The unpreparedness of the army was blamed on Defence Minister Menon, who " resigned " his government post to allow for someone who might modernise India's military further.

It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service. The first recipitants of this award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, V. K. Krishna Menon in the year 1954

In Kerala, they formed a government together with Congress, with the CPI-leader C. Achutha Menon as Chief Minister.

In 1969 the party left the CPI ( M )- led government and participated in the formation of a new government, led by Communist Party of India leader Achutha Menon as Chief Minister, together with CPI, RSP, KSP and Kerala Congress.

When the Bar Council of India proposed building a new law school in early 1980s, Dr. Menon volunteered for the job and set up the Bangalore-based National Law School of India University with a USD $ 150, 000 government grant.

After India gained independence in 1947, Menon was appointed high commissioner to the United Kingdom, a post in which he remained until 1952.

In 1952, Menon accepted the command of the Indian delegation to the United Nations, a position he would hold until 1962.

Menon also worked assiduously to ensure that Nehru would succeed Mahatma Gandhi as the moral leader and executive of the Indian independence movement, and to clear the way for Nehru's eventual accession as the first Prime Minister of an independent India.

Menon remained a great admirer of Mahathma Gandhi and wrote the poem " ente Gurunathan " (" My Great Teacher ") in his praise.

* Shah, RV ; Menon, GK ; Desai, JH ; Jani, MB ( 1977 ) Feather loss from capital tracts of Painted Storks related to growth and maturity: 1.

* Kumara Padma Sivasankara Menon ( 1977 – 78 )

The airport was sanctioned after a long period of struggle which began in 1977 under the leadership of freedom fighter K. P. Kesava Menon.

congressmen, Krishnan Menon, when no one in the state Congress party came up front to oppose Mr. Menon.

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It was a position from which Capitol chairman Bhaskar Menon refused to budge, while Harrison was equally adamant that, since all the artists were providing their services for free and the album packaging was being supplied by Apple at no charge, the record company " must give up something " also.

His policies on Kashmir and the integeration of the state into India was frequently defended in front of the United Nations by his aide, Krishna Menon, a brilliant diplomat who earned a reputation in India for his passionate speeches.

The College was formally inaugurated on 5 August 1957 by the then minister of Health, Kerala state Dr. A. R. Menon, whose initiative and zeal were responsible for the establishment of the institution.

Described 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 was an influential and controversial figure on the world scene, and the architect of the Third Bloc foreign policy of non-alignment.

Vallathol Narayana Menon () ( 1878 – 1958 ), popularly known as Mahakavi, was a celebrated poet in Malayalam language, which is spoken in the South Indian state of Kerala.

Menon was born in Chenara, near Tirur, in Malappuram District of Kerala state, southern India.

After the 1970 elections Achyutha Menon became elected Chief Minister for the second time.

Initially, the rebel forces of Velu Thampi Dalawa and Paliath Achan Govindan Menon were successful and on December 18, 1808, they stormed the Residents house in Cochin.

The young men were two police officers Sub-Inspector K. M Kuttikrishna Menon and Constable Raman.

In 2007, hundreds of pages of MI5 files documenting their coverage of Menon were released, including transcripts of phone conversations and intercepted correspondences with other statesmen and Nehru himself.

Divakar and the songs were sung by P. Leela, T. K. Govinda Rao, Vasudeva Kurup, C. K. Raghavan, Sarojini Menon and Vimala B. Varma, who is credited as the first playback singer of Malayalam cinema.

When Tissaphernes arrested and executed Clearchus, Proxenus, Menon, Agias ( possibly the same person as Sophaenetus ), and Socrates, their places were taken by Xenophon, Timasion, Xanthicles, Cleanor, and Philesius, with the Spartan Chirisophus as the general commander.

They were conceived in 1961 by V. K. Krishna Menon, the then Defence Minister of India, to rectify the regional and class imbalance amongst the Officer cadre of the Indian Military, and to prepare students for entry into the National Defence Academy ( NDA ), Khadakwasla, Pune and Indian Naval Academy.

The actors, particularly the trio of Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Kay Kay Menon, were lavished with praise for their controlled yet intense performances.

The audio rights of Kanden, were bought by Gautham Menon after Singer Krish and Vijay had given a copy to Menon following the recommendation of actress Sangeetha and producer Sebastian.

The event featured performances from Chinmayi, Suchitra and Krish whilst Gautham Menon, Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj and Karthik Kumar were also in attendance.

