Krishna Kripalani (29 September 1907 – 27 April 1992) was an Indian freedom fighter, author and parliamentarian.
He wrote a number of books on Rabindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and on Indian literature.
B. Kripalani and Jawaharlal Nehru, he joined the Indian National Congress as its general secretary.
The Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 and Krishna Kripalani was appointed its first secretary and was there till 1971.
Thereafter, he served National Book Trust and Indian Institute of Advance Study in Shimla.