K. M. Tharakan Explained

Prof. Dr. K.M.Tharakan
Birth Date:1930 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Puthencavu, Chengannur, Travancore, British India
Death Place:Thiruvalla, Kerala, India
Occupation:Writer, critic, novelist, professor, editor, orator
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:Banaras Hindu University Mahatma Gandhi University
Spouse:Rachel Tharakan

K. M. Tharakan (1930–2003) was a noted Indian critic, novelist, litterateur and educationalist from Kerala. He was the President of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[1]

Biography

Early life

K. M. Tharakan was born on 6 October 1930 at Puthencavu, the son of Mariamma and Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan.[2] He was married to Rachel Tharakan. He had two sons and two daughters.

In 1946, he completed his SSLC in English medium from the Chengannur English High School. He obtained his Master of Arts degree in Literature from the Banaras Hindu University. After his MA he continued with his studies in Religion & Culture at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary.[3]

Career

Tharakan worked as a lecturer at St. Albert's College from 1952 to 1959.[4] From 1959 to 1979, he worked at Mar Athanasius College of Arts, Kothamangalam, retiring in 1980 as the department head.[5] He was appointed as the editor of the Malayala Manorama Weekly in 1979 and also served as the editor of Bhashaposhini. In 1991 he was appointed as the President of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[6] He authored over 50 books and various literary critiques and articles. He also translated many Malayalam works into English. He was awarded a Ph.D. from Mahatma Gandhi University in 1995 for his thesis, Theory of Synaesthesis in the Perspective of Rasa Sidantha.[7]

Among other awards, he was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1975 for his work Paschathya Sahitya Thatwasastram, a literary criticism.[8]

Death

K. M. Tharakan died on 16 July 2003, at a private hospital in Tiruvalla after a prolonged illness.[9] He was buried at St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral in Puthencavu.

K. M. Tharakan Foundation

The K. M. Tharakan Foundation was set up in 1990 in his honour. The foundation awards the Aacharya Award, which carries a citation and a cash prize of US$100. The award is given to individuals who make significant contributions in the fields of society, culture and education.[10] Winners of the Aacharya Award include Cyriac Thomas, D. Babu Paul[11] and Fr. V. M. Varghese Kallooparambil.[12]

Selected works

Critiques

Novels

Biographies

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Succession list of Presidents, Vice Presidents and Secretaries.. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 July 2013.
  2. Web site: K M Tharakan. Profile. Puzha Books. 28 July 2013. India. Malayalam. 2 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120902022859/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=529. dead.
  3. Web site: കെ.എം. തരകന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു. One India. 27 July 2013. Malayalam. 16 July 2003.
  4. Web site: Alumni. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210072551/http://www.alberts.ac.in/alumni.htm. 10 December 2004. St. Albert's College. 26 July 2013.
  5. Web site: English Department. Mar Athanasius College of Arts. 26 July 2013.
  6. Book: Development/Digression Diary of India – 3rd Companion volume to Information India. 1993. Concept Publishing Co.. New Delhi. 81-7022-305-9. 34. S P Agrawal. First. Awards.
  7. PhD . Theory of Synaesthests in the Perspective of Rasa Siddhanta. (Synaesthesis and Santa Rasa) . Mahatma Gandhi University . K M Tharakan . November 1995. 10603/644 . free . Shodhganga.
  8. Web site: List of winners from 1966–2003. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 July 2013. Malayalam.
  9. News: Literary critic K M Tharakan dies. https://archive.today/20130729174828/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2003-07-16/thiruvananthapuram/27210461_1_literary-profound-grief-eminent-writer. 29 July 2013. 26 July 2013. 16 July 2003. PTI. The Times of India. Pathanamthitta.
  10. Web site: Award to TK Thomas. CCA News. Christian Conference of Asia. 34. December 2000. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140819223431/http://cca.org.hk/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/00-12.pdf. 19 August 2014.
  11. Web site: Dr.Babu Paul has been awarded Dr. K. M. Tharakan Foundation "Achaarya" Award. Malankara Syriac Voice. 27 July 2013. https://archive.today/20130729174746/http://www.malankarasyriacvoice.com/2011/October2011Archives.htm. 29 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Acharya award for Fr Varghese Kalloparambil. 27 July 2013.
  13. Book: Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: sassay to zorgot. 1992. 81-260-1221-8. 4325. Sahitya Akademi. Sahitya Akademi . First -reprinted 2001. Mohan Lal. 27 July 2013. Book.
  14. Book: Moral foundations of the Indian civilization. 1990. India Peace center.
  15. Book: Western and Eastern Poetics. 1999. Sangam Books Limited. India. 978-0-86132-383-8.
  16. Web site: Avalanu Bharya. 27 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042309/http://hebbalorthodoxchurch.com/book/avalanu-bharya. 4 March 2016.
  17. Web site: Biography Archives. List of biographies in KCHR archives. Kerala Council for Historic Research. 27 July 2013. Kerala.
  18. Book: Anugraheethanaya Basheer. 1989. Janata Services. Cochin. 978-81-87649-52-6.

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