in 1994. She founded Janadhipathya Samrakshana Samithi (the J. S. S.) in 1994, which later became a member of the Congress-led anti-Marxist alliance United Democratic Front. Minister in the Congress ministries K. R. Gouri served as the Minister of Agriculture in the third A. K. Antony ministry (May 2001 – August 2004). She also a served as the Minister of Agriculture, Soil Conservation, Soil Survey, Warehousing Corporation, Dairy Development, Milk Co-operatives, Agricultural University, Animal Husbandry and Coir in the first Chandy ministry (August 2004 – May 2006). Later years Gouri published her autobiography titled Athmakatha, which won the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for best Autobiography/Biography in 2011. K. R. Gouri died on 11 May 2021. She was cremated at the Valiya Chudukad in Alappuzha. Positions held Kerala State Secretariat Member, Communist Party of India Marxist. Chairman, Committee on Government Assurances (1960-1961) Chairman, Public Accounts Committee (1986 - 87) President, Kerala Karshaka Sangam (1960 - 1984) President, Kerala Mahila Sangam (from 1967 - 1976) Secretary, Kerala Mahila Sangam (1976 - 1987) In popular culture Films Lal Salam (1990), co-written by Cheriyan Kalpakavadi and directed by Venu Nagavalli. Chief Minister K. R. Gowthami (1994), written by Salim Cherthala and directed by Babu Raj (Babu Cherthala) References External links 1919 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Indian women politicians 20th-century Indian politicians 21st-century Indian women politicians 21st-century Indian politicians Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala Communist Party of India politicians from Kerala Indian centenarians Women centenarians Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy politicians Kerala MLAs 1960–1964 Kerala MLAs 1970–1977 Kerala MLAs 1982–1987 Kerala MLAs 1991–1996 Kerala MLAs 1996–2001 Kerala politicians Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni St. Teresa's College alumni Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram alumni Malayali politicians People of the Kingdom of Cochin Politicians from Alappuzha Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1952–1954 Travancore–Cochin MLAs 1954–1956 Women members of the Kerala Legislative Assembly Women members of the Travancore–Cochin Legislative Assembly Women of the Kingdom of Cochin