Manakampat Kesavan Unni Nayar

Who is Manakampat Kesavan Unni Nayar?

Colonel Manakampat Kesavan Unni Nair was an Indian journalist and diplomat. He was born April 22, 1911 at Manakampat house near Parli, 7 miles from Palakkad in the state of Kerala in southern India.

After an uneventful early education, he took his honours in Literature, from the Madras Christian College. His literary talents were first discovered, in the College Magazine.

He began his professional career at a humorous weekly publication, The Merry Magazine of Madras. He soon moved to The Mail, a Madras daily, but continued to contribute to the Merry Maqazine.

Later, he worked in Washington, Singapore, Burma, Libya and various locations in the Middle East and North Africa. A memorial dedicated to him is sited at Waegwan, on the border between the countries stated above.

An obituary published by the government of India said