Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (1975) Winner
K. M. Tharakan
ケイ・エム・タラカン
K. M. Tharakan
Aliases:
Prof. Dr. K.M. Tharakan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-10-06 （Puthencavu, Chengannur, Travancore, British India）
- Died
- 2003-07-15 （Thiruvalla, Kerala, India） age 72
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
- Religion
- Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, critic, novelist, professor, editor, orator
- Active Years
- 1952-2003
- Affiliations
- St. Albert's College, Mar Athanasius College, Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Malayala Manorama Weekly, Bhashaposhini
- Influenced By
- Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chengannur English High School | — | — | SSLC | — | India |
| Banaras Hindu University | — | Literature | M.A. | — | India |
| Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | Religion & Culture | — | — | — | United States |
| Mahatma Gandhi University | — | — | Ph.D. | — | India |
Chengannur English High School
Degree:
SSLC
Year of Graduation:
1946
Country:
India
Completed SSLC in English medium
Banaras Hindu University
Literature
Degree:
M.A.
Country:
India
Master of Arts degree in Literature
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
Religion & Culture
Country:
United States
Continued studies in Religion & Culture
Mahatma Gandhi University
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
India
Ph.D. for thesis 'Theory of Synaesthesis in the Perspective of Rasa Sidhanta'
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | Paschathya Sahitya Thatwasastram | 批評 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
1975
Work:
Paschathya Sahitya Thatwasastram
Category:
批評
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Paschathya Sahitya Thatwasastram
1975 Literary criticismA literary criticism on Western literary theory.
Western literary theory
Tarangini
1970 CritiqueCollection of literary critiques.
Modern literature
Avalannu bharya
NovelNovel about marital life.
MarriageHuman relationships
Anugraheethanaya Basheer
1989 BiographyBiography of Vaikom Muhammad Basheer.
Literary biography
Bibliography
- Tarangini
- Pattu novalukal
- Atyadhinika sahityam
- Adhhunikha sahityadarshanam
- Nobel Sammanrhar
- Moral foundations of the Indian civilisation
- Western and Eastern Poetics
- Avalannu bharya
- Ninakkayi mathram
- Ormakalude rathri
- Athmavil sugandham
- Ennil aliyunna dukham
- M P Paul
- O Chanthumenon
- K C Mammen Mappilai
- Kesava Dev
- Anugraheethanaya Basheer
Translations by Author
- Translated many Malayalam works into English
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Comparative literature approachPerspective of Rasa SiddhantaComparative study of Western and Eastern poetics
Health
-
Prolonged illness晩年Died in a private hospital in Thiruvalla
Legacy
Noted Indian critic, novelist, litterateur and educationalist from Kerala. Authored over 50 books, translated numerous Malayalam works into English, and served as President of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
Trivia
- Son of the renowned poet Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan.
- Married to Rachel Tharakan; had two sons and two daughters.
- The K. M. Tharakan Foundation was established in 1990, awarding the Aacharya Award.