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{{Infobox Officeholder
| honorific-prefix = Sir
| name = Mannath Krishnan Nair
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]
| image =
| imagesize =250px
| smallimage =
| caption =
| order1 = Law Member of the Executive Council of the Governor of Madras
| term_start1 =1928
| term_end1 =1933
| governor1 = [[George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen]]
| predecessor1 = [[Sir C. P. Ramaswami Iyer]]
| premier1 = [[P. Subbarayan]],<br/>[[B. Munuswamy Naidu]],<br />[[Ramakrishna Ranga Rao of Bobbili]]
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Dewan]] of [[Travancore]]
| term_start2 = 11 May 1914
| term_end2 = 7 July 1920
| monarch2 = [[Moolam Thirunal]]
| predecessor2 =[[Sir P. Rajagopalachari]]
| successor2 =[[T. Raghavaiah]]
| birth_date = 1870
| birth_place = Malabar district
| death_date = 1938
| death_place =
}}

[[Diwan Bahadur]] '''Sir Mannath Krishnan Nair''' <small>[[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]]</small> (1870–1938) was an Indian politician from the [[Indian National Congress]] and later, [[Justice Party (India)|Justice Party]] who served as a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] and later, executive council of the [[Governor of Madras]]. He also served as the Chief Justice of Travancore High Court and later [[Diwan (title)|Diwan]] of [[Travancore]] from 1914 to 1920

== Early life and political career ==

Krishnan Nair was born in 1870<ref name="whoswhop838">{{cite book|title=The International who's who, Volume 2004|pages=838|publisher=Europa Publications Ltd|year=1938}}</ref> in the [[Mannath]] family of landlords from the [[Malabar district]] of [[Madras Presidency]]. Krishnan Nair had his schooling in Malabar district and higher education at the Government College, Calcutta and [[Madras Christian College]].<ref name="whoswhop838" /> Krishnan Nair studied law at the [[Madras Law College]] before enrolling as a lawyer.

At a young age, he joined the [[Indian National Congress]] and participated in its meetings.<ref name="malabar_riotsp84">{{cite book|title=Malabar Rebellion, 1921-1922|pages=84|author=M. Gangadhara Menon|publisher=Vohra Publishers & Distributors|year=1989}}</ref> He was elected to the Madras Legislative Council in 1904 and served as its member from 1904 to 1910.<ref name="whoswhop838" />

Both his sons were also in the Imperial Civil Service(ICS). Elder son P A Menon, was an ambassador for India, in many countries. Second son, P M Menon, too was a Secartary to Government of India. His daughter married Appu Nair who was Secretary to Madras Government and their daughter married P Govindan Nair also an ICS Officer.

== Diwan of Travancore ==

Krishnan Nair was appointed Diwan of Travancore in 1914 and he succeeded [[Sir P. Rajagopalachari]].<ref name="travancore_worldstatesmen">{{cite web|title=Indian Princely States K - W|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html#Tiruvidamkodu/Tiruvankur|publisher=worldstatesmen}}</ref> Krishnan Nair served as Diwan of Travancore from 1914 to 1920.<ref name="travancore_worldstatesmen" />

== Justice Party ==

In 1920, Nair joined the Justice Party and won the 1920<ref name="malabar_riotsp84" /> and 1923 elections, the latter by allegedly polarizing the communal atmosphere in the Malabar district in the wake of the 1922 Moplah riots.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

When the Justice Party joined hands with the [[Swarajya Party]] against the [[Simon Commission]], the then Governor of Madras, [[George Goschen, 2nd Viscount Goschen|Lord Goschen]] appointed Krishnan Nair, then a Justice Party member, as his law member in order to woo the Justice Party.<ref name="politicalpartiesp192">{{cite book | title=Encyclopaedia of Political Parties| last=Ralhan| first=O. P. | year=2002| publisher=Anmol Publications PVT. LTD| isbn=978-81-7488-865-5|pages=192}}</ref><ref name="tnpressp116">{{cite book|title=The press in Tamil Nadu and the struggle for freedom, 1917-1937|pages=116|author=A. Ganesan|publisher=Mittal Publications|year=1988|ISBN=978-81-7099-082-6}}</ref> As law member, Krishnan Nair expressed support for the ''devadasi'' bill passed by [[Muthulakshmi Reddy]].<ref name="charismap350">{{cite book|title=Charisma and commitment in South Asian history|pages=350|author=Stanley A. Wolpert|publisher=Orient Blackswan}}</ref>

== Death ==

Krishnan Nair died in 1938.<ref name="economip261">{{cite book|title=The Indian economic and social history review, Volume 14
|page=261|author=Delhi School of Economics|publisher=Vikas Publishing House|year=1977}}</ref>

== Honours ==

In January 1930, Krishnan Nair was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]].

== Notes ==

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{{Kingdom of Travancore}}

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