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and rationalist qualities of his father. However, unlike his father, Karunakaran was of quiet and soft temperament. He was only eight years old when his mother died. Following this, his father remarried and he was cared for by his eldest sister, Lakshmi amma. Karunakaran was susceptible to a variety of illnesses.
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Karunakaran's first foray into political activism. Inspired by his activist father, Kambisseri Kochikka Channaar and encouraged by supportive friends, a teenage Kambisseri began his foray into politics with the formation of 'Vallikunnam Yuvajana Samsat'. The
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P. N. Karunakaran alias
Kambisseri Karunakaran was born on 3 March 1922 at Vallikunnam, Alleppey as the son of Kambisseri Kochikka Channar and Kunjikka (a member of the Ayathil Puthenveedu family at Elavumthitta in the present Pathanamthitta district). Karunakaran grew up imbibing the revolutionary
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Medical College Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Kerala state. According to his wishes, his burial was conducted without social niceties and religious ceremonies within six hours of his death, at his ancestral
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in which he did the lead role was banned by the government and his speech in the assembly on the issue was notable. His speeches in the assembly were often presented as sharp satire that often helped bring the focus of the assembly on an issue. After his this role as an MLA, Karunakaran did not
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Kambisseri's entry into active mainstream journalism was in the year 1946 in a newspaper called 'Yuvakeralam'. From 1946 to 1954, he worked with several newspapers such as
Keralabhooshanam, Rajyabhimani, Vishvakeralam, Pouradhwani, in various capacities. It was in 1954 that he became a part of
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748:"Njanonnu Paranjotte" (Let me tell) (1st Ed. 2010) an autobiographical book written by Smt. Prema Kambisseri, wife of Kambisseri. Yuvamela Publications, Kollam-691003. pages 184.
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disappointed the party workers including Karunakaran and deepened the rift from Congress. Kambisseri agreed with youth leaders such as
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