{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=868","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=866","results":[{"id":15995,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"K. M. George (writer)","bio":"\nKarimpumannil Mathai George (1914–2002), popularly known as Dr. K. M. George, was an eminent Malayalam writer and educator. An erudite scholar and literary critic with astute organisational capabilities, he is best known as a pioneer of Comparative Indian Studies and Literatures. He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian honour, the Padma Shri, the highest literary award of the Government of Kerala, the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram and the third highest Indian civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, besides other honours.\nK. M. George was born on 20 April 1914 at Edayaranmula, in the present-day Pathanamthitta district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Kurien Mathai and Mariamma. After schooling at Malakkara Primary School, Edayaranmula Marthoma School and St. Thomas School, Kozhenchery, he passed the intermediate course from Madras Christian College (MCC) before graduating in Mathematics from the Union Christian College, Aluva. Starting his career as a lecturer at his alma mater, MCC, he continued his studies and secured a master's degree in Malayalam literature from the University of Madras in 1941. He was a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and at Chicago and California Universities. He was also a Senior Specialist at the East–West Center, Hawaii, engaged in research on the impact of the West on Indian writing. He was associated with Sahitya Akademi (Indian Academy of Letters) right from its inception and was the Secretary of its Southern Region. He was also the vice president of Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Academy of Letters).\nGeorge was married to Eliyamma, the marriage taking place in 1944. He died on 19 November 2002, at Thiruvananthapuram. at the age of 88.","raw_bio":"Karimpumannil Mathai George (1914–2002), popularly known as Dr. K. M. George, was an eminent Malayalam writer and educator. An erudite scholar and literary critic with astute organisational capabilities, he is best known as a pioneer of Comparative Indian Studies and Literatures. He was a recipient of the fourth highest Indian civilian honour, the Padma Shri, the highest literary award of the Government of Kerala, the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram and the third highest Indian civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, besides other honours. K. M. George was born on 20 April 1914 at Edayaranmula, in the present-day Pathanamthitta district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Kurien Mathai and Mariamma. After schooling at Malakkara Primary School, Edayaranmula Marthoma School and St. Thomas School, Kozhenchery, he passed the intermediate course from Madras Christian College (MCC) before graduating in Mathematics from the Union Christian College, Aluva. Starting his career as a lecturer at his alma mater, MCC, he continued his studies and secured a master's degree in Malayalam literature from the University of Madras in 1941. He was a visiting professor at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, and at Chicago and California Universities. He was also a Senior Specialist at the East–West Center, Hawaii, engaged in research on the impact of the West on Indian writing. He was associated with Sahitya Akademi (Indian Academy of Letters) right from its inception and was the Secretary of its Southern Region. He was also the vice president of Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Academy of Letters). George was married to Eliyamma, the marriage taking place in 1944. He died on 19 November 2002, at Thiruvananthapuram. at the age of 88.","slug":"k-m-george-writer","DOB":"1914-04-20","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Thiruvananthapuram","url":"/sootradhar/k-m-george-writer","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.797737","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15996,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"P. G. George","bio":"\nP. G. George (born 8 October 1952 is an Indian Old Testament scholar who was dean of studies at the South Asia Theological Research Institute, Serampore, West Bengal.\nGeorge's research works have been reviewed in the Toronto Journal of Theology and the Elenchus of Biblica.  George researched on the Hebrew Bible using the methodology of Semantics which puts him among the Translation scholars in the line of Basil Rebera.\nGeorge is a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India which has been a scholarly fellowship for Biblical scholars of the Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and Charismatic Churches since the past fifty years and has attended the biennial conclave of the Society for Biblical Studies, India in 2014 held at Bangalore which elected P. Joseph Titus as its president for the biennium 2014–2016.  Incidentally, George's teacher, Anthony Raymond Ceresko, OSFS was also a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India.","raw_bio":"P. G. George (born 8 October 1952 is an Indian Old Testament scholar who was dean of studies at the South Asia Theological Research Institute, Serampore, West Bengal. George's research works have been reviewed in the Toronto Journal of Theology and the Elenchus of Biblica.  George researched on the Hebrew Bible using the methodology of Semantics which puts him among the Translation scholars in the line of Basil Rebera. George is a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India which has been a scholarly fellowship for Biblical scholars of the Protestant, Orthodox, Catholic, and Charismatic Churches since the past fifty years and has attended the biennial conclave of the Society for Biblical Studies, India in 2014 held at Bangalore which elected P. Joseph Titus as its president for the biennium 2014–2016.  