 Later he became the joint secretary of the Travancore branch of All India Forward Bloc, founded by Subhas Chandra Bose.After Bose left India, Mr. Kurian joined Congress Socialist Party and became closely associated with Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia.After Lohia's death in 1967, Mr. Kurian founded Lohia Study Centre at Thiruvananthapuram, which was later renamed as Lohia Vichāra Vedi.