Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Veteran RSS Ideologue M.A. Krishnan Dies at 97 in Kochi
M.A. Krishnan was a senior RSS worker who worked for many years in Kerala.
He died at a hospital in Kochi at the age of 97.
He joined the RSS as a pracharak in 1954.
He later became the editor of a publication called Kesari.
He also helped create groups that organised cultural activities for children.
One of these groups was Balagokulam.
He helped make little Krishna and Krishna Jayanthi celebrations popular among children in Kerala.
BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Krishnan’s work would inspire future generations.
M.A. Krishnan, a veteran RSS pracharak and former Kesari editor, died in Kochi at age 97.
Krishnan became an RSS pracharak in 1954 and held several organisational leadership roles.
He edited Kesari from 1964 and wrote about cultural, social and ideological issues.
He helped found and develop Balagokulam and Tapasya Kala Sahitya Vedi.
BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar called Krishnan’s death an irreparable loss to Kerala’s cultural and social life.
- Who
- M.A. Krishnan, a veteran RSS pracharak and former Kesari chief editor, died at 97.
- What
- He died after a long career in RSS organisational, media, literary and cultural activities.
- When
- Tuesday; the report does not specify the date.
- Where
- A private hospital in Kochi, Kerala.
- Age
- 97
- RSS role
- Became an RSS pracharak in 1954
- Media role
- Editor of Kesari from 1964
- Key organisation
- Founder and guiding force behind Balagokulam
- Other initiative
- Founder and guiding force behind Tapasya Kala Sahitya Vedi
- Cultural contribution
- Helped popularise Sri Krishna Jayanthi Shobhayatras across Kerala
- Condolence
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar described his death as an irreparable loss to Kerala’s cultural and social life