Incidentally, George's teacher, Anthony Raymond Ceresko, OSFS was also a member of the Society for Biblical Studies, India.","slug":"p-g-george","DOB":"1952-10-08","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Travancore Cochin, India","url":"/sootradhar/p-g-george","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.807516","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15997,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"T. J. S. George","bio":"\nThayil Jacob Sony George (born 7 May 1928) is an Indian writer and biographer who received a Padma Bhushan award in 2011 in the field of literature and education. The fourth of eight siblings, TJS was born in Kerala, India to Thayil Thomas Jacob, a magistrate, and Chachiamma Jacob, a homemaker. Although his roots are in Thumpamon, Kerala, he lives in Bangalore and Coimbatore with his wife Ammu. He has a daughter, Sheba Thayil and a son, Jeet Thayil. American TV journalist Raj Mathai is his nephew.\nT. J. S. George has achieved distinction internationally as a professional author, serious political columnist and biographer with a series of major books. After graduating from Madras Christian College in Chennai (then Madras), India, with an Honours degree in English Literature, he began his career in  The Free Press Journal in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1950. He moved through the International Press Institute, The Searchlight, and the Far Eastern Economic Review to become the founding editor of Asiaweek (Hong Kong).\nHe was the Editorial Advisor of The New Indian Express. A veteran senior journalist and one of the best known columnists in India, he continued his fight against social injustice, corruption, religious intolerance and in later years right-wing populist tendencies that threatened democracy through his weekly 'Point of View' columns in The New Indian Express which ran for 25 years and ended in June, 2022.","raw_bio":"Thayil Jacob Sony George (born 7 May 1928) is an Indian writer and biographer who received a Padma Bhushan award in 2011 in the field of literature and education. The fourth of eight siblings, TJS was born in Kerala, India to Thayil Thomas Jacob, a magistrate, and Chachiamma Jacob, a homemaker. Although his roots are in Thumpamon, Kerala, he lives in Bangalore and Coimbatore with his wife Ammu. He has a daughter, Sheba Thayil and a son, Jeet Thayil. American TV journalist Raj Mathai is his nephew. T. J. S. George has achieved distinction internationally as a professional author, serious political columnist and biographer with a series of major books. After graduating from Madras Christian College in Chennai (then Madras), India, with an Honours degree in English Literature, he began his career in  The Free Press Journal in Mumbai (then Bombay) in 1950. He moved through the International Press Institute, The Searchlight, and the Far Eastern Economic Review to become the founding editor of Asiaweek (Hong Kong). He was the Editorial Advisor of The New Indian Express. A veteran senior journalist and one of the best known columnists in India, he continued his fight against social injustice, corruption, religious intolerance and in later years right-wing populist tendencies that threatened democracy through his weekly 'Point of View' columns in The New Indian Express which ran for 25 years and ended in June, 2022.","slug":"t-j-s-george","DOB":"1928-05-07","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/t-j-s-george","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.817518","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15999,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ayyathan Gopalan","bio":"\n\nRao Sahib Ayyathan Gopalan (3 March 1861 – 2 May 1948), popularly known as Darsarji and Darsar Sahib (\"Darsar\" means \"doctor\", derived from Latin word \"docere\" for doctor), was an Indian doctor, surgeon, professor, writer, philanthropist, social reformer, and Renaissance leader from Kerala. He is the founder of the Sugunavardhini movement (1900) and Depressed classes mission (1909) and also the leader and propagandist of Brahmo Samaj (1893) in Kerala. He denounced idol worship and fought to end those social practices in Kerala that he thought were unethical. Among his followers were Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Vaghbatananda, and Brahmavadhi P. Kunhiraman. Gopalan titled P. Kunhiraman as \"Brahmavadhi\" and Sivayogi as \"Brahmananda Swami\".\nHe was awarded and honored by the British government with the highest civilian award and title, the \"Rao Sahib\", for his services. The formation of the Sugunavardhini movement, Depressed classes mission and Brahmosamaj played a significant role in the Kerala reformation movement.","raw_bio":"Rao Sahib Ayyathan Gopalan (3 March 1861 – 2 May 1948), popularly known as Darsarji and Darsar Sahib (\"Darsar\" means \"doctor\", derived from Latin word \"docere\" for doctor), was an Indian doctor, surgeon, professor, writer, philanthropist, social reformer, and Renaissance leader from Kerala. He is the founder of the Sugunavardhini movement (1900) and Depressed classes mission (1909) and also the leader and propagandist of Brahmo Samaj (1893) in Kerala. He denounced idol worship and fought to end those social practices in Kerala that he thought were unethical. Among his followers were Brahmananda Swami Sivayogi, Vaghbatananda, and Brahmavadhi P. Kunhiraman. Gopalan titled P. Kunhiraman as \"Brahmavadhi\" and Sivayogi as \"Brahmananda Swami\". He was awarded and honored by the British government with the highest civilian award and title, the \"Rao Sahib\", for his services. The formation of the Sugunavardhini movement, Depressed classes mission and Brahmosamaj played a significant role in the Kerala reformation movement.","slug":"ayyathan-gopalan","DOB":"1861-03-03","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Calicut Shanthi Ashram","url":"/sootradhar/ayyathan-gopalan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.836958","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16000,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Soorya Gopi","bio":"\nSoorya Gopi is an Indian litterateur,  short story writer, and sociologist. Soorya is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award 2016. She was born on 26 August 1987 at Kollam, Kerala, India to poet P. K. Gopi and Komalam.