Balakrishnan was one of the founding leaders of the
Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) in
Kerala. He was elected as an
MLA to the
Travancore-Cochin State Assembly in 1954 from the constituency of Trivandrum II. In 1971 he became the
MP representing the constituency of
Ambalapuzha in
Loksabha. He would later go on to receive the Thamarapathram, an award given to outstanding politicians and activists by the government of India. K. Balakrishnan is best remembered as the editor and publisher of
Kaumudi weekly―a periodical started by his grand father
C V Kunhiraman―that was widely popular in the southern parts of the present Kerala state. A unique feature in the weekly, 'pathradhiparodu chodikkuka' (Ask the editor) in which readers could ask the editor about anything under the sun (but not a quiz session) was immensely appreciated by most readers. ==Books==