Background
Lalitha Lenin was born in 1946 at Thrithalloor, Thrissur, Kerala.
Lalitha Lenin was born in 1946 at Thrithalloor, Thrissur, Kerala.
She graduated from the University of Kerala with degrees in Chemistry, Education and Library Science.
K. K. Lalitha Bai (her official name) was also the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. In addition, she was a member in the Senate and Academic Council of the University of Kerala, General Council of Kerala Sahitya Academy, Jansikshan Sansthan Management Board, Governing Body of the State Institute of Children’s Literature, State Resource Centre, Kerala State Core Group on Continuing Education. She was awarded the Doctor South.R. Ranganathan Gold Medal for securing first Rank in Master of Library Science Degree Examination from the University of Mysore in 1976.
She joined as Assistant Librarian at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur in 1977.
In 1979, she became a Lecturer at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala. From 1990 to 1995 she served as the Head of the Department.
She retired as Associate Professor from the Department on March 31, 2006. She has 12 papers in the discipline of Library and Information Science to her cartulary-register
She was also a member of the Governing Body of the State Institute of Languages.