Sri. M.S. Mani was born on 4th Nov. 1941 in the district of Kollam. the late C.V. Kunjiraman
the doyen of Malayalam Literature and Journalism was his grand father and lived in Mayyanad. Padmabhushan K. Sukumaran and Smt Madhavi Sukumaran were his parents. He has studied up to BSc Chemistry at the University College of Trivandrum. During his student life he was an active leader of Students Federation. He has travelled through out most states of India as a student. In 1961 he became a staff reporter of Keralakaumudi and in 1962 was posted to Delhi as a Parliament Correspondent. In the early 60s he covered both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and also carried several exclusive news items in the newspaper. Two major news items in his name include the entry of Indian troops into Goa which was under the Portuguese regime and the split in the Communist party of India. He has attended many north Indian village meetings with the Opposition party leader of the Lok Sabha, AK Gopalan. In 1962 he covered the Chinese aggression into Indian territory in Assam and Meghalaya area. In the Himalayas he travelled with the Indian troops upto Bomdilla and was a witness to receiving wounded soldiers to the Red Cross by the Chinese authorities. Several Indian soldiers had died in that attack. In this connection he stayed in Bomdilla to learn about the life of tribes in that mountainous region. In 1965 he returned to Trivandrum and took over the functions of the editorial department of Keralakaumudi with the aid of his father known as Pathradhipar among the people of Kerala. In 1965 he married Dr. Kasthuri Bai. He reported several exclusive items during this time for the newspaper which gave high profile and credibility to the newspaper. Being the only newspaper from the capital at that time it was very influential compared to other newspapers. His reports made governments fall and new governments step in. His influence on the public of Trivandrum helped the election of Sri V.K. Krishna Menon an independent candidate to the Trivandrum Loksabha constituency while Congress and other parties opposed him. On invitation from the different governments he has widely travelled across the world and accompanied Prime Ministers and Presidents of the country in their visits abroad. He started Kalakaumudi Publications in 1975 and also the first Malayalam daily from Mumbai. He was member of the Indian Newspaper Society’s national executive committee and also member of the All India Newspaper Editors' Conference. He is a recipient of Ambedkar and Kesari awards. He joined the club in 1967 and was an active regular member for a long period. He has participated in all the development activities of club. Kerala Kaumudi has donated one cottage in the club. His daughter Valsa Mani looks after the online editions of his publications. His son Sukumaran Mani is the Managing Director and Editor of Kalakaumudi Publications Pvt Ltd which publishes Kalakaumudi, Vellinakshatram, Ayurarogyam, Muhurtham, Snehitha, Big News and Kalakaumudi Mumbai edition. Sri. M.S. Mani is residing at Kalakaumudi Gardens, Kumarapuram, Trivandrum-11. Phone: 0471-2461010, 2470196, 9446077666. w From the family album: From LtoR Vaibhav Krishna - Grand daughter, Bhasurachandran - Son-in-law, Visakh Shaji - Grandson, Sukumaran Mani - Son, Amelie Weiget - Daughter-in-law, Dr. Kasthuri Mani - Wife, Valsa Mani - Daughter The Second Home
Thanks to Sri. Sukumaran Mani for this input
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