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K. Kumar | |
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 K. Kumar at 80 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Quilon, Travancore (present-day Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse | The late T.S.Bhadrakumari |
| Children | K. Bhadrakumar |
| Alma mater | Madras University Presidency College, Chennai, American College, Madurai |
K. Kumar (1894–1973) was an Indian orator, reformer and writer of the Indian pre-independence era. He was one of the earliest socio-political leaders to have brought Mahatma Gandhi's message and the spirit of the national movement to the erstwhile Travancore State.[1][2][3]
A gifted translator, he traveled with Gandhi during his Kerala tours, interpreting his English speeches in Malayalam. He was also an Advisor to the Jawaharlal Nehru government. Kumar was the President of the Travancore Congress Committee and was also in charge of Gandhiji's Travancore tour more than once. He served on the AICC (All India Congress Committee) and on the working committee of the AICC (CWC or Congress Working Committee), TC-PCC/ KPCC ( Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee ) heading its Constructive Work Committee during crucial years of the freedom movement. He also functioned as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee of Travancore[4]
Kumar was also known as: Travancore Kumar, Elanthur Kumarji; Kumarji, Elanthur Gandhi and Kuzhikala Kumar[5][6]
- ^ Freedom Fighters of Kerala - Government of Kerala - 1974
- ^ A Social History of India By S. N. Sadasivan - Page 535
- ^ K.C.Pillai, Avoor S. Gopalan Nair and others - 1974 - K. Kumarji Smaraka Grandham
- ^ Unsung Heroes Detail-Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav - K. Kumar, Trivandrum: https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?11202 ; Retrieved on 31 Jan 2023
- ^ Trade Union Movement in Kerala ‘ K. Ramachandran Nair, Kerala Institute of Labour and Employment (in association with Manak Publishers) 2006- Page 12
- ^ G. Ramachandran - "Memories of Kumarji" and other references quoted