\nShe was educated at the Presentation High School and Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, both of which are in Kozhikode. She has a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Malayalam and a master's degree in Sociology from Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, ranking first in University of Calicut in both cases. She has acquired a Doctoral degree in Sociology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.\nSoorya Gopi has worked as a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, Kochi. Currently she works as an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Sreenarayana Guru Open University situated in Kollam, Kerala. WWK reviews her story as :The story “Chirakulla Changalakal” (“Chains with Wings”)  is included here. The content of this story are the thoughts in loneliness of a girl who was sold. The author presents very beautifully in simple and effortless style, how a girl who was sold by her own parents as a housemaid sits in a sort of solitary confinement and views the outerworld with a wounded heart writing in intense pain and sorrow. The story ends where the girl escapes from the man who bought her and disappears in the crowded city. The symbols and metaphors that flash through the story and noteworthy. At the very outset of the story, there is an indication of a dead, rotten and stinking donkey and this is followed by the story of a few lives imprisoned in an inevitable tragedy.","raw_bio":"Soorya Gopi is an Indian litterateur,  short story writer, and sociologist. Soorya is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award 2016. She was born on 26 August 1987 at Kollam, Kerala, India to poet P. K. Gopi and Komalam. She was educated at the Presentation High School and Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School, both of which are in Kozhikode. She has a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Malayalam and a master's degree in Sociology from Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, ranking first in University of Calicut in both cases. She has acquired a Doctoral degree in Sociology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. Soorya Gopi has worked as a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Sacred Hearts College, Thevara, Kochi. Currently she works as an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Sreenarayana Guru Open University situated in Kollam, Kerala. WWK reviews her story as :The story “Chirakulla Changalakal” (“Chains with Wings”)  is included here. The content of this story are the thoughts in loneliness of a girl who was sold. The author presents very beautifully in simple and effortless style, how a girl who was sold by her own parents as a housemaid sits in a sort of solitary confinement and views the outerworld with a wounded heart writing in intense pain and sorrow. The story ends where the girl escapes from the man who bought her and disappears in the crowded city. The symbols and metaphors that flash through the story and noteworthy. At the very outset of the story, there is an indication of a dead, rotten and stinking donkey and this is followed by the story of a few lives imprisoned in an inevitable tragedy.","slug":"soorya-gopi","DOB":"1987-08-26","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/soorya-gopi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.847258","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16001,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Nooranad Haneef","bio":"\nNooranad Haneef was an Indian author in Malayalam-language from Quilon, Kerala. Haneef published around 32 works including novels, short stories, travelogues and children's literature.\nHaneef was born on 20 February 1935 to Thampi Rawther and Sulekha at Nooranad in the present-day Alleppey district of Kerala, India. He completed his schooling from Athikkattukulangara Lower Primary School, Nooranad Upper Primary School and Adoor High School and graduated in Malayalam literature from NSS College Pandalam. He taught Malayalam at the West Quilon Government High School, Quilon for over 35 years. He published his first novel Theeram Kanaatha Thiramalakal in 1967. He published around 32 works including 24 novels and two travelogues.\nHe served as a member of several literary organisations including Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad, Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam and Authors Guild of India. He was also advisory committee member of All India Radio, Trivandrum and governing body member of the Quilon Public Library and Research Centre. He died on 5 August 2006 at a private hospital in Quilon. