BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

RAVI , SHRI VAYALAR

Father's Name : Shri M.K. Krishnan
Mother's Name : Shrimati Devaky Krishnan
Date of Birth : 4 June 1937
Place of Birth : Vayalar, Distt. Alappuzha (Kerala)
Marital Status : Married on on 9 June 1969
Spouse's Name : Shrimati Mercy Ravi (Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly)
Children : One son and two daughters
Educational Qualifications : B.A., M.A., B.L. Educated at S.D. College, Alappuzha, Maharajas College, Ernakulam and Law College, Ernakulam
Profession : Political Activist and Writer
Permanent Address : Kumarapuram, Medical College P.O., Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Tel. - {0471} 2447655

Present Address : 12, Copernicus Lane, New Delhi 110001
Tel. - 24621818, 24625758, 23782299, 23782191, 9868181711(M)

E-mail : vayalar@sansad.nic.in

Positions Held :
1971-77 Member, Fifth Lok Sabha 1977-79 Member, Sixth Lok Sabha 1982 Home Minister, Kerala 1982-91 Member, Kerala Legislative Assembly July 1994 Elected to Rajya Sabha April 2003 Elected to Rajya Sabha June 2003 onwards Member, Committee on Petitions Member, Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture
Freedom Fighter : No
Books Published :
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Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests :
Political discussions and visiting places of interest
Sports, Clubs, Favourite Pastimes and Recreation :
Movies and sports
Countries Visited :
U.S.A., U.K., Europe, erstwhile U.S.S.R., Vietnam, Congo, Egypt, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore and Gulf countries
Other Information :
Former President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (I); prominent trade union leader; President, (i) Cochin Port Staff Association, (ii) Cochin Thuramukha Thozhilali Union and (iii) Cochin Port Wharf Staff Association (C.P.W.S.A.); Founder Leader, Kerala Students' Union, the pioneer student movement in 1957; was incharge, Students Wing of All India Congress Committee (A.I.C.C.) and organized National Students' Union of India (N.S.U.I.); was Convener, State Youth Congress in 1965; was General Secretary, Indian Youth Congress; Member, (i) A.I.C.C. since 1967, (ii) Congress Working Committee in 1972 and (iii) Indian delegations to U.N.; General Secretary, A.I.C.C.