:Kesavan Thazhava
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Kesavan Thazhava (26 March 1903 – 28 November 1969) was an Indian politician from Kerala. He belonged to the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He was born in Thazhava(Thadathil veedu) in Karunagappally, Kollam District
Career
He served as the 11th General Secretary of S.N.D.P Yogam, serving from 1935 to 1936. He was a member of Travancore Sree Moolam Popular Assembly from 1937 to 1938. He represented Kerala in Rajya Sabha, the Council of States of India parliament, from 1967 to 1973, and was a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).{{Cite web|url=https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/member_site/mpterms.aspx|title = List of Former Members of Rajya Sabha (Term Wise)}}
Personal life
He had a daughter, Rema Bai, who married Mahadevan, a rankholder in L.L.B. from Aligarh University{{cite web|title=Rajya Sabha Members Biographical Sketches 1952–2003|url= http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/t.pdf |publisher= Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi |accessdate= 30 October 2017}}
He died on 28 November 1969.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
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