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{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = K. B. Menon
| predecessor1 = ''Position Created''
| children =
| spouse =
| party = * [[Samyukta Socialist Party]]
* [[Praja Socialist Party]]
* [[Socialist Party (India)]]
* [[Indian National Congress]]
| successor2 = ''Constituency Abolished''
| predecessor2 = ''Position Created''
| term_end2 = 1956
| term_start2 = 1952
| office2 = Member of [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly|Madras State Legislative Assembly]] for [[Thrithala (State Assembly constituency)|Thrithala]]
| successor1 = A.V. Raghavan
| term_end1 = 1962
| birth_name = Konnanath Balakrishna Menon
| term_start1 = 1957
| majority1 =
| office1 = Member of [[Lok Sabha|Parliament]] for [[Vadakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Badagara]]
| residence =
| death_place = [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1967|9|6|1897|6|18}}
| birth_place = [[Thaliparamba]], [[Malabar district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]] (now in Kerala, India)
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1897|6|18}}
| caption =
| image =
| father = V. Raman Menon
}}

'''K. B. Menon''' ({{lang-ml|'''കോന്നാനാത്ത് ബാലകൃഷ്ണ മേനോൻ}})''' was an Indian politician and independence activist from [[Kerala]]. He represented [[Vadakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Badagara]] in [[Lok sabha]] between 1957 and 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Biodata|first=Dr. K.B. Menon Member of Parliament (MP) from Badagara (Kerala)|title=Dr. K.B. Menon Member of Parliament (MP) from Badagara (Kerala) Biodata|url=https://entranceindia.com/election-and-politics/dr-k-b-menon-member-of-parliament-mp-from-badagara-kerala-biodata/|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=Entranceindia|date=26 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=DR. K. B., M.A., Ph.D.|first=MENON|title=MENON, DR. K. B., M.A., Ph.D.|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1260.htm|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born as son of V. Raman Menon a munsiff magistrate in the year 1897. Menon graduated from [[Bombay University]] and was appointed at [[Nizam College|Nizam college]], [[Hyderabad]]. Soon, he resigned the post in order to pursue [[Ph.D.]] at [[University of California]]. Menon earned a doctorate in [[economics]] from the [[University of Colorado]]. He joined [[University of Harvard]] as professor where he met [[Jayaprakash Narayan]] who was set to the US for higher studies, that friendship guided Menon in to a new way.<ref>{{Cite web|last=The Architect of the Quit India Movement in Malabar!|first=This Unsung Kerala Scholar Was|title=This Unsung Kerala Scholar Was The Architect of the Quit India Movement in Malabar!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/154699/news-kerala-dr-kb-menon-independence-day/|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=The Better India|date=4 August 2018}}</ref>

== Independence movement ==
Menon left his job behind and returned to [[India]]. He assumed the office of general secretary of [[All India Civil Liberties Union]] founded by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] aimed at aiding people suffering from torture for participation in [[Indian National Movement|National movement]]. Menon became a resident of Gandhi ashram when the office of [[citizens’ forum of the princely states]] was changed to [[Wardha]] in 1941 and secured friendship with [[Mahatma Gandhi]].

'''Keezhariyur Bomb Case'''

Menon returned to [[Kerala]] as part of [[Quit India Movement]], this arrival intensified strength of the movement in [[Malabar District|Malabar dist]] and [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=K B Menon|first=Remembering|date=30 September 2016|title=Remembering K B Menon|url=http://mullappallyramachandran.com/en/news/remembering-k-b-menon|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=Mullappally Ramachandran}}</ref> He was main man behind the famous ''Keezhariyur bomb conspiracy case'' which attracted media attention from the whole country.<ref>{{Cite web|last=the Bomb Case|first=The Unsung Heroes of|date=26 September 2010|title=The Unsung Heroes of the Bomb Case|url=http://blog.calicutheritage.com/2010/09/unsung-heroes-of-bomb-case.html?m=1|url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2021|website=Calicut Heritage}}</ref> He was the first accused and sentenced to ten year rigorous imprisonment. He was released after five years following independence, however those days in jail rotted his health.<ref>{{Cite news|last=കീഴരിയൂർ ബോംബ് കേസ്|first=ബ്രിട്ടിഷ് സാമ്രാജ്യത്തെ വിറപ്പിച്ച|date=9 August 2017|title=ബ്രിട്ടിഷ് സാമ്രാജ്യത്തെ വിറപ്പിച്ച കീഴരിയൂർ ബോംബ് കേസ്|work=manoramaonline|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/editorial/2017/08/09/Keezhariyur-bomb-case-during-quit-india-movement.html|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=എഴുപത്തിയഞ്ചാമാണ്ട്|first=കീഴരിയൂര്‍ ബോംബ് കേസിന്|date=8 August 2017|title=കീഴരിയൂര്‍ ബോംബ് കേസിന് എഴുപത്തിയഞ്ചാമാണ്ട്|work=mathrubhumi.com|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/keezhariyur-bomb-case-quit-india-strike-1.2150205|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=play a hit in US|first=Keezhariyur bomb case|date=13 August 2017|title=Keezhariyur bomb case play a hit in US|work=Deccan Chronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/130817/keezhariyur-bomb-case-play-a-hit-in-us.html|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

== After independence ==
Menon was a strict follower and proponent of [[gandhism]] as well as [[socialism]]. He left [[Congress]] as socialists departed. Nehru, a close friend and admirer of him wanted Menon by his side, but Menon asked to join the socialists instead. He was elected to [[Madras Legislative Assembly]] in [[1952 Madras Legislative Assembly election|1952]] from Thrithala constituency as a [[Socialist Party (India)|socialist]] candidate.<ref name="members">{{Citation|last=|title=MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW|url=http://assembly.tn.gov.in/archive/1st_1952/Review_1-52-57.pdf|year=1957|location=[[Chennai]]|publisher=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly| MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY]]}}</ref>He represented [[Vadakara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Badagara]] in the Loksabha following the [[1957 Indian general election|second general election]]. Once again he shined in electoral politics as he was elected from [[Quilandy (State Assembly constituency)|Quilandy constituency]] in [[1965 Kerala Legislative Assembly election|1965]], since none of the parties gained majority the assembly was dissolved. There was a move in background for creating government under Menon but he bcame a victim backstage betrayals. He returned to Congress in his last days

== Death ==
Dr. Menon breath his last on 6th September 1967 at [[Kozhikode Medical College]]. He was cremated in the compound of Thrithala High School where he used to reside during his last days, the school was established as a result of his serious interventions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=ചരിത്രം മറക്കാത്ത തീപ്പൊരികൾ|first=ഡോ. കെ.ബി. മേനോൻ|date=5 September 2017|title=ഡോ. കെ.ബി. മേനോൻ: ചരിത്രം മറക്കാത്ത തീപ്പൊരികൾ|work=manoramaonline|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/editorial/2017/09/05/kb-menon.html|access-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>

== Eponyms ==
* Dr.K.B.Menon Memorial Higher Secondary School
* Villappally Panchayat PHC

== See also ==
* [[Mathai Manjooran]]
* [[K. Kelappan]]
* [[V. K. Krishna Menon]]
* [[K. C. S. Mani]]
* [[K. M. Panikkar|K. M. Panicker]]

== References ==
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[[Category:1897 births]]
[[Category:1967 deaths]]
[[Category:2nd Lok Sabha members]]
[[Category:Gandhians]]
[[Category:Indian civil rights activists]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Kerala]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Kerala]]
[[Category:Lok Sabha members from Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayali politicians]]
[[Category:Harvard University faculty]]
[[Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni]]

K. B. Menon - Revision history

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