He was commonly known as Parur T. K.. Paravoor T. K. Narayana Pillai was born in North Paroor, Travancore, British India, to a Nair family as the son of Thazhathuveettil Madhavi Amma and Cheranalloor Krishnan Kartha.
Narayana Pillai was educated at the Union Christian College in Alwaye, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1911.
[1] In 1948, Parur T. K. became the president of the Aikya Thiruvithamcore-Cochin Grandhasala Sanghom, a group that promoted public libraries in Travancore and Cochin.
[3] His government took large-scale measures to suppress the communist movement that was gaining strength in the state and organising riots against feudal lords.
In this circumstance, Parur T. K. forwarded the resignation of the entire cabinet to Rajpramukh Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma on 24 February 1951.