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'''C. Kesavan''' (23 May 1891 – 7 July 1969) was a politician, social reformer, statesman and the Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]] during 1950–1952. He led the Nivarthana agitation in Travancore to gain the democratic authority for the citizens to decide on the legislation and to attain opportunities regardless of caste or social and economical status. <ref name="Ray322">{{cite book |title=Different Types of History |editor-first=Bharati |editor-last=Ray |chapter=Subjects of New Lives |first=Udaya |last=Kumar |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2009 |isbn=9788131718186 |pages=322–323 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9x5FX2RROZgC&pg=PA322}}</ref> | '''C. Kesavan''' (23 May 1891 – 7 July 1969) was a politician, social reformer, statesman and the Chief Minister of [[Travancore-Cochin]] during 1950–1952. He led the Nivarthana agitation in Travancore to gain the democratic authority for the citizens to decide on the legislation and to attain opportunities regardless of caste or social and economical status. <ref name="Ray322">{{cite book |title=Different Types of History |editor-first=Bharati |editor-last=Ray |chapter=Subjects of New Lives |first=Udaya |last=Kumar |publisher=Pearson Education India |year=2009 |isbn=9788131718186 |pages=322–323 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9x5FX2RROZgC&pg=PA322}}</ref> | ||
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[[File:C. Kesavan statue in Thiruvananthapuram.jpg|thumb|Statue of C. Kesavan in Thiruvananthapuram.]] | [[File:C. Kesavan statue in Thiruvananthapuram.jpg|thumb|Statue of C. Kesavan in Thiruvananthapuram.]] | ||
The Kollam Corporation Town Hall was named the C. Kesavan Memorial Municipal Town Hall in Kesavan's memory. It is on the [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway]] passing through the [[Kollam Cantonment]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/C.-Kesavanrsquos-statue-unveiled-in-Kollam/article15241509.ece |title=C. Kesavan's statue unveiled in Kollam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 June 2008 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ray322"/> The building is now one of the main venues for several cultural events and meetings.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/New-rent-for-town-hall-to-be-ratified-today/article14778415.ece |title=New rent for town hall to be ratified today |newspaper=The Hindu |date=16 June 2007 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-bridge-to-bypass-choking-traffic/article5592583.ece |title=A bridge to bypass choking traffic |newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 January 2014 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> He was instrumental in the | The Kollam Corporation Town Hall was named the C. Kesavan Memorial Municipal Town Hall in Kesavan's memory. It is on the [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway]] passing through the [[Kollam Cantonment]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/C.-Kesavanrsquos-statue-unveiled-in-Kollam/article15241509.ece |title=C. Kesavan's statue unveiled in Kollam |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 June 2008 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref name="Ray322"/> The building is now one of the main venues for several cultural events and meetings.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/New-rent-for-town-hall-to-be-ratified-today/article14778415.ece |title=New rent for town hall to be ratified today |newspaper=The Hindu |date=16 June 2007 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-bridge-to-bypass-choking-traffic/article5592583.ece |title=A bridge to bypass choking traffic |newspaper=The Hindu |date=19 January 2014 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> He was instrumental in starting the Medical College at Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://localnews.manoramaonline.com/kollam/local-news/2019/07/06/kollam-c-kesavan-fifty-anniversary.html|title=നിവർത്തന പ്രക്ഷോഭ നായകന്റെ ഓർമയിൽ ജന്മനാട്|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref> He has also worked for establishing a Govt Hospital in his home town [[Mayyanad]]. Which functioned well in its helm days and later shrunk to a health center. | ||
== As Chief Minister == | == As Chief Minister == | ||
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===Autobiography=== | ===Autobiography=== | ||
Kesavan's autobiography is ''Jeevitha Samaram'' ―''Life Struggles'' in English. He is very candid in his autobiography, in which he elaborately illustrates his struggles in personal and political life. This biography is a good reference material as to have an insight into the turmoils that are remarkable in the pre- and post-independent history of Kerala. It is ironical that the preface to his autobiography was written by none other than his rebellious son [[K. Balakrishnan]], who had vehemently opposed his father on his right-wing political stands; a son writing an introduction to his father's autobiography is an unparalleled occurrence in Malayalam literature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/jeevitha-samaram-c-kesavan/|title=Jeevitha Samaram – C Kesavan – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | Kesavan's autobiography is ''Jeevitha Samaram'' ―''Life Struggles'' in English. He is very candid in his autobiography, in which he elaborately illustrates his struggles in personal and political life. This biography is a good reference material as to have an insight into the turmoils that are remarkable in the pre- and post-independent history of Kerala. It is ironical that the preface to his autobiography was written by none other than his rebellious son [[K. Balakrishnan]], who had vehemently opposed his father on his right-wing political stands; a son writing an introduction to his father's autobiography is an unparalleled occurrence in Malayalam literature.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nastiknation.org/product/jeevitha-samaram-c-kesavan/|title=Jeevitha Samaram – C Kesavan – Nastik Nation}}</ref> | ||
* {{Cite book |url=https://nastiknation.org/product/jeevitha-samaram-c-kesavan|title=Jeevitha Samaram - C. Kesavan}} | * {{Cite book |url=https://nastiknation.org/product/jeevitha-samaram-c-kesavan|title=Jeevitha Samaram - C. Kesavan}} | ||
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[[Category:People from Kollam]] | [[Category:People from Kollam]] | ||
[[Category:People of the Kingdom of Travancore]] | [[Category:People of the Kingdom of Travancore]] | ||
[[Category:Narayana Guru]] | [[Category:Narayana Guru]] | ||
[[Category:Indian atheists]] | [[Category:Indian atheists]] | ||