K. P. Karunakara Menon
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K. P. Karunakara Menon was the president of Nair Service Society
till his death in 2002. He was succeeded by Sri. P. V. Neelakanta Pillai. K. P. Karunakara Menon, who hailed from Thrissur
was one of the few Nair
outside Travancore
to become the president of NSS. He is best remembered for his fierce stand against the reservations and affirmative quotas for lower castes in the educational institutions of Kerala
.
Nair Service Society
The Nair Service Society is an organization created for the uplift and welfare of the Nair community. It was established under the leadership of Mannathu Padmanabhan...
till his death in 2002. He was succeeded by Sri. P. V. Neelakanta Pillai. K. P. Karunakara Menon, who hailed from Thrissur
Thrissur
This article is about the city in India. For the district, see Thrissur district. For the urban agglomeration area of Thrissur see Thrissur Metropolitan Area...
was one of the few Nair
Nair
Nair , also known as Nayar , refers to "not a unitary group but a named category of castes", which historically embody several castes and many subdivisions, not all of whom bore the Nair title. These people historically live in the present-day Indian state of Kerala...
outside Travancore
Travancore
Kingdom of Travancore was a former Hindu feudal kingdom and Indian Princely State with its capital at Padmanabhapuram or Trivandrum ruled by the Travancore Royal Family. The Kingdom of Travancore comprised most of modern day southern Kerala, Kanyakumari district, and the southernmost parts of...
to become the president of NSS. He is best remembered for his fierce stand against the reservations and affirmative quotas for lower castes in the educational institutions of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
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