M. Thomas Mathew

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M. Thomas Mathew
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Born (1940-09-27) 27 September 1940 (age 82)
Keekkozhur, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
OccupationLiterary critic, Orator, Translator, Academic
NationalityIndian
Notable works
  • Dhanthagopurathilekku Veendum
  • Ente Valmeekamevide
  • Sahithya Darshanam
  • Ashante Seethayanam
  • Athmavinte Murivukal
  • Marar - Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam
Notable awards

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.

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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

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

Translations

TitleYearForm
R.U.R [24] 2014Translation
New Humanism [25] Translation

Edited books

TitleYearForm
Sargapatham - Akkitham [26] 2021Anthology
M. K. Sanu [27] 2021Anthology
Nataka Sameeksha [28] 2022Anthology

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