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over campus politics at the time. KSU entered the center stage of student politics in Kerala with the famous โOrana
Samaramโ, a strike for travel concessions for students in buses and boats owned by the state. KSU also played a key role in the movement that toppled the communist state government.
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founding general secretary. The original group consisted of M. A. John, Vayalar Ravi, George
Tharakan and A. A. Samad. It functioned as the student wing of the Pradesh Congress Committee. While Ravi was the President, KSU took a leading role in the opposition campaign against the communist state
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KSU emerged as the largest political force at high schools and colleges in the state by the early 1960s. KSU became the main force in establishing the
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487:(NSUI), the student wing of the Indian National Congress (INC or Congress), was established on 9 April 1971. The organisation was founded by
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Under the
Presidency of K.M. Abhijith, KSU raised a strong protest against the PSC examination scandal involving SFI leaders from
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176:, and initiated the re-establishment of KSU Unit there under the leadership of Amal Chandra after a gap of almost 20 years.
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715:. Indian National Congress. All India Congress Committee. 1974. p. 14.
649:. Department of Political Science, University of Kerala. 2000. p. 154.
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government. KSU sought to challenge the near-monopoly of the communist-led
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India's
Political Economy, 1947-2004: The Gradual Revolution
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481:, the new students wing of the Indian National Congress.
725:"Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College"
693:"Kerala Students Union opens unit in University College"
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The
Journal of Commonwealth & Comparative Politics
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491:after merging the Kerala Students Union and the
618:Vayalar Ravi's Rise Due to Organizational Skill
599:Education World: The Human Development Magazine
505:The United Democratic Students' Front (UDSF)
162:, with M. A. John as its main organiser and
495:to form a national students' organisation.
151:. It functions as the student wing of the
143:) is the largest students organization in
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573:. Oxford University Press. p. 448.
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737:
543:"Congress Leader M A John Found Dead"
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590:
13:
750:Indian National Congress of Kerala
493:West Bengal State Chhatra Parishad
14:
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745:National Students' Union of India
125:Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee
665:. Frank Cass. 1986. p. 178.
646:Kerala Journal of Social Science
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485:National Students Union of India
479:National Students Union of India
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685:
602:. D. Thakore. 2005. p. 40.
72:Students Political organization
681:. The Centre. 1994. p. 9.
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755:1957 establishments in Kerala
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169:All India Students Federation
567:Francine R. Frankel (2005).
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498:
283:Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan
158:KSU was founded in 1957 at
41:; 67 years ago
16:Indian student organization
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253:Kadannappalli Ramachandran
186:Kerala-students-union-flag
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35:
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368:T. Sharatchandra Prasad
153:Indian National Congress
120:Indian National Congress
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529:The New Indian Express
187:
547:www.outlookindia.com/
525:"MA John passes away"
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137:Kerala Students Union
23:
411:Satheeshan Pacheni
339:Ramesh Chennithala
292:P. M. Suresh Babu
188:
174:University College
88:Official language
81:Thiruvananthapuram
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580:978-0-19-565839-2
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466:Aloshious Xavier
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359:Joseph Vazhackan
206:George Tharakan
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108:Aloshious Xavier
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458:K. M. Abhijith
385:K. C. Venugopal
263:V. M. Sudheeran
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40:
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12:
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5:
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629:Niyama Sabha.
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321:Cherian Philip
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301:G. Karthikeyan
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489:Indira Gandhi
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311:Benny Behanan
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243:Oommen Chandy
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139:(abbreviated
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483:
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349:P. T. Thomas
273:M. M. Hassan
233:A. K. Antony
223:Vayalar Ravi
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178:
164:Vayalar Ravi
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136:
134:
113:Affiliations
77:Headquarters
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214:A. C. Jose
739:Categories
511:References
450:V. S. Joy
394:J. Joseph
198:President
54:Founded at
729:The Hindu
697:The Hindu
431:Hibi Eden
330:M Murali
160:Alappuzha
104:President
93:Malayalam
58:Alappuzha
36:Formation
499:See also
613:Outlook
97:English
64:, India
44: (
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145:Kerala
62:Kerala
149:India
575:ISBN
473:NSUI
135:The
69:Type
46:1957
39:1957
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