K.S. Vasan was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist from the Kolar Gold Fields. [1] [2] who organized the first leftist trade union in the gold fields during the 1940s. [3] Vasan, then a young man, arrived at the Kolar Gold Fields from Madras and went on to build a union that mobilized labourers from thirteen different mining companies. [4] He was arrested as he led a workers revolt against the British authorities. [5]
Vasan later teamed up with M. C. Narasimhan and V.M. Govindan. Together they were called the 'Red Triad'. [3] [4] The Red Triad combine managed to achieve several victories for the miners, such as wage revision. [4]
As of 1963, Vasan was the president of the Mysore Mine Workers Union, [6] which was affiliated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). [7]
During the 1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election, Vasan contested the Kolar Gold Fields assembly seat. The constituency had two seats, one general and one reserved for Scheduled Castes; Vasan chose to contest the general seat, [4] and was elected with 18,029 votes. P.M. Swamidorai of the Scheduled Castes Federation won the other seat. [8]
When the Communist Party of India split, Vasan sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). [9]
K.S. Vasan was an Indian communist politician and trade unionist from the Kolar Gold Fields. [1] [2] who organized the first leftist trade union in the gold fields during the 1940s. [3] Vasan, then a young man, arrived at the Kolar Gold Fields from Madras and went on to build a union that mobilized labourers from thirteen different mining companies. [4] He was arrested as he led a workers revolt against the British authorities. [5]
Vasan later teamed up with M. C. Narasimhan and V.M. Govindan. Together they were called the 'Red Triad'. [3] [4] The Red Triad combine managed to achieve several victories for the miners, such as wage revision. [4]
As of 1963, Vasan was the president of the Mysore Mine Workers Union, [6] which was affiliated with the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC). [7]
During the 1952 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election, Vasan contested the Kolar Gold Fields assembly seat. The constituency had two seats, one general and one reserved for Scheduled Castes; Vasan chose to contest the general seat, [4] and was elected with 18,029 votes. P.M. Swamidorai of the Scheduled Castes Federation won the other seat. [8]
When the Communist Party of India split, Vasan sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). [9]