His uncle, General P.P. Kumaramangalam was a veteran of the Second World War and a former Chief of Army Staff while his father Mohan Kumaramangalam was an important theorist and organiser of the undivided Communist Party of India.
His uncle was a veteran of the Second World War. His uncle was a former Chief of Army Staff. His father Mohan Kumaramangalam was an important theorist and organiser of the undivided Communist Party of India. General P.P. Kumaramangalam was his uncle.