TN Joy alias Najmal Babu is a political thinker, activist, writer and also beauty consultant who lives in Kodungallur alias Muziris in Kerala. He was active in the Naxalite movement from the 1960s and was part of its early activities and ideological debates. He was imprisoned during Emergency and had to undergo severe physical torture under police custody. He has published several books and has been a catalyst to political discourses, cultural debates and social activism ranging from Kiss of Love to Campaign for Pension for Emergency prisoners.