Born on August 20, 1944 as the fifth son of freedom
fighter and Gandhi disciple, P.K. Neelakanta Pillai, and
folk artist Narayani Amma at Chadayamangalam village in
the Quilon District of Kerala state in India. Had early
education at the S.V. High School , Chadayamangalam.
B.Sc. (University of Kerala, 1965)
MA (University of Kerala, 1968)
Ph.D. (University of Annamalai, 1979)
Underwent training in Journalism, Mass Media, Public
Relations in Malayali Daily (1965)
On a British Council Bursary, underwent training in Great
Britain on current trends in British Theatre (1985)
As a student activist, he joined the distinguished
Gandhian activist, K. Janardanan Pillai and Prof. M.P.
Manmathan during the Bhoodan Movement of Vinobaji and
Jayaprakash Narayan on the occasion of their tour in
Kollam District of Kerala in the late 50’s.
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Secretary of Student Sarvodaya Movement (1958-61) |
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Local Secretary, Kerala Student Union (1959-60) |
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Secretary, Trivandrum District Sarvodaya Vidyarthi
Mandal (1961-64) |
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Vice-Chairman, Quilon District Youth Congress (1965-67) |
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College Union Chairman, N.S.S College, Pandalam
(1965-66) |
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Chairman, Annamalai University Research Scholars
Association (1974-76) |
