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	Radhakrishnan was born in Varkala, a town around 40 km from ~~Trivandum~~, the capital of Kerala State in India, as the eldest of four sons of Vasudevan and Dakshayani. His maternal grandfather, Manampur Govindan Asan, was a well known Sanskrit Scholar and contemporary of Sri Narayana Guru, the great social reformer who lived in Kerala during the 19th Century. The great Malayalam poet, [[Kumaran Asan]] was a student of Govindan Asan.		Radhakrishnan was born in Varkala, a town around 40 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala State in India, as the eldest of four sons of Vasudevan and Dakshayani. His maternal grandfather, Manampur Govindan Asan, was a well known Sanskrit Scholar and contemporary of Sri Narayana Guru, the great social reformer who lived in Kerala during the 19th Century. The great Malayalam poet, [[Kumaran Asan]] was a student of Govindan Asan.

	Radhakrishnan did his schooling at Varkala. After finishing matriculation, he had to discontinue further studies due to some financial difficulties in his family. He took up teaching to support his family. Afterwards, he completed his under graduate course at Union Christian Colleague, [[Aluva]]. Subsequently he did his graduation in Economics from [[University College Thiruvananthapuram\|University College, Trivandrum]] and majored in Law later on. Radhakrishnan was an alumnus of [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]].		Radhakrishnan did his schooling at Varkala. After finishing matriculation, he had to discontinue further studies due to some financial difficulties in his family. He took up teaching to support his family. Afterwards, he completed his under graduate course at Union Christian Colleague, [[Aluva]]. Subsequently he did his graduation in Economics from [[University College Thiruvananthapuram\|University College, Trivandrum]] and majored in Law later on. Radhakrishnan was an alumnus of [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]].

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	'''Varkala V. Radhakrishnan''' (21 August 1927 – 26 April 2010) was an ~~[[India]]n~~ politician and member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]]. He also has served as the [[Speaker (politics)\|speaker]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He represented the [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chirayinkil]] constituency of [[Kerala]] and was a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) political party. He represented the [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)\|Varkala assembly constituency]] for five consecutive terms in Niyamasabha.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thousands pay homage to Varkala Radhakrishnan\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2010/apr/27/thousands-pay-homage-to-varkala-radhakrishnan-150535.html\|access-date=2020-11-05\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>		'''Varkala V. Radhakrishnan''' (21 August 1927 – 26 April 2010) was an Indian politician and member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]]. He also has served as the [[Speaker (politics)\|speaker]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He represented the [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Chirayinkil]] constituency of [[Kerala]] and was a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) political party. He represented the [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)\|Varkala assembly constituency]] for five consecutive terms in Niyamasabha.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|title=Thousands pay homage to Varkala Radhakrishnan\|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2010/apr/27/thousands-pay-homage-to-varkala-radhakrishnan-150535.html\|access-date=2020-11-05\|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2021}}
{{More citations needed|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Varkala Radhakrishnan
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1927|8|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Varkala]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| residence = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2010|4|26|1927|8|21}}
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]]
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| office1 = Speaker of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| office2 = Member of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chirayinkil]]
| constituency2 = [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)|Varkala]]
| term =
| predecessor = [[Anirudhan Sampath|A. Sampath]]
| predecessor1 = [[V. M. Sudheeran]]
| predecessor2 = T. A. Abdul Majeed
| successor = A. Sampath
| successor1 = [[P.P. Thankachan]]
| successor2 = A. Ali Hassan
| party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| spouse = M. Soudamini
| children = 1 son and 2 daughters
| website =
| footnotes =
| date = 23 September|
| year = 2006|
| source = http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=342
| termstart1 = 30 March 1987
| termstart = 1998
| termstart2 = 1977
| termend = 2009
| termend1 = 28 June 1991
| termend2 = 1996
}}

