M. K. Kumaran (1914–1994) was a writer, journalist and politician of Kerala, India.
with the State Congress,[3] a political party which was formed in 1938 to demand responsible governance in the princely state of Travancore.
He was educated at Maharaja's College of Arts and the Law College, Trivandrum, then worked as a lawyer for a short time before going into journalism.
Having involved in trade union activities in the former Travancore area of Kerala State,[3] he stood in the Lok Sabha elections 1957 and won.
[3] His son M. K. Bhadrakumar, a former diplomat[1] and author, has fulfilled assignments in the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey.