T. K. Ramakrishnan

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T. K. Ramakrishnan (1922–April 21, 2006) was a politician hailing from Tripunithura, Kerala, India. Ramakrishnan won the assembly elections seven times and was the opposition leader in the fifth Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1979. He was in charge of the Home, Excise, Cultural Affairs and Fisheries Departments during the Left Democratic Front administration at different times. He was a Central Committee member of Communist Party of India (Marxist).^[1]

He was a lover of books and arts. He wrote a series of plays, which highlighted the social realities of the time and which propagated the Communist ideology. He also wrote a novel Kallile Theepporikal (Sparks from the rock).

He is credited with the creation of various cultural institutions that enriched Kerala society such as Council of Historic Research and the Institute of Heritage.

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