C. Kesavan

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C. Kesavan
C Kesavan 2018 stamp of India.jpg
Kesavan from a 2018 stamp of India
2nd Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
In office
28 February 1951 –12 March 1952

Kesavan was sworn in as Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin on 3 March 1951. T.K. Narayana Pillai and A. J. John were the ministers. Both the ministers resigned in September 1951. After the declaration of general election of 1952, the Kesavan ministry relinquished power on 12 March 1952. The historic Land Reforms Bill was piloted by Kesavan, but failed to pass. The Trivandrum Medical College was opened by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during Kesavan's tenure.

Ministry Members

MemberRoleDates
Mr. C. KesavanChief Minister
Mr. Parur T.K. Narayana PillaiFood, Labour and EducationAssumed office on 5 March 1951

Resigned with effect from 5 September 1951

Mr. A.J. JohnFinance, Revenue and Public HealthAssumed office on 5 March 1951 and

resigned with effect from 5 September 1951

Mr. K.M. Korah Finance and Food(Assumed office on 6 September 1951)
Mr. G. Chandrasekhara PillaiPublic Works(Assumed office on 6 September 1951)
Mr. L.M. PyleeEducation and Revenue(Assumed office on 6 September 1951)
Mr. P.K. Krishnan Kutty MenonIndustries and Labour(Assumed office on 6 September 1951 and

resigned with effect from 6 March 1952)

A controversial statement made by Kesavan before becoming Travancore - Kochi CM is history. When the fire broke out in Sabarimala, during May 1950 in the following months Kesavan, in his characteristic frankness said, "If a temple is destroyed that much of religious fanaticism will go off." [10] [11]

Personal life

C Keshavan Statue, Kollam Town hall July 2023 C Keshavan Statue, Kollam Town hall July 2023.jpg
C Keshavan Statue, Kollam Town hall July 2023

Kesavan was married to Vasanthi who was the daughter of C. V. Kunhiraman, the founder of Kerala Kaumudi. His son K. R. Bhadran died in an Air India Dakota plane crash near Mettupalayam in December 1950. [12] At that time Kesavan was living in Ross House at Thiruvananthapuram which was widely considered as a haunted house and bad omen among political class of Kerala. [13]

Autobiography

Kesavan's autobiography is Jeevitha Samaram ―Life Struggles in English. He is very candid in his autobiography, in which he elaborately illustrates his struggles in personal and political life. This biography is a good reference material as to have an insight into the turmoils that are remarkable in the pre- and post-independent history of Kerala. It is ironical that the preface to his autobiography was written by none other than his rebellious son K. Balakrishnan, who had vehemently opposed his father on his right-wing political stands; a son writing an introduction to his father's autobiography is an unparalleled occurrence in Malayalam literature. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kumar, Udaya (2009). "Subjects of New Lives". In Ray, Bharati (ed.). Different Types of History. Pearson Education India. pp. 322–323. ISBN   9788131718186.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Udaya (2009). "Subjects of New Lives". In Ray, Bharati (ed.). Different Types of History. Pearson Education India. p. 326. ISBN   9788131718186.
  3. ↑ "Abstention Movement". ckesavan.com. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kerala State - Everything about Kerala". www.stateofkerala.in. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Jeevitha Samaram – C Kesavan – Nastik Nation".
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