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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name | | honorific_prefix = ''[[Comrade]]'' | ||
| image | | name = N. Sreekantan Nair | ||
| caption | | image = | ||
| birth_date | | caption = N. Sreekantan Nair MP | ||
| birth_place | | birth_date = {{birth-date|15 July 1915}} | ||
| residence | | birth_place = [[Ambalapuzha]], [[Travancore]] | ||
| death_date | | residence = | ||
| death_place | | death_date = {{d-da|20 July 1983|15 July 1915}} | ||
| constituency_MP | | death_place = [[Quilon]], [[Kerala]], India | ||
| parliament | | constituency_MP = Quilon Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency) | ||
| majority | | parliament = | ||
| term_start | | majority = | ||
| term_end | | term_start = 1952 | ||
| predecessor | | term_end = 1957 | ||
| successor | | predecessor = | ||
| prior_term | | successor = | ||
| constituency_MP2 = [[Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] | | prior_term = | ||
| term_start2 | | constituency_MP2 = [[Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency)]] | ||
| term_end2 | | term_start2 = 1962 | ||
| predecessor2 | | term_end2 = 1980 | ||
| successor2 | | predecessor2 = [[V. Parameswaran Nayar]] | ||
| party | | successor2 = B.K. Nair | ||
| education | | party = [[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|Revolutionary Socialist Party]] | ||
| spouse | | education = [[SB College| St Berchmans College Changanasserry]], [[University College Thiruvananthapuram|Maharajas College]] | ||
| children | | spouse = K. MaheshwariAmma | ||
| website | | children = 1 | ||
| website = {{url|www.nsreekantannair.com}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''N. Sreekantan Nair''' (15 July 1915 – 20 July 1983) was an Indian politician, independence activist, trade unionist and writer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nair Writer|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/historic-heritage-gallery/n-sreekantan-nair/858 | '''N. Sreekantan Nair''' (15 July 1915 – 20 July 1983) was an Indian politician, independence activist, trade unionist and writer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nair Writer|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/historic-heritage-gallery/n-sreekantan-nair/858|access-date=14 March 2021|website=keralaculture.org}}</ref> who served as a Member of Parliament for [[Kollam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=1951|title=Sreekantan Nair MP|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/882.htm|access-date=14 March 2021|website=loksabhaph.nic.in}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
He was born on 15 July 1915 as the only son of N. Neelakanta Pillai M.A. (Eng), (Mal), ([[Sanskrit]]). Pillai was a Principal of [[Government Sanskrit College, Trivandrum]] and authored several books in the three languages and JanakiAmma. He married activist Maheshwari Amma, daughter of freedom fighter K. K. Kunju Pillai. They have a daughter, Naja.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nair Public Profile|url=https://www.geni.com/people/N-Sreekantan-Nair/6000000007278606634 | He was born on 15 July 1915 as the only son of N. Neelakanta Pillai M.A. (Eng), (Mal), ([[Sanskrit]]). Pillai was a Principal of [[Government Sanskrit College, Trivandrum]] and authored several books in the three languages and JanakiAmma. He married activist Maheshwari Amma, daughter of freedom fighter K. K. Kunju Pillai. They have a daughter, Naja.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nair Public Profile|url=https://www.geni.com/people/N-Sreekantan-Nair/6000000007278606634|access-date=14 March 2021|website=geni.com|date=11 December 2014 }}</ref> | ||
==Education== | ==Education== | ||
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* Ente Amma | * Ente Amma | ||
* My Mother (Translation of Ente Amma to English) | * My Mother (Translation of Ente Amma to English) | ||
* Maotse Tung | * Maotse Tung Vansi | ||
* Kazhinjakala Chithrangal (3 volumes) | * Kazhinjakala Chithrangal (3 volumes) | ||
* Sahithya Salakangal | * Sahithya Salakangal | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
* Vekthiyum Prasthanavum Biography on him written by Navaikulam Sukumaran Nair | * Vekthiyum Prasthanavum Biography on him written by Navaikulam Sukumaran Nair | ||
*{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSiMC3GJ3KgC&q=N.Sreekantan+Nair&pg=PA149 |title=Dynamics of Agrarian Struggle – Viśvambharanāyar Muraḷīdharannāyar – Google Books |accessdate=31 May 2012|isbn=9788174884435 |year=1996 }} | *{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TSiMC3GJ3KgC&q=N.Sreekantan+Nair&pg=PA149 |title=Dynamics of Agrarian Struggle – Viśvambharanāyar Muraḷīdharannāyar – Google Books |accessdate=31 May 2012|isbn=9788174884435 |year=1996 |publisher=Anmol Publications }} | ||
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[[Category:Indian independence activists from Kerala]] | [[Category:Indian independence activists from Kerala]] | ||
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N. Sreekantan Nair | |
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| Member of Parliament for Quilon Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
| In office 1952–1957 | |
| Member of Parliament for Quilon (Lok Sabha constituency) | |
| In office 1962–1980 | |
| Preceded by | V. Parameswaran Nayar |
| Succeeded by | B.K. Nair |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1915 Ambalapuzha, Travancore |
| Died | 20 July 1983 (aged 68) Quilon, Kerala, India |
| Political party | Revolutionary Socialist Party |
| Spouse(s) | K. MaheshwariAmma |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | St Berchmans College Changanasserry, Maharajas College |
| Website | www |
N. Sreekantan Nair (15 July 1915 – 20 July 1983) was an Indian politician, independence activist, trade unionist and writer[1] who served as a Member of Parliament for Kollam.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
He was born on 15 July 1915 as the only son of N. Neelakanta Pillai M.A. (Eng), (Mal), (Sanskrit). Pillai was a Principal of Government Sanskrit College, Trivandrum and authored several books in the three languages and JanakiAmma. He married activist Maheshwari Amma, daughter of freedom fighter K. K. Kunju Pillai. They have a daughter, Naja.[3]
Education[edit | edit source]
Nair passed his S.S.L.C. from M.G.M High School, Thiruvalla in 1932. He joined the St. Berchmans College, Changanassery 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.
Political life[edit | edit source]
He was a member of the State Congress in the erstwhile state of Travancore, and a 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 lost the 1957 elections to V. P. Nair. He won the next four elections (1962, 1967, 1971, 1977) representing Kollam Parliament Constituency. He devoted his political life to the trade union sector in Kerala.
Writer[edit | edit source]
He translated the book 'Kayar'(Coir) of Jnanpith winner Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai to English. He was a board member of the Sahithya Pravarthaka Saharkarna Sanghom and member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
Major works[edit | edit source]
- Ithuthanne Marxism
- Aikya Keralam
- Vanchikkapetta Venad
- Ente Amma
- My Mother (Translation of Ente Amma to English)
- Maotse Tung Vansi
- Kazhinjakala Chithrangal (3 volumes)
- Sahithya Salakangal
Translations[edit | edit source]
- Coir (English) (Translation of Kayar by Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai)
- Chalo Delhi (Malayalam)(Translation of Road to Delhi by M.Sivaram)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Nair Writer". keralaculture.org. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sreekantan Nair MP". loksabhaph.nic.in. 1951. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ "Nair Public Profile". geni.com. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- Vekthiyum Prasthanavum Biography on him written by Navaikulam Sukumaran Nair
- Dynamics of Agrarian Struggle – Viśvambharanāyar Muraḷīdharannāyar – Google Books. Anmol Publications. 1996. ISBN 9788174884435. Retrieved 31 May 2012.