Kesavan Balakrishnan (March 18, 1924 – July 16, 1984) was a politician, publisher, writer, columnist and editor.
He was born to C. Kesavan, former Chief Minister of the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin state, and Mrs. Vasanthi.
[1] Balakrishnan was one of the founding leaders of the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in Kerala.
[2] He would later go on to receive the Thamarapathram, an award given to outstanding politicians and activists by the government of India.
K. Balakrishnan is best remembered as the editor and publisher of Kaumudi weekly―a periodical started by his grand father C V Kunhiraman―that was widely popular in the southern parts of the present Kerala state.