP Nominee: Ex-Communist Sadanandan Master Joins Rajya Sabha |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/bjps-rs-nominee-sadanandan-master-prioritises-public-service-3628063 |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=Deccan Herald |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714050341/https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala/bjps-rs-nominee-sadanandan-master-prioritises-public-service-3628063 |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Master was born in the village Perinchery near [[Mattannur]], in a Communist-supporting family. His father was Kunhiraman Nambiar, and his mother was Devi Amma. <ref name="express"/><ref name="m716">{{cite web | last=Centre | first=National Informatics | title=Members Bio | website=Rajya Sabha, Digital Sansad | date=2022-11-14 | url=https://sansad.in/rs/members | access-date=2026-02-04}}</ref> He completed his schooling at Sivapuram Higher Secondary School, Mattannur. Subsequently, he did his pre-degree course at Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur (Kannur University), followed by graduation from St. Mary's College, [[Kuthuparamba]]. He was active as a member of the CPM during his college days, but later left it due to ideological differences. He gained a B.Com degree from [[Gauhati University]], Assam and a B.Ed from [[Calicut University]].<ref name="mathurbhumi"/> In 1984, he joined the RSS through its students’ wing [[Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) and later worked as the RSS Boudhik Pramukh in Ernakulam.<ref name="express">{{cite web | last=Philip | first=Shaju | title=Kerala BJP veteran who lost both legs in Kannur political violence, C Sadanandan Master nominated to Rajya Sabha | website=The Indian Express | date=13 July 2025 | url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/c-sadanandan-master-kerala-bjp-kannur-political-violence-rajya-sabha-10123385/ | access-date=16 July 2025}}</ref><ref name="express13"/>

==Career==
He started his career as a primary school teacher at Kuzhikkal LP School in [[Kannur]]. He has held several key positions as president of the National Teachers' Union, Deputy Vice President of BJP in [[Kerala]], Bharatiya Vichara Kendram as a member, and worked in editorial board of BJP's Kerala mouthpiece, ''Janmabhoomi'', RSS Boudhik Pramukh for [[Kannur]].<ref name="statesman">{{cite news |title=Kerala BJP leader, who lost both his legs in 'CPM' attack, nominated to RS |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/kerala-bjp-leader-who-lost-both-his-legs-in-cpm-attack-nominated-to-rs-1503457318.html |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The Statesman |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714050251/https://www.thestatesman.com/india/kerala-bjp-leader-who-lost-both-his-legs-in-cpm-attack-nominated-to-rs-1503457318.html |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
{{Quote box
|text = “Those who were roaring about democracy committed an attack upon me 31 years ago in Kerala. I was returning home when organised criminals caught me from behind, put me down on the road and cut my legs, shouting Inquilab Zindabad,”
|author = C. Sadanandan Master
|title = Addressing the Rajya Sabha, Feb 2, 2026 (He placed his artificial limbs on the table during his maiden speech)<ref name="f121"/>
|image_size = 30%
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|source = <ref name="v292">{{cite web | last=Datta | first=Adrija | title=Kerala MP displays his prosthetic legs in Rajya Sabha, takes a swipe at CPM | website=Hindustan Times | date=2026-02-02 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-mp-displays-his-prosthetic-legs-in-house-targets-cpm-101770048942810.html | access-date=2026-02-04}}</ref><ref name="l347">{{cite web | title=Why Kerala BJP MP put his artificial legs on display in Rajya Sabha | website=India Today | date=2026-02-03 | url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/why-kerala-bjp-mp-put-his-artificial-legs-on-display-in-rajya-sabha-2862617-2026-02-03 | access-date=2026-02-04}}</ref>
}}

Over the next decade, he grew in the RSS, and by 1994, at age 30, he was serving as the RSS Sahkaryavah in Kannur district. On January 25, 1994, around 8.30 pm, he got down from a bus at Uruvachal near Mattannur, that is when a gang of CPI (M) members allegedly attacked him, pinned him to the ground and hacked both his legs below the knee. They also mutilated the legs so that he couldn't be rejoined surgically. However, after a few months in the hospital, he returned to his school, using [[prosthetic]] legs to walk. <ref name="express"/><ref name="express13">{{cite news |title=Kerala BJP veteran who lost both legs in Kannur political violence, C Sadanandan Master nominated to Rajya Sabha |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/c-sadanandan-master-kerala-bjp-kannur-political-violence-rajya-sabha-10123385/ |access-date=14 July 2025 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714043859/https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/c-sadanandan-master-kerala-bjp-kannur-political-violence-rajya-sabha-10123385/ |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="f121">{{cite web | last=Sultan | first=Parvez | title=Sadanandan Master places his artificial limbs on table in Rajya Sabha, triggering heated exchange with CPI-M | website=The New Indian Express | date=2026-02-02 | url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Feb/02/sadanandan-master-places-his-artificial-limbs-on-table-in-rajya-sabha-says-cpm-workers-assaulted-him | access-date=2026-02-04}}</ref>

In the coming years, he continued his teaching career, remained active in [[Sangh Parivar]] politics and was a major opponent of [[political violence]] in [[Kerala politics]].<ref name="mathurbhumi"/> In the process, he also gained a popular epithet as 'Master' or 'Maashay. <ref name="Times14July"/> In 1999, he joined as a Social Science teacher at the Sree Durga Vilasam Higher Secondary School in [[Peramangalam]], Thrissur.<ref name="mathurbhumi">{{cite news |title=Who is C Sadanandan Master? Kerala teacher, political violence survivor nominated to Rajya Sabha |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/c-sadanandan-master-kerala-teacher-rajya-sabha-nominee-mb3jhatc |access-date=14 July 2025 |work= |publisher=Mathrubhumi |date=13 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250714044647/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/c-sadanandan-master-kerala-teacher-rajya-sabha-nominee-mb3jhatc |archive-date=14 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, he retired as a teacher from a school in Peramangalam village, Thrissur, and became a part of the intellectual wing of the RSS, Bharatiya Vichara Kendram. <ref name="express"/> In 2025, he appointed one of the vice-presidents of the BJP's Kerala Unit. <ref name="express"/>

==Personal life==
He is married to Vanitha Rani, also a teacher. The couple have a daughter, Yamuna Bharati, who is a B.Tech. student.<ref name="mathurbhumi"/>
== References ==
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