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer for a long time.","raw_bio":"Nooranad Haneef was an Indian author in Malayalam-language from Quilon, Kerala. Haneef published around 32 works including novels, short stories, travelogues and children's literature. Haneef was born on 20 February 1935 to Thampi Rawther and Sulekha at Nooranad in the present-day Alleppey district of Kerala, India. He completed his schooling from Athikkattukulangara Lower Primary School, Nooranad Upper Primary School and Adoor High School and graduated in Malayalam literature from NSS College Pandalam. He taught Malayalam at the West Quilon Government High School, Quilon for over 35 years. He published his first novel Theeram Kanaatha Thiramalakal in 1967. He published around 32 works including 24 novels and two travelogues. He served as a member of several literary organisations including Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad, Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam and Authors Guild of India. He was also advisory committee member of All India Radio, Trivandrum and governing body member of the Quilon Public Library and Research Centre. He died on 5 August 2006 at a private hospital in Quilon. He had been undergoing treatment for cancer for a long time.","slug":"nooranad-haneef","DOB":"1935-02-20","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/nooranad-haneef","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.857378","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16002,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"S. Hareesh","bio":"\nS. Hareesh (born 1975) is an Indian writer, translator  and screenwriter  of Malayalam literature and cinema. He is best known for his short stories and his acclaimed but controversial debut novel, Meesa, which explores caste in Kerala in the mid-20th century. The novel, initially serialized in the Mathrubhumi weekly, was withdrawn after protests by right-wing Hindutva groups and caste-community organizations for  “maligning Hindu women and temple priests.”. It was later published as a full novel by DC Books. Hareesh is the recipient of several honours including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel and the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. In November 2020, the English translation of Meesa, titled Moustache, was selected for the JCB Prize for Literature, the Indian literary award with the highest prize money.\nS. Hareesh was born on 15 May 1975 at Neendoor in Kottayam district in the South Indian state of Kerala.\nHareesh published his first book in 2005, a short story anthology titled Rasavidyayude Charithram ('The History of Alchemy'), which won him the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award of Kerala Sahithya Akademi. This was followed by a Malayalam translation of The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, which was published by DC Books in 2012. Four years later, he published his second short story collection titled Aadam, which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award of 2016. In 2018, his debut novel, Meesa, was serialised in Mathrubhumi weekly, but he had to withdraw it due to pressures from Hindu right-wing groups. Later, the novel was published in book format by DC Books. The same year, he brought out another short story anthology, Appan. Meesa was translated by Crossword Award winner, Jayasree Kalathil and the book was published under the title, Moustache, by Harper Perennial India in 2020.","raw_bio":"S. Hareesh (born 1975) is an Indian writer, translator  and screenwriter  of Malayalam literature and cinema. He is best known for his short stories and his acclaimed but controversial debut novel, Meesa, which explores caste in Kerala in the mid-20th century. The novel, initially serialized in the Mathrubhumi weekly, was withdrawn after protests by right-wing Hindutva groups and caste-community organizations for  “maligning Hindu women and temple priests.”. It was later published as a full novel by DC Books. Hareesh is the recipient of several honours including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel and the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. In November 2020, the English translation of Meesa, titled Moustache, was selected for the JCB Prize for Literature, the Indian literary award with the highest prize money. S. Hareesh was born on 15 May 1975 at Neendoor in Kottayam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. Hareesh published his first book in 2005, a short story anthology titled Rasavidyayude Charithram ('The History of Alchemy'), which won him the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award of Kerala Sahithya Akademi. This was followed by a Malayalam translation of The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, which was published by DC Books in 2012. Four years later, he published his second short story collection titled Aadam, which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award of 2016. In 2018, his debut novel, Meesa, was serialised in Mathrubhumi weekly, but he had to withdraw it due to pressures from Hindu right-wing groups. Later, the novel was published in book format by DC Books. The same year, he brought out another short story anthology, Appan. Meesa was translated by Crossword Award winner, Jayasree Kalathil and the book was published under the title, Moustache, by Harper Perennial India in 2020.","slug":"s-hareesh","DOB":"1975-05-15","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/s-hareesh","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.866727","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16003,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"E. Harikumar","bio":"\nE. Harikumar (13 July 1943 – 24 March 2020) was an Indian Malayalam novelist and short story writer and novelist in Malayalam, the language of Kerala in South West India. Born on 13 July 1943 in Ponani a coastal town between Calicut and Kochi. Harikumar's parents were Edasseri Govindan Nair, a well-known poet and playwright, and E. Janaki Amma, who in her early years had written poems and stories and translated Tagore's Fruit Gathering into Malayalam. Married Lalitha. Son Ajay, married. Wife: Subha.