C. Raveendranath

Personal details
Born (1955-11-22) 22 November 1955
Kunnamkulam
Spouse(s) Vijayam
Children Dr.Lakshmi Devi,Jayakrishnan
Kerala Education Minister
Prof. C Raveendranath (Minister of Education - Kerala)

Biography

Prof. C. Raveendranath is Minister for Education of the Government of Kerala.He is Communist Party of India (Marxist) politician from Thrissur and Minister of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from Puthukkad Assembly Constituency.

Personal life

He is born to K. Peethambaran Kartha and C. Lekshmikutty Kunjamma on 22 November 1955.He is married to M.K Vijayam (Kerala Varma Retd professor). Children: Dr Lakshmi Devi and Jayakrishnan.

Career

He has a Master's degree in Science and was a professor in St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He is an active worker of the C.P.I.(M), Area Committee Member and the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishad.[1][2]

Rise to Fame

A retired chemistry professor of St. Thomas College, Prof. C. Raveendranath was active in Kerala Shastra Sahithya Parishad and AKPCTA during his academic life. He had also worked as the resource person of Total Literacy Programme, consultant to the State Planning Board, district convenor of People's Planning programme. He is known for designing projects that are practical and would pool funds from all possible sources. Officials remember him tapping MLA-MP funds and three-tier panchayats for implementing projects in agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and in dairying. Some of the projects include ‘Nivedya Kadali' of providing bananas to Guruvayur temple, supplying organic vegetables to Oushadhi, a state government entity producing Ayurvedic medicines, Natural Fresh Milk Scheme for supply in Thrissur town. He also got as many as 150 classrooms in 79 schools converted into high-tech classrooms. Now, the people may wait for the pragmatic leader to take his schemes across the state.

Books

He has written three books

References

  1. ↑ "Myneta Info". PROF.C.RAVEENDRANATH. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
  2. ↑ "KERALA LEGISLATURE - MEMBERS". Niyamasabha. Retrieved 2012-05-12.
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