N. Sreekantan Nair | |
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Born | July 15, 1915 Ambalapuzha |
Died | July 20, 1983 Kollam |
Political party | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
Spouse(s) | K. MaheshwariAmma |
Children | Naja (D) |
N. Sreekantan Nair was a long time Member of Parliament of Kollam, Freedom Fighter, Trade Unionist and Writer.
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He was born to N. Neelakanta Pillai M.A. (Eng), (Mal), (Sanskrit), who was a Principal of Govt.Sanskrit College, Trivandrum and who has authored several books in the three languages and JanakiAmma on July 15, 1915 as their only son. He married Maheshwari Amma, Socio, Cultural & Political Activist and daughter of Freedom Fighter K.K. Kunju Pillai. They have a daughter Naja.
Sreekantan Nair passed his S.S.L.C. from M.G.M High School, Thiruvalla in the year 1932. He joined the Changanassery St.Berkman College where he completed his Intermediate in 1934. He passed his M.A. degree in English with First Class from Maharajas College (now University College,Trivandrum) in 1937.
He is one of the Founder members of the State Congress in the erstwhile state of Travancore, Founder of the Kerala Socialist Party which later merged into the Revolutionary Socialist Party. He was elected to the Lok Sabha for the first time in the General Elections of 1952 from Quilon cum Mavelikara constituency but was defeated in the 1957 elections by V. P. Nair but won the next four elections (1962, 1967, 1971, 1977) representing Kollam Parliament Constituency. The whole of his political life was devoted towards the trade union sector in Kerala
He translated the book 'Kayar'(Coir) of Jnanpith winner Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai to English. He was the Director board member of the Sahithya Pravarthaka Saharkarna Sanghom and Member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.