Dr. K.B.Menon
Dr. K.B.Menon (1897-1967)
Konnanathu Balakrishna Menon popularly known as Dr. K.B .Menon is considered as a star that came down to earth. His main feature is his simplicity. Once there was a time, walks along the streets of Malabar with a khadi sack in hand and a khadi turban on head wearing only khadi dhothi and shirt. The common men in Malabar would not identify him as a scholar who gets PG and PhD from an American University. He became a true Gandhian through the clear observation on Gandhian way of life and followed such a simple life pattern up to the end of his small life.
Dr. Menon, has born in 1897 at the reputed Konnanath Family near Cheruthuruthy in Kerala. He got bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Madras Christian College. Then joined as a teacher in the Nizam College at Hyderabad. From their, he got a scholarship for further study in America. As the response to this scholarship, he joined the Berkley University of California and studied there. He secured post graduation and PhD in Economics and Social Science from this American University. After the course he started his career as a professor in Harwad University. It was the time while Jayaprakash Narain has arrived for his further study in America. Both of them met and started a new relationship as two democrats with a left over view. After a short period, he resigned his job and came back to India with a decision to participate the freedom struggle in India. His first assignment was as the secretary of the Human Rights Organisation.And the chairman was Jawaharlal Nehru. He also assigned as the secretary of the Citizens’ forum of the princely states. He also takes charge as the editor of the magazine States People
When Quit India has declared, Mr.Menon was sent to Kerala to organize the agitation against the Britain. He was the main accused of the sensational Keezhariyoor Bomb Case.
For this agitation, he was sentenced for ten years of imprisonment. After independence he joined the Socialist Party and contested in Thrithala Assembly segment to the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952) and was elected. He sworn in as the leader of the Socialist Group in the Assembly. In 1957 he filed his nomination for the Loksabha from the Badagara Parliament Constituency and was elected to the Parliament. Again in 1965 he contested from Quilandi assembly and was elected.
Dr. Menon was a pure vegetarian who lived only with bread and fruits. After 60s he suffered with blindness. And in 1967 September6th he passed away. Then he was seventy years of age.
After all there is an assessment; like JP, Dr. Menon is also a Crusader with out reached a shore or a destination though he or his life is a lesson or a syllabus for the purity in politics. Each and every politician should follow this life of a political saint. But Dr. Menon is not in memory of the general public. He must be remembered and his way of life should guide all the politicians in India it will be the remedy of some crisis which India faces now.
Konnanathu Balakrishna Menon popularly known as Dr. K.B .Menon is considered as a star that came down to earth. His main feature is his simplicity. Once there was a time, walks along the streets of Malabar with a khadi sack in hand and a khadi turban on head wearing only khadi dhothi and shirt. The common men in Malabar would not identify him as a scholar who gets PG and PhD from an American University. He became a true Gandhian through the clear observation on Gandhian way of life and followed such a simple life pattern up to the end of his small life.
Dr. Menon, has born in 1897 at the reputed Konnanath Family near Cheruthuruthy in Kerala. He got bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Madras Christian College. Then joined as a teacher in the Nizam College at Hyderabad. From their, he got a scholarship for further study in America. As the response to this scholarship, he joined the Berkley University of California and studied there. He secured post graduation and PhD in Economics and Social Science from this American University. After the course he started his career as a professor in Harwad University. It was the time while Jayaprakash Narain has arrived for his further study in America. Both of them met and started a new relationship as two democrats with a left over view. After a short period, he resigned his job and came back to India with a decision to participate the freedom struggle in India. His first assignment was as the secretary of the Human Rights Organisation.And the chairman was Jawaharlal Nehru. He also assigned as the secretary of the Citizens’ forum of the princely states. He also takes charge as the editor of the magazine States People
When Quit India has declared, Mr.Menon was sent to Kerala to organize the agitation against the Britain. He was the main accused of the sensational Keezhariyoor Bomb Case.
For this agitation, he was sentenced for ten years of imprisonment. After independence he joined the Socialist Party and contested in Thrithala Assembly segment to the Madras Legislative Assembly (1952) and was elected. He sworn in as the leader of the Socialist Group in the Assembly. In 1957 he filed his nomination for the Loksabha from the Badagara Parliament Constituency and was elected to the Parliament. Again in 1965 he contested from Quilandi assembly and was elected.
Dr. Menon was a pure vegetarian who lived only with bread and fruits. After 60s he suffered with blindness. And in 1967 September6th he passed away. Then he was seventy years of age.
After all there is an assessment; like JP, Dr. Menon is also a Crusader with out reached a shore or a destination though he or his life is a lesson or a syllabus for the purity in politics. Each and every politician should follow this life of a political saint. But Dr. Menon is not in memory of the general public. He must be remembered and his way of life should guide all the politicians in India it will be the remedy of some crisis which India faces now.
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