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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name | | name = P. K. Vasudevan Nair | ||
| image | | image = P.K. Vasudevan Nair.jpg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = 210px | ||
| caption | | caption = | ||
| order1 | | order1 = 7th | ||
| office1 | | office1 = Chief Minister of Kerala | ||
| governor1 | | governor1 = [[Jothi Venkatachalam]] | ||
| term_start1 | | term_start1 = 29 October 1978 | ||
| term_end1 | | term_end1 = 7 October 1979 | ||
| predecessor1 | | predecessor1 = [[A. K. Antony]] | ||
| successor1 | | successor1 = [[C.H. Mohammed Koya]] | ||
| office2 | | office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] | ||
| term_start2 | | term_start2 = 2004<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Kerala&lsno=14 Members 14th of Loksabha 2004-09</ref> | ||
| term_end2 | | term_end2 = 12 July 2005 | ||
| predecessor2 | | predecessor2 = [[V. S. Sivakumar]] | ||
| successor2 | | successor2 = [[Pannyan Raveendran]] | ||
| constituency2 | | constituency2 = [[Thiruvananthapuram (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thiruvananthapuram]] | ||
| term_start3 | | term_start3 = 1967<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Kerala&lsno=4 Members 4th of Loksabha 1967-71</ref> | ||
| term_end3 | | term_end3 = 1971 | ||
| predecessor3 | | predecessor3 = Established | ||
| successor3 | | successor3 = M. M. Joseph | ||
| constituency3 | | constituency3 = [[Idukki (Lok Sabha constituency)|Peermade]] | ||
| term_start4 | | term_start4 = 1962<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Kerala&lsno=3 Members 3rd of Loksabha 1962-67</ref> | ||
| term_end4 | | term_end4 = 1967 | ||
| predecessor4 | | predecessor4 = [[P.T. Punnoose]] | ||
| successor4 | | successor4 = [[Susheela Gopalan]] | ||
| constituency4 | | constituency4 = [[Alappuzha (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ambalappuzha]] | ||
| term_start5 | | term_start5 = 1957<ref>http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/statedetailar.aspx?state_name=Kerala&lsno=2 Members 2nd of Loksabha 1957-62</ref> | ||
| term_end5 | | term_end5 = 1962 | ||
| predecessor5 | | predecessor5 = [[Chalakuzhy Paulose Mathen|C. P. Mathen]] | ||
| successor5 | | successor5 = [[Ravindra Varma]] | ||
| constituency5 | | constituency5 = [[Mavelikara (Lok Sabha constituency)|Thiruvalla]] | ||
| office6 | | office6 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] | ||
| term_start6 | | term_start6 = 1977<ref>http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_5.htm Members of 5th KLA 1977-80</ref> | ||
| term_end6 | | term_end6 = 1982<ref>http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/mem_1_6.htm Members of 6th KLA 1980-82</ref> | ||
| predecessor6 | | predecessor6 = [[T. V. Thomas]] | ||
| successor6 | | successor6 = [[K. P. Ramachandran Nair]] | ||
| constituency6 | | constituency6 = [[Alappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Alappuzha]] | ||
| office8 | | office8 = Secretary of the [[Communist Party of India]] Kerala State Council | ||
| term_start8 | | term_start8 = 1984 | ||
| term_end8 | | term_end8 = 1998 | ||
| predecessor8 | | predecessor8 = [[S. Kumaran]] | ||
| successor8 | | successor8 = [[Veliyam Bharghavan]] | ||
| birth_name | | birth_name = Padayatt Kesavapillai Vasudevan Nair | ||
| birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|3|2}} | ||
| birth_place | | birth_place = [[Kidangoor, Kottayam]], [[Travancore]], [[British India]] | ||
| residence | | residence = | ||
| death_date | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2005|7|12|1926|3|2}} | ||
| death_place | | death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
| party | | party = [[Communist Party of India]] | ||
| spouse | | spouse = K. P. Lakshmi Kutty Amma | ||
| children | | children = 3 sons and 2 daughters | ||
| alma_mater | | alma_mater = [[Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram]] | ||
| website | | website = | ||
| footnotes | | footnotes = | ||
| office = | |||
}} | }} | ||
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=== Politics in Travancore-Cochin state === | === Politics in Travancore-Cochin state === | ||
PKV was first arrested for making a speech against the royal ruler of Travancore. He was among hundreds of communists who went underground when the Communist Party of India was banned following its adoption of the [[Calcutta Thesis]] that called for armed struggle against the ruling government in 1948. He took part in underground activities from | PKV was first arrested for making a speech against the royal ruler of Travancore. He was among hundreds of communists who went underground when the Communist Party of India was banned following its adoption of the [[Calcutta Thesis]] that called for armed struggle against the ruling government in 1948. He took part in underground activities from 1948 to 1951 and was arrested in 1951 in connection with students' movement. | ||
P K Vasudevan Nair and Balraj Sahani backed the idea of All India Youth Federation. Delhi's firebrand youth leader, [[Guru Radha Kishan]] was very active in organising the first national conference of AIYF in Delhi, this wholehearted effort was visible when more than 250 delegates and observers across India representing several youth organizations of various states attended this conference. PKV had acted as president of [[All India Students Federation]], [[All India Youth Federation]] (AIYF) and Vice President of [[World Federation of Democratic Youth]] (WFDY). | P K Vasudevan Nair and Balraj Sahani backed the idea of All India Youth Federation. Delhi's firebrand youth leader, [[Guru Radha Kishan]] was very active in organising the first national conference of AIYF in Delhi, this wholehearted effort was visible when more than 250 delegates and observers across India representing several youth organizations of various states attended this conference. PKV had acted as president of [[All India Students Federation]], [[All India Youth Federation]] (AIYF) and Vice President of [[World Federation of Democratic Youth]] (WFDY). | ||
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From 1982 to 2004, PKV had stayed away from electoral politics, concentrating his time and energy on the organisational front. During this period, he mostly served as the state secretary of CPI. | From 1982 to 2004, PKV had stayed away from electoral politics, concentrating his time and energy on the organisational front. During this period, he mostly served as the state secretary of CPI. | ||
PKV also served as editor of Janayugom daily, the organ of the Communist Party of India between | PKV also served as editor of Janayugom daily, the organ of the Communist Party of India between 1954 and 1957. | ||
== Death == | == Death == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
* {{Citation|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislature]]|year=2018|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf}} | * {{Citation|title=Chief Ministers, Ministers, and Leaders of Opposition of Kerala|last=|publisher=Secratriat of [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Kerala Legislature]]|year=2018|location=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|url=http://www.niyamasabha.org/codes/14kla/chief%20ministers,%20ministers,%20leaders%20of%20opposition.pdf}} | ||