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Menon</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Lakshmi_N._Menon_(1963).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Lakshmi_N._Menon_%281963%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="107" height="145" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="107" data-file-height="145" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">29 March 1899</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">30 November 1994</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">Indian</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Lakshmi N. Menon</b> (29 March 1899<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 30 November 1994<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) was an Indian <a href="/wiki/Indian_independence_movement" title="Indian independence movement">freedom fighter</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and politician. She was Minister of State from 1962 to 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-WMotRS_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMotRS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As delegate she held a speech at the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">United Nations General Assembly</a> in December 1948 at the adotion of the <a href="/wiki/Drafting_of_the_Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakshmi_N._Menon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born in <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a>, she was the child of Rama Varma Thampan and Madhavikutty Amma. In 1930, she married Professor V. K. Nandan Menon, who later became vice-chancellor of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kerala" title="University of Kerala">University of Travancore</a> (1950–1951)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and of <a href="/wiki/Patna_University" title="Patna University">Patna University</a>, as well as director for the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Public_Administration" title="Indian Institute of Public Administration">Indian Institute of Public Administration</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakshmi_N._Menon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg/220px-Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg/330px-Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg/440px-Guests_of_a_State_Dinner_for_President_Dr._Sarvepalli_Radhakrishnan_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="773" /></a><figcaption>Menon <i>(front row, far left)</i> attending a state dinner at the White House, 3 June 1963.</figcaption></figure> <p>She was a Rajya Sabha member from 1952 to 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-RS_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RS-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She served in the Ministry of External Affairs as parliamentary secretary from 1952 to 1957, as deputy minister from 1957 to 1962 and as Minister of State to 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-WMotRS_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMotRS-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Retiring from political service in 1967, she turned to social work and also to writing, authoring among other things a book on Indian women for the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Oxford_Pamphlets_on_Indian_Affairs&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs (page does not exist)">Oxford Pamphlets on Indian Affairs</a> series, published by <a href="/wiki/Oxford_University_Press" title="Oxford University Press">Oxford University Press</a>. She helped to found the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_University_Women" class="mw-redirect" title="Federation of University Women">Federation of University Women</a> in India.<sup id="cite_ref-Bālā_Sharma_1986_p.74_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bālā_Sharma_1986_p.74-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In recognition of her services, she was awarded the <a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a> in 1957 and she was the second <a href="/wiki/Malayali" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayali">Malayali</a> to receive the award.<sup id="cite_ref-Padma_Awards_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Padma_Awards-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Menon dedicated her active life after politics for the cause of the nation. She served the All India Women's Conference as president and patron for many years. She was the vice president of All India Prohibition Council along with <a href="/wiki/Morarji_Desai" title="Morarji Desai">Morarji Desai</a>. In 1988, she along with <a href="/wiki/A._P._Udhayabhanu" title="A. P. Udhayabhanu">A. P. Udhayabhanu</a> and Johnson J. Edayaranmula established Alcohol & Drug Information Centre (ADIC)-India and served as its president till her death. She also served as president of the All India Committee for the Eradication of Illiteracy Among Women and as chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Kasturba_Gandhi_National_Memorial_Trust" title="Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust">Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust</a> from 1972 to 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lakshmi Menon's tenure as Minister of State in <a href="/wiki/Nehru" class="mw-redirect" title="Nehru">Nehru Government</a> was instrumental in smoothing the bureaucratic procedure involved in setting up <a href="/wiki/Thumba_Equatorial_Rocket_Launching_Station" title="Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station">Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station</a> at Trivandrum.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakshmi_N._Menon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRanadeNayar2003" class="citation book cs1">Ranade, Shobana; <a href="/wiki/Sushila_Nayyar" title="Sushila Nayyar">Nayar, Sushila</a> (2003). 