'''Varkala V. Radhakrishnan''' (21 August 1927 – 26 April 2010) was an [[India]]n politician and member of the [[14th Lok Sabha]]. He also has served as the [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. He represented the [[Chirayinkil (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chirayinkil]] constituency of [[Kerala]] and was a member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] (CPI(M)) political party. He represented the [[Varkala (State Assembly constituency)|Varkala assembly constituency]] for five consecutive terms in Niyamasabha.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Thousands pay homage to Varkala Radhakrishnan|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2010/apr/27/thousands-pay-homage-to-varkala-radhakrishnan-150535.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Radhakrishnan was born in Varkala, a town around 40 km from Trivandum, the capital of Kerala State in India, as the eldest of four sons of Vasudevan and Dakshayani. His maternal grandfather, Manampur Govindan Asan, was a well known Sanskrit Scholar and contemporary of Sri Narayana Guru, the great social reformer who lived in Kerala during the 19th Century. The great Malayalam poet, [[Kumaran Asan]] was a student of Govindan Asan.

Radhakrishnan did his schooling at Varkala. After finishing matriculation, he had to discontinue further studies due to some financial difficulties in his family. He took up teaching to support his family. Afterwards, he completed his under graduate course at Union Christian Colleague, [[Aluva]]. Subsequently he did his graduation in Economics from [[University College Thiruvananthapuram|University College, Trivandrum]] and majored in Law later on. Radhakrishnan was an alumnus of [[Government Law College, Ernakulam]].

He was married to Saudamini in 1957, a college lecturer in History at the time who later on became the Professor and Head of the Department of History at the Maharaja's College for Women in Trivandrum. Radhakrishnan and Saudamini had two daughters and one son. Saudamini died in 1994 from complications arising out a cardiac surgery.

== Political life ==
He joined the Communist Movement by becoming a member of the [[Communist Party of India]] during the 1940s. He became the president of the Varkala Panchayat in 1957, when the first democratically elected Communist Government took office in Kerala State.

After marriage, Radhakrishnan shifted his political base to Trivandrum from Varkala. He set up a brilliant practice for himself at the Trivandrum Bar in Criminal Law and was one of the most sought after lawyers of the time. He also continued his political activities along with his legal career and contested various elections as a candidate of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) with whom he was associated ever since the party was formed in 1964. He contested the State Assembly elections in 1960, 1965, 1970 and 1977 and lost. He also lost the Parliamentary Elections in 1971 from Chirayinkil Constituency in Kerala. During 1967-68, he served as Private Secretary to the then Chief Minister of Kerala, E.M. Sankaran Namboodiripad.

Radhakrishnan tasted electoral success in 1980, when he was elected to Kerala State Assembly from Varkala Constituency. He was subsequently re-elected from the same constituency in 1982, 1987 and 1991. During 1987-91, he served as Speaker of the Kerala Assembly. He was known for his impartiality as a Speaker and had on several occasions chided the Government and its ministers in the Assembly during its sessions for their shortcomings in respect of legislative conduct in the Assembly. He was also an expert in constitutional matters and his comments were always sought by the media with regard to interpretation of provisions of Indian Constitution.

Radhakrishnan shifted his area of activity to the National Stage when he won the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) from Chirayinkil Constituency in 1998. He was re-elected from the same constituency in 1998 and 2004 as well, thereby serving as an MP for 12 years. During his time as an MP he was very active in parliamentary debates and was involved in various parliamentary standing committees such as Finance, Member's Privileges. He toured the country extensively in pursuance of his parliamentary committee work. He was also a member of Panel of Chairmen in the Lok Sabha who are called upon to regulate the proceedings in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker.

Radhakrishnan did not contest the [[2009 Indian general election in Kerala|elections in 2009 to the Lok Sabha]], but continued to be actively involved in politics till his death. He was a District Committee Member of the CPI(M) and was also President of All India Lawyer's Union (AILU) and a farmer's organisation affiliated to the party.<ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
Radhakrishnan died battling injuries he suffered in a road accident when he was on his regular morning walk on 22 April 2010. He was cremated at his ancestral home at Varkala.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former MP Varkala Radhakrishnan Dead|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/former-mp-varkala-radhakrishnan-dead/680330|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=342 Members of Fourteenth Lok Sabha – Parliament of India website]
* [http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=97014 Varkala Radhakrishnan dead]{{Dead link|date=November 2020}}

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