Maddy in conversation with Jairam Ramesh, author of &#;A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon&#;
While many people have opined that they could never understand VK Krishna Menon or his ways, let alone his actions, even those who have been close to him throughout his life such as Jawaharlal Nehru have admitted being somewhat puzzled by his character. Menon remained an enigma and thus became a cause for the birth of many a myth or legend. One person who has recently taken upon himself to study Menon at depth is none other than Jairam Ramesh, who has just released a hefty treatise on Menon and his life&#;s journey. It is as he defines it, a chronological archival biography, documenting Menon&#;s successes and failures, relying on a huge amount of archival records, some which have been just released into public domain, some which had been top secret intelligence agency records and interspersed good amount of personal correspondence obtained from members of his family.
I have been studying Menon and his life for well over 10 years and have written about him off and on, but I must admit that the sheer depth of Jairam&#;s study of the &#;undiplomatic di
Krishna Menon
V. K. Krishna Menon was an activist, councillor, diplomat, lawyer and editor. Born in Calicut, south India, he attended the Native High School there before studying for a BA at Presidency College, Madras, and attending Madras Law College. Encouraged by Annie Besant, he travelled to England in , originally to take up a job at a Theosophists' school in Letchworth. In England, he continued studying law, and was called to the Bar in He also studied at the London School of Economics under Harold Laski, gaining a BSc and an MSc in politics as well as a teaching diploma.
Menon joined the Commonwealth of India League on his arrival in England, becoming joint secretary in and transforming the organization into the India League, with Indian self-rule as its stated goal. For the next two decades, he campaigned tirelessly for the India League alongside key British political figures such as Bertrand Russell, Harold Laski, Michael Foot and Fenner Brockway, as well as other Indians in Britain. Financing most of the activities himself, he held meetings, organized events, addressed groups, produced articles and pamphlets, and lobbied key Labour MPs. In he organized and, with Labo
V. K. Krishna Menon Biography, Age, Death, Height, Weight, Family, Caste, Wiki & More
V. K. Krishna Menon Complete Bio & Career
VK Krishna Menon born name was Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon was a Political leader and a Diplomat. He took his early education from Zamorin’s College, Kozhikode and then completed his Graduation from the decorated Presidency College of Chennai in the year Later he went to Madras Law College where he keenly got involved in theosophy. His social contact with the prime leader then, Annie Besant led to his involvement with the “Brothers of Service” which was established by Annie Besant.
He went to London for his higher studies. He received an M.A. in Psychology and MSc in Political Science in Times Magazine, declared him as the second most powerful man in India. During the Tenure of Jawahar Lal Nehru as a Prime Minister Menon served in several top appointments. He was commanding and did not fear to utter anything which is right, though it’s being politically incorrect comments. He was often seen as great defender for India in the Western world where he never escape any opportunity to speak up
A Chequered Brilliance: The Many Lives of V.K. Krishna Menon
This is a compelling biography of one of India's most controversial and consequential public figures. V.K. Krishna Menon continues to command our attention not just because he was Jawaharlal Nehru's confidant and soulmate but also for many of his own political and literary accomplishments. A relentless crusader for Indian independence in the UK in the s and s, he was a global star at the United Nations in the s before he was forced to resign as defence minister in the wake of the India-China war of
Meticulously researched and based entirely on new archival material, this book reveals Krishna Menon in all his capabilities and contradictions. It is also a rich history of the tumultuous times in which he lived and which he did so much to shape.
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