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M. Thomas Mathew - Wikipedia

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M. Thomas Mathew

Born	(1940-09-27) 27 September 1940 (age 84) Keekkozhur, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
Occupation	Literary critic, Orator, Translator, Academic
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Dhanthagopurathilekku Veendum Ente Valmeekamevide Sahithya Darshanam Ashante Seethayanam Athmavinte Murivukal Marar - Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Award Vayalar Award M. K. Sanu Award Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism

M. Thomas Mathew is an Indian literary critic, orator, translator and academic who writes in Malayalam language. He has written a number of books on literary criticism such as Dhanthagopurathilekku Veendum, Ente Valmeekamevide, Ashante Seethayanam and Athmavinte Murivukal and has translated works into Malayalam which includes New Humanism written by M. N. Roy. He is a recipient of several honours including Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism.

Biography

Born on 27 September 1940 in Keekozhur, a small hamlet in Pathanamthitta district, in the south Indian state of Kerala,^[1] Thomas Mathew did his education at Christian College, Chengannur and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and started his career as a lecturer at his alma meter, Christian College, Chengannur.^[2] He has also worked as a professor in other educational institutions in Kerala such as Government College, Chittoor, Victoria College, Palakkad, and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and as the principal in Panampilly Memorial Government College, Chalakkudy, Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi, and Government College, Munnar before superannuating in 1996.^[3] He also served as the Director of Kerala Bhasha Institute.^[4]

Thomas Mathew has published a number of books, covering the genres of literary criticism, and translation and has edited three anthologies of literary articles.^[5] His work, Athmavinte Murivukal fetched him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 2001.^[6] He was awarded Vayalar Award in 2009 for his work, Marar: Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam.^[7] A recipient of the M. K. Sanu Award in 2020,^[8] he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work, Ashante Seethayanam, in 2022.^[9]^[10] He is also a recipient of C. B. Kumar Endowmment Prize of Kerala Sahitya Akademi, C. J. Father Vadakkel Award, Dr. C. P. Menon Memorial Award, Mar Gregorios Memorial Award and Dr. T. P. Sukumar Memorial Award.^[11]

Thomas Mathew lives in Changampuzha Nagar, in Kochi, Kerala.^[11]

Selected bibliography

Literary criticism and articles

Title	Year	Form
Ente Valmeekamevide ?^[12]	1983	Articles
Sahithya Darsanam^[13]	1986	Literary criticism
Athmavinte Murivukal^[14]	1998	Literary criticism
Bible Anubhavam^[15]	2007	Articles
Rudithanusari Kavi^[16]	2009	Literary criticism
Marubhoomiyil Vilichu Parayunnavante Sabdam^[17]	2011	Literary criticism
Danthagopurathilekku Veendum^[18]	2011	Literary criticism
Manushyant̲e Sabdaṃ Sangeethaṃpole^[19]	2011	Articles
Anthasngharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam^[20]	2018	Literary criticism
Marar : lavanyaanubhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam^[21]	2006	Literary criticism
Anthasangharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam^[22]	2018	Literary criticism
Ashante Seethayanam^[23]	2019	Literary criticism

Translations

Title	Year	Form
R.U.R^[24]	2014	Translation
New Humanism^[25]		Translation

Edited books

Title	Year	Form
Sargapatham - Akkitham^[26]	2021	Anthology
M. K. Sanu^[27]	2021	Anthology
Nataka Sameeksha^[28]	2022	Anthology

References

^ "Sahitya Akademi Award 2022". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Vayalar award for M Thomas Mathew". The New Indian Express. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ Reporter, Madhyamam (22 December 2022). "Sahitya Akademi Award for M Thomas Mathew" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Maharajas College Ernakulam". maharajas.ac.in. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Edited books by M Thomas Mathew". keralabookstore.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Awards". Kerala Sahithya Academi. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Vayalar literary award for Thomas Mathew". The Times of India. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ Correspondent, Special (27 October 2020). "Governor, CM greet Sanoo as he turns 94". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 December 2022. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Sahitya Akademi Award for M. Thomas Mathew" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ Web Desk (22 December 2022). "Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Thomas Mathew" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b "M Thomas Mathew - profile". greenbooksindia.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Ente Valmeekamevide ?". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Sahithya Darsanam". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Athmavinte Murivukal". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Bible Anubhavam". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Rudithanusari Kavi". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Marubhoomiyil Vilichu Parayunnavante Sabdam". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Danthagopurathilekku Veendum". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Manushyant̲e Sabdaṃ Sangeethaṃpole". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Anthasngharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Marar : lavanyaanubhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Anthasangharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Asante Seethayanam". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "R.U.R". University of Calicut Library Catalog (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "New Humanism". Janayugam Online (in Malayalam). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Sargapatham - Akkitham". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "M. K. Sanu". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
^ "Nataka Sameeksha". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 22 December 2022.

External links

"M Thomas Mathew - Worldcat Identities". Wordlcat.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
"M Thomas Mathew". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.

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