R. Bindu

R. Bindu
R. Bindu
Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice, Government of Kerala
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2021
Chief Minister	Pinarayi Vijayan
Preceded by	K. T. Jaleel; (Minister for Higher Education); K. K. Shailaja; (Minister for Social Justice);
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2021
Preceded by	K. U. Arunan
Constituency	Irinjalakuda
Mayor of Thrissur
	In office; 7 October 2005 – 6 October 2010
Preceded by	Jose Kattukkaran
Succeeded by	I. P. Paul
Personal details
Born	Irinjalakuda, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Political party	Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse	A. Vijayaraghavan
Children	A. Harikrishnan
Residence(s)	Thejaswini, Harisree Nagar, Thrikkumaramkutam, Ayyanthole, Thrissur, Kerala
Alma mater	Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; University of Calicut; Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur; St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda;

R. Bindu is an Indian politician of CPI(M), who serves as Minister for Higher Education and Social Justice,^[1] Government of Kerala.

Early life and education

Bindu was born in 1967 as the daughter of N. Radhakrishnan and K. K. Shanthakumari. She completed her education in Irinjalakkuda Girls' High School, St. Joseph's College, Irinjalakuda, and JNU Delhi. She holds a MA in English Literature and an MPhil and PhD. Bindu entered social activities through student politics.

Career

Bindu is a former Mayor of the Thrissur Municipal Corporation, Kerala.^[2]^[3]^[4] She is the first woman minister from Thrissur district.^[5] She is also the first woman MLA from Irinjalakuda constituency. Bindu was the Vice Principal and Head of English Department at Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur. She was the member of the senate and syndicate of the Calicut University.^[6] She is the central committee member of AIDWA and also has close association with All India Democratic Women's Association.

Bindu is married to A. Vijayaraghavan, former parliamentarian and Former Secretary of the CPI(M) Kerala State Committee.

References

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Meet the 11 women MLAs who will join the Kerala Assembly". Haritha John. The NewsMinute. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
^ "Lalur residents to block road". The Hindu. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
^ "Veena George to replace KK Shailaja as Kerala health minister; here's list of new ministers and portfolios". Times Now. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
^ "Thrissur gets its first woman minister". The Hindu. 20 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
^ T. Ramavarman (11 March 2021). "Kerala elections: R Bindu denies allegations against her candidature | Kerala Election News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

External links

Uproarious scenes at Thrissur Corporation

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Meet the 11 women MLAs who will join the Kerala Assembly". Haritha John. The NewsMinute. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

[3] "Lalur residents to block road". The Hindu. 13 January 2010. Archived from the original on 18 January 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.

[4] "Veena George to replace KK Shailaja as Kerala health minister; here's list of new ministers and portfolios". Times Now. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

[5] "Thrissur gets its first woman minister". The Hindu. 20 May 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

[6] T. Ramavarman (11 March 2021). "Kerala elections: R Bindu denies allegations against her candidature | Kerala Election News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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