K. K. N. Pariyaram

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K. K. N. Pariyaram (November 30, 1916 – February 24, 1989) was a Kerala politician and freedom fighter. He served as a Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly from the Taliparamba constituency in the 8th assembly as a CPI(M) candidate.

Born in Choyote, Chembilodu in the Malabar District (now in Kannur district) to Krishnan Nambiar, he started as a teacher at Naricode School in 1938. He became active in peasant movements against landlords near the school grounds and joined the Indian National Congress, taking part in the Indian freedom struggle. He left Congress and joined the Communist Party of India in 1940. After the Morazha incident, he went into hiding and was arrested in November 1940, receiving a four-year prison sentence. He went into hiding again in 1948 and was arrested during a Kayyur Day public meeting, serving six months before hiding until 1950. He was arrested again in 1965 on charges of spying for China and in 1975 during the Emergency. After the CPI split in 1964, he stayed with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Besides being an MLA, he served on the CPI(M) Kannur District Committee, was a member of the Karshaka Sangham (Farmers’ Association), served as President of Pariyaram Panchayat, and led organizations such as Confed and Raidco. The K.K.N. Pariyaram Memorial Government Vocational Higher Secondary School in Thaliparamba is named in his honor. He died on February 24, 1989, while still a member of the Legislative Assembly.