V. K. Krishna Menon

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Indian_independence
gptkb:Non-alignment_Movement
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:Presidency_College,_Chennai
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Padma_Vibhushan
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-05-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Kozhikode
gptkbp:closeAssociateOf gptkb:Jawaharlal_Nehru
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-10-06
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Delhi
gptkbp:education gptkb:London_School_of_Economics
gptkb:University_College_London
gptkb:Presidency_College,_Chennai
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Vengalil_Krishnan_Krishna_Menon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label V. K. Krishna Menon
gptkbp:ideology Secularism
Socialism
gptkbp:knownFor Longest speech at the United Nations
Role in Indo-China War 1962
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Malayalam
gptkb:Tamil
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Fabian_Society
gptkb:India_League
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Indian
gptkbp:notableEvent Drafted India's first defence policy
Represented India at United Nations
Resigned after 1962 Sino-Indian War
Instrumental in Indo-British relations post-independence
gptkbp:notableWork Kashmir speech at United Nations
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
politician
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Kumaran_Menon
gptkb:Vellayamma
gptkbp:parliamentaryConstituency gptkb:North_East_Bombay
gptkb:Midnapore
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:High_Commissioner_of_India_to_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Defence_Minister_of_India
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Baldev_Singh
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:spouse never married
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Yashwantrao_Chavan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:school
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3