P. K. Michael Tharakan

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P. K. Michael Tharakan is a senior academic, historian and social science researcher from Kerala state in southern India. He is the Chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research [1] [2] [3] and has served in several senior academic positions such as the Professor at the social science research institute Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore [4] and Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University during 2009-2013. [5]

Tharakan has authored many books and articles [6] [7] and known for his work on documenting and analyzing the history of modern Kerala such as on land reforms [8] and on social characteristics such as its focus on health, [9] care-based professions, [10] education, [9] communalism [11] and social harmony. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Anandan, S. (26 August 2017). "Fate of Pattanam hangs in the balance". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. ↑ Raman, Giji K. (12 November 2018). "Burial urn of Megalithic era unearthed". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kerala Council for Historical Research : Pages - Chairman-PK-Michael-Tharakan". kchr.ac.in. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "ISEC: P K Michael Tharakan". www.isec.ac.in.
  5. ↑ "SIMS: Profile of Dr. P.K. Michael Tharakan". sahrdayasims.ac.in. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "[worldcat] Tharakan, P. K. Mathew".
  7. ↑ "Essays from Economic and Political Weekly". Economic and Political Weekly. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Land reforms reshaped state: Prof P K Michael Tharakan". Deccan Chronicle .
  9. 1 2 "Viral dance turns spotlight on Kerala's health feats, strikes at hatred". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  10. 1 2 "COVID-19: A challenge and opportunity for Kerala as half a million return". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Communalism in Kerala: A conversation with historian Michael Tharakan". The News Minute. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.


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