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Prof. Meenakshy Thampan

D o B 5/12/1941

father: Late Adv K K Thampan Mother: Late P RajaKumari Amma Children: Adv Ranjith Thampan Adv Rajesh Thampan Meera Thampan

Education Little flower Girls High School Irinjalakuda - till SSLC

Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur - Pre University & BA Economics

Govt. Victoria College Palakkad - MA English Literature

Became English Lecturer in Saint mary's College Thrissur at the age of 20.

Joined Saint Joseph's College Irinjalakuda and retired as Head of English Department in 1996

Took membership of CPI in early 1970s. Elected to District leadership of Kerala Mahila Samgham Thrissur and to the state leadership.

She was instrumental in organising women all over the state under Kerala Mahila Samgham. She along with prominent leaders like Rosamma Punnoose, Koothattukulam Mary, Bhargavi Thankappan, CK Sali and Ramani George made Kerala Mahila Samgham a formidable organization.

In the Assembly Election of 1987, CPI fielded Meenakshy Thampan as LDF candidate against sitting Chief Minister of the State Sri K Karunakaran from Mala Constituency. Meenakshy Thampan rose to fame and was the main attraction in media. In a fiercely contested election, Karunakaran managed to scrape through.

She was again fielded in 1989 as a candidate from Thrissur Parliament Constituency but lost by a slender margin.

In 1991, she was elected as an MLA from communist bastion Kodungallur. She was re elected in 1996.

Meenakshy Thampan was chosen as the Chairperson of the legislature committee for welfare of women children and differently abled. Her tenure was a commendable one.

Meenakshy Thampan later on was nominated as member of Kerala State Women's commission

Meenakshy Thampan has written several articles in Malayalam and English which were compiled and published as a book PROF MEENAKSHY THAMPANTE LEKHANANGAL.

Meenakshy Thampan has penned her autobiography which was published in 2020. MANODARPPANATHILE MAAYATHA CHITHRANGAL was released by CPI State Secretary Kanam Rajendran and first copy was received by Adv Prakashbabu, the Assistant Secretary of CPI state council.

Meenakshy Thampan is the chairperson of Adv KR THAMPAN Smaraka Trust. Activities of the Trust gives financial assistance to the needy patients to procure medicines, to undergo dialysis, surgeries etc. It also employs few women and makes bags usings recycled goods. It also manufactures and distributes eco friendly sanitary napkins.