In 1955, Menon intervened in the case of several American airmen who had been held by China, meeting with Chinese premier Zhou En-Lai before flying to Washington to confer with and counsel American President Dwight Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, at the request of British Prime Minister Anthony Eden .< ref >

Many directors sprang up in this period, PN Menon made ' rosy ' and later ' Chemparanthi ', then Aravindan and Adoor too started work in 1960s to became famous later.

During this period, Menon pioneered a novel foreign policy for India, which he dubbed non-alignment in 1952, charting a third course between the USA and USSR.

Menon wrote predominantly in Malayalam, and, along with Kumaran Asan and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer, was part of a highly creative period in Malayalam literature.

In the Roman period the city changed its name to Tiveriopolis, which is evidenced by a marble statue base dedicated to the patron Tiberius Claudius Menon, who lived in the period between late 2nd and early 3rd century.

Thus the writ is issued in both cases where there is excess of jurisdiction and where there is absence of jurisdiction ( S. Govind Menon vs. union of India, AIR 1967 SC 1274 ).

It was recorded on location in Maharashtra, India earlier in 2007 with a cast drawn from Bollywood, Indian television and the Mumbai English-speaking theatre traditions ; actors included Nadir Khan as Vishvadev ( i. e. Valentine ), Arghya Lahiri as Parminder ( Proteus ), Anu Menon as Syoni ( Silvia ), Avantika Akerkar as Jumaana / Servi ( Julia / Sebastian ), Sohrab Ardishir as The Maharaja ( Duke of Milan ) and Zafar Karachiwala as Thaqib ( Thurio ).

The Bar Council of India presented a Plaque of Honour to Dr. Menon for his contribution to the legal profession and the Commonwealth Legal Education Association elected him as its President for a four year term ( 1994 – 98 ).

Current History ’ s board of contributing editors today includes Catherine Boone ( University of Texas at Austin ); Bruce Cumings ( University of Chicago ); Deborah Davis ( Yale University ); David B. H. Denoon ( New York University ); Larry Diamond ( Stanford University ); Michele Dunne ( Carnegie Endowment for International Peace ); Barry Eichengreen ( University of California, Berkeley ); C. Christine Fair ( Georgetown University ); Sumit Ganguly ( Indiana University ); Marshall Goldman ( Wellesley College ); G. John Ikenberry ( Princeton University ); Michael T. Klare ( Hampshire College ); Joshua Kurlantzick ( Council on Foreign Relations ); Michael McFaul ( Stanford University, currently on leave ); Rajan Menon ( Lehigh University ); Augustus Richard Norton ( Boston University ); Joseph Nye ( Harvard University ); Michael Shifter ( Inter-American Dialogue ); Arturo Valenzuela ( Georgetown University, currently on leave ); and Jeffrey Wasserstrom ( University of California, Irvine ).

* Menon, V. P. ( 1995 ).

Ravunni Menon stays with his wife whose name too is Revathi ( Sukumari ).

His son, Vishnu ( Kay Kay Menon ), plays a foul-mouthed producer who is more interested in the film actress Sapna ( Nisha Kothari ) than his wife Amrita ( Rukhsar ).

Chelat Achutha Menon ( 13 January 1913-16 August 1991 ) was a senior leader of the Communist Party of India ( CPI ).

His major other collaborations with directors include Mohan ( Oru Katha Oru Nunakkatha, Sakshyam, Pakshe and Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu ), Sibi Malayil ( Kireedam, Chenkol, Dasaratham and Nee Varuvolam ), Sreenivasan ( Vadakkunokkiyantram and Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala ), Lohithadas ( Bhoothakkannadi and Arayannangalude Veedu ), Kamal ( Peruvannapurathe Visheshangal, Shubhayathra, Ee Puzhayum Kadannu and Paavam Paavam Rajakumaran ), and Balachandra Menon ( Shesham Kazhchayil, Premageethangal, Kilukilukkam and Kelkatha Shabdam ).

Kesava Menon married Akathethara Manikyamelidam Laxmi Nethyaramma ( daughter of the then Maharajah of Palghat ).

The film opens in Delhi University in Hindu College with the story of three students, Kay Kay Menon ( as Siddhartha Tyabji ), Chitrangada Singh ( as Geeta Rao ) and Shiney Ahuja ( as Vikram Malhotra ).