K. Sankaran Nair

K. Sankaran Nair (20 December 1919 – 17 November 2015), known as Colonel Menon among his colleagues, was an Indian civil servant, diplomat and the director of Research and Analysis Wing. He served as the Indian High Commissioner to Singapore from 1986 to 1988 and was the last surviving member of the Indian Imperial Police. He was reported to have played a crucial role in the formation of Bangladesh, through R&AW operations during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

K. Sankaran Nair
Born(1919-12-20)20 December 1919
Ottapalam, Madras Presidency, British India
(present day Palakkad, Kerala, India)
Died17 November 2015(2015-11-17) (aged 95)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Other namesColonel Menon
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
Occupations
  • Intelligence officer
  • Diplomat
  • Civil servant
Known forBangladesh Liberation War
AwardsPadma Bhushan

His memoirs, Inside IB and RAW: A Rolling Stone that Gathered Moss, published in 2008 made news for the insider details it contained about two of the highest intelligence agencies in India. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1983, for his contributions to society.

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