Kadangalathil Karunakaran Nayar or K. K. Nayar or K. K. Nair (born as Karunakaran Pillai, 11 September 1907 — 7 September 1977)[3] was an Indian Bureaucrat and politician who was a member of the Lok Sabha. He played a crucial role in Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi dispute.[4]
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| Born | Karunakaran Pillai [1] 11 September 1907 |
| Died | 7 September 1977 |
Personal life
editMr. Nayar was born as Karunakaran Pillai, one of the six children of Kandamkalathil Sankara Panicker and Parvathy Amma at Central Travancore ( present-day Kuttanad, Kerala ) in 1907. His original name was Karunakaran Pillai, also known as Karunakaran Nair. 'Pillai' is a title of nobility in Travancore, while 'Nair' indicates his caste, Nairs interchangeably use both surnames.[5] He completed his early education from Sanatana Dharma Vidyashala, Alleppey, SMV High School, Thiruvananthapuram, University College Thiruvananthapuram (then under University of Madras) Barah Saini College, Aligarh (Agra University)(1954-56) and University College London (1928-30).[5][4]
He was married to Sarasamma from Thiruvananthapuram after his studies and had a son named Sudhakaran. On his posting to United Provinces they divorced. Later he remarried to Shakuntala Nayar from a Kshatriya family, native of Uttar Pradesh in April 1946 and have a child named Marthanda Vikraman Nair.[6][5]
Public Career
editHe joined Indian Civil Service in 1930 and served in various positions in Uttar Pradesh including Gonda (1946), Faizabad (1 June 1949 - 14 March 1950). He was the District magistrate having control over Ayodhya when Ram lalla idol was found inside Babri Masjid in 1949.[7][8] He took voluntary retirement from service in 1952 and practiced law at the Allahabad High Court.[9] Thereafter he joined Bharatiya Jana Sangh and was a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1965-67. He got elected to 4th Lok Sabha from Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency) as a candidate of Bharatiya Jan Sangh. [10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nair 'saab', the Faizabad District Magistrate who defied Nehru's directive in 1949 to remove Ram Lalla idol". The Indian Express. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Nair 'saab', the Faizabad District Magistrate who defied Nehru's directive in 1949 to remove Ram Lalla idol". The Indian Express. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ India. Parliament. Lok Sabha (2003). Indian Parliamentary Companion: Who's who of Members of Lok Sabha. Lok Sabha Secretariat. p. 861.
- ^ a b "City of 'New Delhi' was named on Dec 31, 1926". The Economic Times. 15 March 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Nair 'saab', the Faizabad District Magistrate who defied Nehru's directive in 1949 to remove Ram Lalla idol". The Indian Express. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Memorial for Malayali ICS officer KK Nair in Ayodhya temple premises". English.Mathrubhumi. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Service, Express News (22 January 2024). "Ayodhya cherishes Malayali civil servant who defied Nehru's order to remove Ram Lalla idol". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Raghunath, Arjun. "Ex-Malayali bureaucrat widely remembered as Ayodhya Ram temple becomes reality". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.132. 11 September 1907. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "Ram Mandir: From Nayar to Nripendra, a tale of two IAS officers in Ayodhya". The Economic Times. 21 January 2024. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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