K p kesava menon biography of rory

K.P. Kesava Menon was born in 1886 in Tharoor village of Palghat He was the grand son of the Raja of palghat. He graduated in Arts from Madra University and Bar-at-law from Middle Temple.He joined the Indian National Congress in 1915 and served as the secretary of the Malabar branch of the Home Rule Leeague after setting up practice in Calicut.

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He was a member of the Home Rule League under Annie Besant which proceeded to London to present a memoranda to the Secretary of State in 1917.

In 1921 he joined the Non-Cooperation movement after giving up practice.

He did relief work as secretary of KPC C during Moplah rebellion. He became the Founder-Editor of the Mathrubhumi in 1923.He was imprisoned for six months in the Trivandrum Central jail for leading the famous Vaikom satyagraha.In 1927 he set up practice in Malaya due to financial difficulties as a result of full time political activity.

Kesava Menon became a member of the action committee of the Indian Independependence League