| Office | Member of Parliament for Badagara |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Madras State Legislative Assembly for Thrithala
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| Predecessor | Position Created |
| Successor | A.V. Raghavan
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| Born | 1897-6-18 |
| Born | Thaliparamba, Malabar district, Madras Presidency, British India (now in Kerala, India) |
| Died | Template:Death date and age |
| Place of death | Kozhikode, Kerala, India
|
| Political party | * Samyukta Socialist Party
|
K. B. Menon (Template:Lang-ml) was an Indian politician and independence activist from Kerala. He represented Badagara in Lok sabha between 1957 and 1962.[1][2]
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, 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.[3]
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 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 dist and Cochin.[4] He was main man behind the famous Keezhariyur bomb conspiracy case which attracted media attention from the whole country.[5] 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.[6][7][8]
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 from Thrithala constituency as a socialist candidate.[9]He represented Badagara in the Loksabha following the second general election. Once again he shined in electoral politics as he was elected from Quilandy constituency in 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.[10]
Eponyms
- Dr.K.B.Menon Memorial Higher Secondary School
- Villappally Panchayat PHC
See also
References
- ↑ Dr. K.B. Menon Member of Parliament (MP) from Badagara (Kerala) Biodata, Biodata, Dr. K.B. Menon Member of Parliament (MP) from Badagara (Kerala). Entranceindia(26 December 2018). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ MENON, DR. K. B., M.A., Ph.D., DR. K. B., M.A., Ph.D., MENON. loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ This Unsung Kerala Scholar Was The Architect of the Quit India Movement in Malabar!, The Architect of the Quit India Movement in Malabar!, This Unsung Kerala Scholar Was. The Better India(4 August 2018). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ Remembering K B Menon, K B Menon, Remembering. Mullappally Ramachandran(30 September 2016). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ The Unsung Heroes of the Bomb Case, the Bomb Case, The Unsung Heroes of. Calicut Heritage(26 September 2010). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ ബ്രിട്ടിഷ് സാമ്രാജ്യത്തെ വിറപ്പിച്ച കീഴരിയൂർ ബോംബ് കേസ്. manoramaonline(9 August 2017). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ കീഴരിയൂര് ബോംബ് കേസിന് എഴുപത്തിയഞ്ചാമാണ്ട്. mathrubhumi.com(8 August 2017). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ Keezhariyur bomb case play a hit in US. Deccan Chronicle(13 August 2017). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ↑ MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY 1952-1957 A REVIEW. MADRAS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
- ↑ ഡോ. കെ.ബി. മേനോൻ: ചരിത്രം മറക്കാത്ത തീപ്പൊരികൾ. manoramaonline(5 September 2017). Retrieved 29 May 2021.