Dr.P.Ravindranath was a part of the management movement in Kerala for many years. He contributed to the management movement in many ways – as a management professional representing many Indo-American companies having global network in the state and nationally, as a management teacher and researcher, as a mentor to many management students, and also by taking up many leadership roles in Kerala Management Association which is the largest professional body of Managers in Kerala.

He started his association with Kerala Management Association (KMA) in 1987. He has held various offices in the Kerala Management Association which include Hon. Joint Secretary for two terms (1991-93), Hon. Secretary (1993-94) and Vice President (2006-07) before becoming the President in 2007-08, the Golden Jubilee Year of KMA. During his presidentship many new initiatives were launched by KMA. There were 65 programmes organised by KMA during the year.

He was also the Executive Trustee and Chairman of the KMA Management Education Trust. The Trust has initiated a Post Graduate Diploma Program for Management Teachers during his year jointly with IGNOU. He was also the Chairman, Editorial Committee of K-MAN, the Quarterly Management Journal of Kerala Management Association during 1991-92 and 1996-97. He was also chairing different committees during the period 1991-2004.

Dr.Ravindranath is a life member of All India Management Association, Kerala Management Association and Coimbatore Management Association. All India Management Association conferred a Fellowship on him for his outstanding contributions to the management movement.