A. Jayashankar

A. Jayashankar (born 21 September 1962) is an Indian lawyer, social critic, political analyst, and journalist from Kerala. He is known for his sarcastic articles published in Madhyamam Weekly under the pseudonym K. Rajeshwari. He anchored a weekly news analysing show Varanthyam in the Malayalam news channel Indiavision. He appears as a political analyst in various Malayalam TV networks.

A. Jayashankar
Born (1962-09-21) 21 September 1962
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • social critic
  • writer
  • journalist
  • political analyst
Home townAluva, Kerala, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
Spouse(s)
Jaya
(
m. 2014)

Early life

Jayasankar was born in 1962 to Paamadath Vasudevan Pillai and Kalarikkal Saudamini. He studied in Mar Athanasius High School, Nedumbassery, Union Christian College, Aluva, and Government Law College, Ernakulam. He obtained post-graduation in Law and History with top ranks. Working as a lawyer since 1989. Served as Government Pleader in the Kerala High Court from 1996 to 2000. At the age of 51, he married Dr. Jaya in February, 2014.

Works

He had served as a Government Pleader from 1996 to 2000. He is known for his sarcastic articles published in Madhyamam Weekly under the pseudonym Rajeshwari. He anchored a weekly news analyzing television show Varanthyam in the Malayalam news channel Indiavision. He appears as a political analyst in various Malayalam television networks.[1] Jayashankar authored two books: Communist Bharanavum Vimochana Samaravum, based on the First E. M. S. Namboodiripad ministry and its dismissal, and Casting Manthrisabha, about the downfall of the Second K. Karunakaran ministry, a short-lived coalition government which survived just 81 days in Kerala with the help of casting vote. He is a member of the Communist Party of India (CPI) since 1986 and a member of CPI affiliated lawyers associations Kerala High Court Advocates' Branch Committee and the Indian Association of Lawyers.[2][3]

Bibliography
  • Communist Bharanavum Vimochana Samaravum (Mathrubhumi Books, 2012)
  • Casting Manthrisabha (Mathrubhumi Books, 2015)

Filmography

References
  1. "Adv A Jayashankar". Mathrubhumi. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  2. പട്ടാന്നൂർ, രാധാകൃഷ്ണൻ (24 July 2019). "അഡ്വ. ജയശങ്കറിനെതിരേ സി.പി.ഐ.യിൽ പടയൊരുക്കം". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  3. TNN (12 July 2020). "CPI censures Jayashankar for hitting out at LDF". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  4. Thomas, Pramod (5 October 2014). "'The Great Indian Circus' Worth Ignoring". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
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