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Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radha_Kumud_Mukherjee" title="Radha Kumud Mukherjee">Radha Kumud Mukherjee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andal_Venkatasubba_Rao" title="Andal Venkatasubba Rao">Andal Venkatasubba Rao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shrikrishna_Narayan_Ratanjankar" title="Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar">Shrikrishna Narayan Ratanjankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyam_Nandan_Sahay" title="Shyam Nandan Sahay">Shyam Nandan Sahay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Govind_Sakharam_Sardesai" title="Govind Sakharam Sardesai">Govind Sakharam Sardesai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._A._Nilakanta_Sastri" title="K. A. Nilakanta Sastri">K. A. 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Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuvempu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poola_Tirupati_Raju" title="Poola Tirupati Raju">Poola Tirupati Raju</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamalendumati_Shah" title="Kamalendumati Shah">Kamalendumati Shah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanut_Singh" title="Hanut Singh">Rao Raja Hanut Singh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rustom_Jal_Vakil" title="Rustom Jal Vakil">Rustom Jal Vakil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surya_Narayan_Vyas" title="Surya Narayan Vyas">Surya Narayan Vyas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darashaw_Nosherwan_Wadia" title="Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia">Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1959</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sisir_Bhaduri" title="Sisir Bhaduri">Sisir Bhaduri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramdhari_Singh_Dinkar" title="Ramdhari Singh Dinkar">Ramdhari Singh Dinkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Yavar_Jung" title="Ali Yavar Jung">Ali Yavar Jung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hansa_Jivraj_Mehta" title="Hansa Jivraj Mehta">Hansa Jivraj Mehta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pammal_Sambandha_Mudaliar" title="Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar">Pammal Sambandha Mudaliar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiruppattur_R._Venkatachala_Murthi" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi">Tiruppattur R. Venkatachala Murthi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenzing_Norgay" title="Tenzing Norgay">Tenzing Norgay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaurao_Patil" title="Bhaurao Patil">Bhaurao Patil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanvanthi_Rama_Rau" title="Dhanvanthi Rama Rau">Dhanvanthi Rama Rau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Kumar_Sidhanta" title="Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta">Nirmal Kumar Sidhanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore_Vasudevachar" title="Mysore Vasudevachar">Mysore Vasudevachar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhargavaram_Viththal_Varerkar" title="Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar">Bhargavaram Viththal Varerkar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghulam_Yazdani" title="Ghulam Yazdani">Ghulam Yazdani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div># Posthumous conferral <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1954%E2%80%931959)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1954–1959)">1954–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1960%E2%80%931969)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1960–1969)">1960–1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1970%E2%80%931979)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1970–1979)">1970–1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1980%E2%80%931989)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–1989)">1980–1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(1990%E2%80%931999)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–1999)">1990–1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2000%E2%80%932009)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2000–2009)">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2010%E2%80%932019)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2010–2019)">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Padma_Bhushan_award_recipients_(2020%E2%80%932029)" title="List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2020–2029)">2020–2029</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Padma_Award_winners_of_Kerala" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Padma_Award_winners_of_Kerala" title="Template:Padma Award winners of Kerala"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Padma_Award_winners_of_Kerala" title="Template talk:Padma Award winners of Kerala"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Padma_Award_winners_of_Kerala" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Padma Award winners of Kerala"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Padma_Award_winners_of_Kerala" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Padma Award winners of <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Vibhushan" title="Padma Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">E. C. George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Matthai" title="John Matthai">John Matthai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._N._Raj" title="K. N. Raj">K. N. Raj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayan_Katankot_Venugopal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottayan Katankot Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._R._Pillai" title="N. R. Pillai">N. R. Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Krishna_Menon" title="V. K. Krishna Menon">V. K. Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._R._Krishna_Iyer" title="V. R. Krishna Iyer">V. R. Krishna Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan (Male)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._C._N._Nambiar" title="A. C. N. Nambiar">A. C. N. Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Ramachandran" title="A. Ramachandran">A. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sreedhara_Menon" title="A. Sreedhara Menon">A. Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._P._Krishnan_Nair" title="C. P. Krishnan Nair">C. P. Krishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chembai" title="Chembai">Chembai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._C._George_Sudarshan" title="E. C. George Sudarshan">E. C. George Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eledath_Thaikkattu_Narayanan_Mooss" class="mw-redirect" title="Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss">Eledath Thaikkattu Narayanan Mooss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Madhavan_Nair" title="G. Madhavan Nair">G. Madhavan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Kurup" title="G. Sankara Kurup">G. Sankara Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Chiramel" title="Gabriel Chiramel">Gabriel Chiramel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Joseph_(scientist)" title="George Joseph (scientist)">George Joseph (scientist)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guru_Kunchu_Kurup" title="Guru Kunchu Kurup">Guru Kunchu Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Chandy" title="Jacob Chandy">Jacob Chandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Subramanyan" title="K. G. Subramanyan">K. G. Subramanyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Mathew" title="K. M. Mathew">K. M. Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Kesava_Menon" title="K. P. Kesava Menon">K. P. Kesava Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._P._Nambiar" title="K. P. P. Nambiar">K. P. P. Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._S._Menon_(senior)" class="mw-redirect" title="K. P. S. Menon (senior)">K. P. S. Menon (senior)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Ramanathan" title="K. R. Ramanathan">K. R. Ramanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Radhakrishnan" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Radhakrishnan">K. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sankaran_Nair" title="K. Sankaran Nair">K. Sankaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sukumaran_(journalist)" title="K. Sukumaran (journalist)">K. Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Thomas_(Justice)" class="mw-redirect" title="K. T. Thomas (Justice)">K. T. Thomas (Justice)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Kandathil Mammen Cherian">Kandathil Mammen Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavalam_Narayana_Panicker" title="Kavalam Narayana Panicker">Kavalam Narayana Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayan_Katankot_Venugopal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottayan Katankot Venugopal">Kottayan Katankot Venugopal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunhiraman_Palat_Candeth" title="Kunhiraman Palat Candeth">Kunhiraman Palat Candeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhur_Narayana_Marar" title="Kuzhur Narayana Marar">Kuzhur Narayana Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._V._Pylee" title="M. V. Pylee">M. V. Pylee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madavoor_Vasudevan_Nair" title="Madavoor Vasudevan Nair">Madavoor Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannathu_Padmanabha_Pillai" title="Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai">Mannathu Padmanabha Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Warrier" title="P. K. Warrier">P. K. Warrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palghat_Mani_Iyer" title="Palghat Mani Iyer">Palghat Mani Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philipose_Mar_Chrysostom_Mar_Thoma" title="Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma">Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothan_Joseph" title="Pothan Joseph">Pothan Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prem_Nazir" title="Prem Nazir">Prem Nazir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghavan_Thirumulpad" title="Raghavan Thirumulpad">Raghavan Thirumulpad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramankutty_Nair" title="Ramankutty Nair">Ramankutty Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satish_Nambiar" title="Satish Nambiar">Satish Nambiar</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._J._S._George" title="T. J. S. George">T. J. S. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Oommen" title="T. K. Oommen">T. K. Oommen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Krishnan" title="T. N. Krishnan">T. N. Krishnan</a> *</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Gopalakrishnan" title="T. V. Gopalakrishnan">T. V. Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._R._Shenoy" title="T. V. R. Shenoy">T. V. R. Shenoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thayil_John_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Thayil John Cherian">Thayil John Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kailath" title="Thomas Kailath">Thomas Kailath</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trichur_V._Ramachandran" title="Trichur V. Ramachandran">Trichur V. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Narayana_Menon" title="V. K. Narayana Menon">V. K. Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vainu_Bappu" title="Vainu Bappu">Vainu Bappu</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Narayana_Menon" title="Vallathol Narayana Menon">Vallathol Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verghese_Kurien" title="Verghese Kurien">Verghese Kurien</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Bhushan" title="Padma Bhushan">Padma Bhushan (Female)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Lakshmi N. