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- V._K._Krishna_Menon abstract "Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon (3 May 1896 – 6 October 1974) was an Indian nationalist, diplomat and statesman, described as the second most powerful man in India by Time magazine and others, after his ally and intimate friend, Jawaharlal Nehru.Noted for his eloquence, brilliance, and forceful, highly abrasive persona, Menon inspired widespread adulation and fervent detraction in both India and the West; to his supporters, he was an unapologetic champion of India in the face of Western imperialism, who famously "taught the white man his place"; to his Western detractors, "Nehru’s evil genius". U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower characterised him as a "menace (…) governed by an ambition to prove himself the master international manipulator and politician of the age", while Indian president K.R. Narayanan eulogised him as a truly great man; decades after his death, Menon remains an enigmatic and controversial figure.Characterised as "vitriolic, intolerant, impatient, and exigent – yes, but generous, sensitive, considerate, a great teacher too, and a great man" by Lord Listowell, the last British secretary of state for India, Menon cut an influential figure on the world scene. As a young man, Menon served as co-founding editor of Penguin Books, and led the overseas wing of the Indian independence movement, launching the India League in London, aggressively campaigning within the United Kingdom to win public support for Indian independence, and rallying the support of such superpowers as the Soviet Union. In the immediate wake of independence, Menon emerged as engineer of and spokesman for India’s foreign policy, and, more generally, architect of the non-aligned movement; he headed India’s diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom and the United Nations, and distinguished himself in diplomatic matters varying from the Kashmir issue to the Suez crisis.Returning to India, he was repeatedly elected to both houses of the Indian parliament from constituencies as varied as Bombay, Bengal, and his native Kerala, and served as Minister of Defense, overseeing the modernisation of the Indian military and development of the Indian military-industrial complex, and spearheading the Indian annexation of Goa. He resigned in the wake of the Sino-Indian war, following allegations of India’s military unpreparedness, but remained counselor to Nehru, member of parliament and elder statesman until his death.".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon activeYearsEndDate "1962-10-31".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon activeYearsStartDate "1957-04-17".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater Dr._Ambedkar_Government_Law_College,_Chennai.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater London_School_of_Economics.
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- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater University_College_London.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthDate "1896-05-03".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Kozhikode.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Madras_Presidency.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Malabar_District.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthYear "1896".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon deathDate "1974-10-06".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon deathPlace Delhi.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon deathYear "1974".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Defence Minister of India".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Indian Ambassador to the United Nations".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Indian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from Midnapore".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from North Bombay".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from Trivandrum".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Rajya Sabha".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon party Indian_National_Congress.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon successor Yashwantrao_Chavan.
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- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater Dr._Ambedkar_Government_Law_College,_Chennai.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater London_School_of_Economics.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater Presidency_College,_Chennai.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon almaMater "University College London".
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- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthDate "1896-05-03".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthName "Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Kozhikode.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Madras_Presidency.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Malabar_District.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon birthPlace Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
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- V._K._Krishna_Menon dateOfBirth "1896-05-03".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon dateOfDeath "1974-10-06".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon deathDate "1974-10-06".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon deathPlace "Delhi, India".
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- V._K._Krishna_Menon name "Longines Chronoscope with Vengalil Krishna Menon".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon name "Menon, V. K. Krishna".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon nationality "Indian".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office India_House,_London.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office Minister_of_Defence_(India).
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Indian Ambassador to the United Nations".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from Midnapore".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from North Bombay".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Lok Sabha from Trivandrum".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon office "Member of the Rajya Sabha".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon party Indian_National_Congress.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon placeOfBirth Kozhikode.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon placeOfBirth Madras_Presidency.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon placeOfBirth Malabar_District.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon placeOfBirth Presidencies_and_provinces_of_British_India.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon placeOfDeath "Delhi, India".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon predecessor Kailash_Nath_Katju.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon quote "We visited countless villages, and everywhere it was the same thing. Huge crowds surged forward, blocking the streets, while Menon was drowned by the surrounding uproar, his umbrella knocked away by the ceaseless bombardment of flowers and bouquets. He insisted, in spite of the heat of the day, the dust and the exhaustion, on fulfilling his programme".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon quote "Why is that we have never heard voices in connection with the freedom of people under the suppression and tyranny of Pakistani authorities on the other side of the cease-fire line? Why is it that we have not heard here that in ten years these people have not seen a ballot paper? With what voice can either the Security Council or anyone coming before it demand a plebiscite for a people on our side who exercise franchise, who have freedom of speech, who function under a hundred local bodies?".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon shortDescription "Indian politician".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon source "Excerpt from Menon's marathon 1957 address to the United Nations Security Council, The Hindu.".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon source "Eyewitness account of Menon's 1957 campaign, The Hindu.".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon spouse "Unmarried".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon successor Yashwantrao_Chavan.
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1952".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1957".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1962".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1962-10-31".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1967".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1971".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termEnd "1974".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termStart "1947".
- V._K._Krishna_Menon termStart "1952".