Kerala Students Union

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KSU
Kerala students union logo.jpg
Formation1957; 65 years ago (1957)
FounderM. A. John
Founded atKerala, India
TypeStudents Political organization
HeadquartersThiruvananthapuram
Official language
Malayalam
English
President
K. M. Abhijith
Affiliations

The Kerala Students Union (abbreviated KSU) is a students organization in Kerala, India. It functions as the student wing of the Indian National Congress in the state.

KSU was founded in 1957, with M. A. John [1][2][3][4] as its main organiser and Vayalar Ravi founding general secretary.[5][6][7][8] The original group consisted of M. A. John, Vayalar Ravi, George Tharakan and M. M. Samad. It functioned as the student wing of the Pradesh Congress Committee.[5] While Ravi was the President, KSU took a leading role in the opposition campaign against the communist state government.[9][10] KSU sought to challenge the near-monopoly of the communist-led All India Students Federation over campus politics at the time.[11] KSU played a key role in the movement that toppled the communist state government.[5]

NSUI[]

KSU emerged as the largest political force at high schools and colleges in the state by the early 1960s.[5] KSU became the main force in establishing the National Students Union of India, the new students wing of the Indian National Congress.[6][12]

National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by Indira Gandhi after merging the Kerala Students Union and the West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad to form a national students' organisation

List Of Presidents[]

President
1 George Tharakan
2 AC Jose
3 Vayalar Ravi
4 AK Antony
5 Oommen Chandy
6 Kadannappalli Ramachandran
7 V. M. Sudheeran
8 MM Hassan
9 Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
10 PM Suresh Babu
11 G Karthikeyan
12 Benny Behanan
13 Cherian Philip
14 M Murali
15 Ramesh Chennithala
16 P. T. Thomas
17 Joseph Vazhackan
18 T Sharatchandra Prasad
19 Punalur Madhu
20 K. C. Venugopal
21 J Joseph
22 Jaison Joseph
23 Satheeshan Pacheni
24 P. C. Vishnunadh
25 Hibi Eden
26 Shafi Parambil
27 VS Joy
28 KM Abhijith

References[]

  1. ^ "എം.എ. ജോൺ". August 29, 2020 – via Wikipedia.
  2. ^ "MA John passes away". The New Indian Express.
  3. ^ "Congress Leader M A John Found Dead". www.outlookindia.com/.
  4. ^ . May 21, 2021 – via Wikipedia.
  5. ^ a b c d Francine R. Frankel (2005). India's Political Economy, 1947-2004: The Gradual Revolution. Oxford University Press. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-19-565839-2.
  6. ^ a b Education World: The Human Development Magazine. D. Thakore. 2005. p. 40.
  7. ^ Outlook. Vayalar Ravi's Rise Due to Organizational Skill
  8. ^ Niyama Sabha. Vayalar Ravi
  9. ^ Kerala Journal of Social Science. Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. 2000. p. 154.
  10. ^ The Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. Frank Cass. 1986. p. 178.
  11. ^ International Congress on Kerala Studies, 27-29 August 1994, Thiruvananthapuram. The Centre. 1994. p. 9.
  12. ^ Socialist India. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1974. p. 14.
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