Kerala Students Union

Indian student organization

KSU

Formation| 1957; 67 years ago (1957)
Founder| Vayalar Ravi
Founded at| Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Type| Students Political organization
Headquarters| Thiruvananthapuram

Official language

| Malayalam
English

President

| Aloshious Xavier
Affiliations|

* Indian National Congress
* Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee

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

KSU was founded in 1957 at Alappuzha, 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 A. A. 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. Under the Presidency of K.M. Abhijith, KSU raised a strong protest against the PSC examination scandal involving SFI leaders from University College, and initiated the re-establishment of KSU Unit there under the leadership of Amal Chandra after a gap of almost 20 years. [12] [5]

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| President

|

1  | George Tharakan
2  | A. C. Jose
3  | Vayalar Ravi
4  | A. K. Antony
5  | Oommen Chandy
6  | Kadannappalli Ramachandran
7  | V. M. Sudheeran
8  | M. M. Hassan
9  | Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
10  | P. M. 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  | V. S. Joy
28  | K. M. Abhijith
29  | Aloshious Xavier

## NSUI[edit]

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][13]

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.

## See also[edit]

* The United Democratic Students' Front (UDSF)

## References[edit]

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. ^ "A. K. Antony". 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. ^ "Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College". The Hindu.
13. ^ Socialist India. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1974. p. 14.

"Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College". The Hindu.