\nHarikumar was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the foremost literary institution under the Cultural Department of Government of Kerala, for two terms from 1998 till 2006. He died on 24 March 2020, due to Covid-19 at the age of 76.\nMr. E. Harikumar has posted his complete works from 1962 to 2013 in his website. He has also brought out a CD containing his complete works. This CD is meant for research scholars and research institutions and libraries.","raw_bio":"E. Harikumar (13 July 1943 – 24 March 2020) was an Indian Malayalam novelist and short story writer and novelist in Malayalam, the language of Kerala in South West India. Born on 13 July 1943 in Ponani a coastal town between Calicut and Kochi. Harikumar's parents were Edasseri Govindan Nair, a well-known poet and playwright, and E. Janaki Amma, who in her early years had written poems and stories and translated Tagore's Fruit Gathering into Malayalam. Married Lalitha. Son Ajay, married. Wife: Subha. Harikumar was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the foremost literary institution under the Cultural Department of Government of Kerala, for two terms from 1998 till 2006. He died on 24 March 2020, due to Covid-19 at the age of 76. Mr. E. Harikumar has posted his complete works from 1962 to 2013 in his website. He has also brought out a CD containing his complete works. This CD is meant for research scholars and research institutions and libraries.","slug":"e-harikumar","DOB":"1943-07-13","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/e-harikumar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.875209","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16004,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Geetha Hiranyan","bio":"\nGeetha Hiranyan  (20 March 1958 – 2 January 2002) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for her short stories, compiled in three books, Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam, Asangaditha and Iniyum Veedatha Hrudayathinte Kadam, she was a recipient of a number of honours including G. Sankara Kurup Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award and Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award.\nGeetha Hiranyan, née Geetha Potti, was born on 20 March 1956 at Kottavattom, near Kottarakara in Kollam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Thottavttath C. Sreedharan Potti and Vasumathy Devi; she was related to the noted writer and social reformer, Lalithambika Antharjanam. After earning master's and MPhil degrees, she started her career as a lecturer at Malabar Christian College, simultaneously continuing her doctoral studies. Later she taught at various government colleges in Malappuram, Kalpetta, Perinthalmanna, Thrissur, Pattambi and Kodungalloor before joining Kerala Sahitya Akademi as the publications officer on deputation. It was at this time, she became ill due to which she could not continue her service.\nGeetha was married to K. K. Hiranyan, a writer, critic and an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma and a son Ananthakrishnan. She died on 2 January 2002, aged 43, at Thrissur and the body was cremated at Ullannoor Mana, her ancestral house.","raw_bio":"Geetha Hiranyan  (20 March 1958 – 2 January 2002) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for her short stories, compiled in three books, Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam, Asangaditha and Iniyum Veedatha Hrudayathinte Kadam, she was a recipient of a number of honours including G. Sankara Kurup Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award and Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award. Geetha Hiranyan, née Geetha Potti, was born on 20 March 1956 at Kottavattom, near Kottarakara in Kollam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Thottavttath C. Sreedharan Potti and Vasumathy Devi; she was related to the noted writer and social reformer, Lalithambika Antharjanam. After earning master's and MPhil degrees, she started her career as a lecturer at Malabar Christian College, simultaneously continuing her doctoral studies. Later she taught at various government colleges in Malappuram, Kalpetta, Perinthalmanna, Thrissur, Pattambi and Kodungalloor before joining Kerala Sahitya Akademi as the publications officer on deputation. It was at this time, she became ill due to which she could not continue her service. Geetha was married to K. K. Hiranyan, a writer, critic and an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma and a son Ananthakrishnan. She died on 2 January 2002, aged 43, at Thrissur and the body was cremated at Ullannoor Mana, her ancestral house.","slug":"geetha-hiranyan","DOB":"1958-03-20","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/geetha-hiranyan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.884222","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16005,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"George Irumbayam","bio":"\nGeorge Irumbayam is an Indian literary critic and literature researcher. Author of 39 literary and 7 spiritual books. \nHe was born on 19 December 1938 as the eldest child of Irumbayam Poovathunkal Varkey and Annamma, who totally had four children. He studied in the Kaarikkodu-Pothi-Thalayolapparambu schools between 1945 and 1956, and at St. Thomas College Pala from 1956 to 1957.  He also studied at Sacred heart college Thevara (1958-1961), University college, Trivandrum (1961-1962) and at aMaharajas College (1962-1963). He received his Masters from Kerala University  for Malayalam and English, and the Masters Gandhism from Madhura university, Ph.D from Calicut university, and passed B.A. and M.A. with first rank.