C. Sadanandan Master

Early life and education Master was born in the village Perinchery near Mattannur, in a Communist-supporting family. His father was Kunhiraman Nambiar, and his mother was Devi Amma. He completed his schooling at Sivapuram Higher Secondary School, Mattannur. Subsequently, he did his pre-degree course at Pazhassi Raja N. S. S. College, Mattanur (Kannur University), followed by graduation from St. Mary's College, Kuthuparamba. He was active as a member of the CPM during his college days, but later left it due to ideological differences. He gained a B.Com degree from Gauhati University, Assam and a B.Ed from Calicut University.

Over the next decade, he grew in the RSS, and by 1994, at age 30, he was serving as the RSS Sahkaryavah in Kannur district. On January 25, 1994, around 8.30 pm, he got down from a bus at Uruvachal near Mattannur, that is when a gang of CPI (M) members allegedly attacked him, pinned him to the ground and hacked both his legs below the knee. They also mutilated the legs so that he couldn't be rejoined surgically. However, after a few months in the hospital, he returned to his school, using prosthetic legs to walk.

In the coming years, he continued his teaching career, remained active in Sangh Parivar politics and was a major opponent of political violence in Kerala politics.

In 2020, he retired as a teacher from a school in Peramangalam village, Thrissur, and became a part of the intellectual wing of the RSS, Bharatiya Vichara Kendram. In 2025, he appointed one of the vice-presidents of the BJP's Kerala Unit.

Personal life He is married to Vanitha Rani, also a teacher. The couple have a daughter, Yamuna Bharati, who is a B.Tech. student.