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= Bharati Udayabhanu = Bharati Udayabhanu was an Indian Politician and Author from the state of Kerala.

She hailed from the famous ezhava family, Komalezhathu from Mavelikkara, Alapuzha district, kerala

She was a member of the Rajya Sabha for two consecutive terms.

Her book depicting her move from a normal housewife to a Parliamentarian ' Adukkalayil Ninnu Parliamentilekku" was critically acclaimed

She was married to the Congress leader and celebrated malayalam author A P Udayabhanu

Biography
Bharati wasd born to Varanappallil Kochu Pillai Panikkar and Komelezhathu Kochu Chekothi in the year 1915.

Early Life
After her schooling in local institutions she joined the Madras university for graduation. She stood second in the University for the BA examination

During her university days she met her future husband, fell in love and the couple married when both of them were hardly twenty.

For the next seventeen years she played a supporting role to her husband in his political endeavours though she was actively involved in the political movements.

Contribution to Politics
Bharati was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Kerala for the first time in 1954. During her tenure she actively defended Kerala's interests in the States Reorganisation in 1957. She was subsequently re elected for a second term and remained a member till 1964. She was the second woman to be elected a Member of the Parliament from the reorganised state of Kerala.

Contribution to Literature
Bharati authored a two part memoirs of her time in Parliament, Adukkalyil Ninnu Parliamentilekku, ( Form Kitchen to Parliament), which was critically acclaimed. The first part of the book won her the Sahitya Akkadami Award in the year 1961. Her biography of Jawaharlal Nehru, Ormakalile Nehru, a collection of her memoirs on the former Indian Prime Minister too recieved wide acclaim.

Marriage and Children
She was married to the noted Politician, Author, Journalist and Gandhian AP Udayabhanu

The couple had 5 children

Dr Suleikha Sreedharan

Mrs Urmila Vijayan

Dr U Jayaprakash

Mrs Ashalatha Mohanbabu

Mrs Priyadarsini Venugopal

Death
Bharati Udayabhanu passed away at her residence in Trivandrum in April 1983 due to a cardiac arrest.

Published Works

 * 1) Adukkalayil ninnu Parlimentilekku( 2 Voumes)
 * 2) Ormakalile Nehru
 * 3) Roopantharanal