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Leela" title="P. Leela">P. Leela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tara_Cherian" title="Tara Cherian">Tara Cherian</a> #</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Padma_Shri" title="Padma Shri">Padma Shri (Male)</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Marthanda_Pillai" title="A. Marthanda Pillai">A. Marthanda Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivathanu_Pillai" title="A. Sivathanu Pillai">A. Sivathanu Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adoor_Gopalakrishnan" title="Adoor Gopalakrishnan">Adoor Gopalakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ammannur_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Ammannur Madhava Chakyar">Ammannur Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antony_Padiyara" title="Antony Padiyara">Antony Padiyara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azad_Moopen" title="Azad Moopen">Azad Moopen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Paul_Thaliath" title="B. Paul Thaliath">B. Paul Thaliath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Ravi_Pillai" title="B. Ravi Pillai">B. Ravi Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandra_Menon" title="Balachandra Menon">Balachandra Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._G._Krishnadas_Nair" title="C. G. Krishnadas Nair">C. G. Krishnadas Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheril_Krishna_Menon" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheril Krishna Menon">Cheril Krishna Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Sreedharan" title="E. Sreedharan">E. Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eledath_Thaikkattu_Neelakandan_Mooss" class="mw-redirect" title="Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss">Eledath Thaikkattu Neelakandan Mooss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eluvathingal_Devassy_Jemmis" class="mw-redirect" title="Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis">Eluvathingal Devassy Jemmis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Aravindan" title="G. Aravindan">G. Aravindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankar" title="G. Shankar">G. Shankar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Vijayaraghavan" title="G. Vijayaraghavan">G. Vijayaraghavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Pillai" title="Gopinath Pillai">Gopinath Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._Hareendran_Nair" title="J. Hareendran Nair">J. Hareendran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayaram" title="Jayaram">Jayaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Chacko_Periappuram" title="Jose Chacko Periappuram">Jose Chacko Periappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Yesudas" title="K. J. Yesudas">K. J. Yesudas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Mammen_Mappillai" title="K. M. Mammen Mappillai">K. M. Mammen Mappillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Haridas" title="K. P. Haridas">K. P. Haridas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Udayabhanu" title="K. P. Udayabhanu">K. P. Udayabhanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Raghavan" title="K. Raghavan">K. Raghavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Ravindran_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Ravindran Nair">K. Ravindran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Shankar_Pillai" title="K. Shankar Pillai">K. Shankar Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Gopi" title="Kalamandalam Gopi">Kalamandalam Gopi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Krishnan_Nair" title="Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair">Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalamandalam_Sivan_Namboodiri" title="Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri">Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Cherian" class="mw-redirect" title="Kandathil Mammen Cherian">Kandathil Mammen Cherian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandathil_Mammen_Philip" title="Kandathil Mammen Philip">Kandathil Mammen Philip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavungal_Chathunni_Panicker" title="Kavungal Chathunni Panicker">Kavungal Chathunni Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keezhpadam_Kumaran_Nair" title="Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair">Keezhpadam Kumaran Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunhiraman_Palat_Candeth" title="Kunhiraman Palat Candeth">Kunhiraman Palat Candeth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnenkeril_K._Jacob" class="mw-redirect" title="Kunnenkeril K. Jacob">Kunnenkeril K. Jacob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kurian_John_Melamparambil" title="Kurian John Melamparambil">Kurian John Melamparambil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhivelil_Mathew" title="Kuzhivelil Mathew">Kuzhivelil Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Baker" title="Laurie Baker">Laurie Baker</a> !</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhavan_Chandradathan" title="Madhavan Chandradathan">Madhavan Chandradathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._A._Yousuf_Ali" class="mw-redirect" title="M. A. Yousuf Ali">M. A. Yousuf Ali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(doctor)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)">M. Krishnan Nair (doctor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Night_Shyamalan" title="M. Night Shyamalan">M. Night Shyamalan</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Kurup" title="M. R. Kurup">M. R. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Valiathan" title="M. S. Valiathan">M. S. Valiathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Vijayan" title="M. Vijayan">M. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhu_(actor)" title="Madhu (actor)">Madhu (actor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammen_Mathew" title="Mammen Mathew">Mammen Mathew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mammootty" title="Mammootty">Mammootty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mani_Madhava_Chakyar" title="Mani Madhava Chakyar">Mani Madhava Chakyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathew_Kalarickal" title="Mathew Kalarickal">Mathew Kalarickal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattannoor_Sankarankutty" title="Mattannoor Sankarankutty">Mattannoor Sankarankutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitraniketan_Viswanathan" title="Mitraniketan Viswanathan">Mitraniketan Viswanathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanlal" title="Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Balakrishnan_Nair" title="N. Balakrishnan Nair">N. Balakrishnan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Kesava_Panikkar" title="N. Kesava Panikkar">N. 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