| Diwan Bahadur E.K. Krishnan | |
| Office: | Kannur, Thalassery ദിവാൻ |
| Birth Date: | 1841 |
| Death Date: | 1907 |
| Occupation: | Civil servant, administrator |
Diwan Bahadur E. K. Krishnan (1841–1907) Thalassery in Kannur, served as a sub-judge in the Madras Court in 1861 and as an English writer in the Thalassery Civil Court and munsiple chair.[1] In 1896 he retired from the British administration with the service of Deputy Collector of Malabar and Diwan of Malabar.[2] [3] He was the father of the botanist Janaki Ammal.[4]
Edavalath Kakkat Krishnan was the son of Kunkan Vaidyar and Devi Kuruvai of Kakkat family belonged a famous Thiyyar House, Kakkat, in Thalassery, under the Madras Presidency. Krishnan played a major role in helping many Malayalees to get jobs under the British rule, most of them from Thalassery.