Madhavan Kezhkepat Palat (born 9 February 1947) is an Indian historian, scholar of modern world, and political commentator.
[5][6][7][citation needed] In an academic career extending over nearly five decades, he has played a seminal role in promoting understanding of Russian history, culture, literature, and society in India.
[8][9][10] Madhavan Kezhkepat Palat was born in a distinguished family from the southern state of Kerala in India.
His father, the late Mangat Gopal Menon, belonged to the Indian Civil Service (ICS).
He then went on for graduate studies to St. Antony's College, Oxford, in 1969, where he pursued his research on modern Russian history and was awarded the D.Phil.
[16][17][18] From 1974 to 2004, he taught non-Indian history and carried out research in that area at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
[verification needed][22][23][24] Madhavan Palat was National Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, India 2010–2011.
He was appointed Honorary Fellow, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata (2008).