\nGeorge worked as the president of the Malayalam Protection Council (Malayala Samrakshana Vaedi) from 1989 onwards","raw_bio":"George Irumbayam is an Indian literary critic and literature researcher. Author of 39 literary and 7 spiritual books.  He was born on 19 December 1938 as the eldest child of Irumbayam Poovathunkal Varkey and Annamma, who totally had four children. He studied in the Kaarikkodu-Pothi-Thalayolapparambu schools between 1945 and 1956, and at St. Thomas College Pala from 1956 to 1957.  He also studied at Sacred heart college Thevara (1958-1961), University college, Trivandrum (1961-1962) and at aMaharajas College (1962-1963). He received his Masters from Kerala University  for Malayalam and English, and the Masters Gandhism from Madhura university, Ph.D from Calicut university, and passed B.A. and M.A. with first rank. George worked as the president of the Malayalam Protection Council (Malayala Samrakshana Vaedi) from 1989 onwards","slug":"george-irumbayam","DOB":"1938-12-19","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/george-irumbayam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.903869","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16006,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"K. A. Isaac","bio":"\nKadapuram Abraham Isaac (Malayalam: കാടാപുരം  എബ്രഹാം ഐസക്ക്) (10  July 1925 – 12 September 2005) was an Indian writer and librarian. He was a Professor and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Isaac was known for initiating and moulding the professional Library and Information Science (LIS) education in Kerala and has authored several books on Library and Information Science. He had served as a member of the Senate of the Kerala University and as Dean of its Arts Faculty.\nIsaac was born on 10 July 1925, to a family named Kadapuram at Kanjiramattom in Ernakulam district, Kerala as the youngest son of K. V. Itten and Mary Itten. He studied Intermediate and B.Sc. with physics as the main subject in the Union Christian College, Aluva. He took a diploma in Library Science in 1952 and the Master's degree with First rank in 1953 from the University of Delhi, where he was a student of S. R. Ranganathan.\nIsaac was married to Chechamma Kurien. Their elder son, Abraham Isaac, is an advocate in Thiruvananthapuram and the second son, K. Kurien Isaac, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.","raw_bio":"Kadapuram Abraham Isaac (Malayalam: കാടാപുരം  എബ്രഹാം ഐസക്ക്) (10  July 1925 – 12 September 2005) was an Indian writer and librarian. He was a Professor and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. Isaac was known for initiating and moulding the professional Library and Information Science (LIS) education in Kerala and has authored several books on Library and Information Science. He had served as a member of the Senate of the Kerala University and as Dean of its Arts Faculty. Isaac was born on 10 July 1925, to a family named Kadapuram at Kanjiramattom in Ernakulam district, Kerala as the youngest son of K. V. Itten and Mary Itten. He studied Intermediate and B.Sc. with physics as the main subject in the Union Christian College, Aluva. He took a diploma in Library Science in 1952 and the Master's degree with First rank in 1953 from the University of Delhi, where he was a student of S. R. Ranganathan. Isaac was married to Chechamma Kurien. Their elder son, Abraham Isaac, is an advocate in Thiruvananthapuram and the second son, K. Kurien Isaac, is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.","slug":"k-a-isaac","DOB":"1925-07-10","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/k-a-isaac","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.912557","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":16007,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"T. M. Thomas Isaac","bio":"\nTravancore Mathew Thomas Isaac (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian politician and economist, who served as the Minister for Finance and Coir of the Indian state of Kerala and a central committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).\nHe represented the Alappuzha constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. During his tenure as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, he was in charge of the Peoples Planning in Kerala. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021.\nThe son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the Centre for Development Studies. His PhD thesis is titled Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980. While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the Students Federation of India (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.","raw_bio":"Travancore Mathew Thomas Isaac (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian politician and economist, who served as the Minister for Finance and Coir of the Indian state of Kerala and a central committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He represented the Alappuzha constituency in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. During his tenure as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, he was in charge of the Peoples Planning in Kerala. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021. The son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the Centre for Development Studies. His PhD thesis is titled Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980. While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the Students Federation of India (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.","slug":"t-m-thomas-isaac","DOB":"1952-09-26","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/t-m-thomas-isaac","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:09.924669","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}