PROF. JOHN KURAKAR

PROF. JOHN KURAKAR

John Kurakar is a URI Global Council Trustee and has been for the last 3 years. He is also State president of Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy, Literary and Educational organization and the president of Kerala Palliative care initiative, president of the Edan Nagar residents Association, President of  the Kurakaran Valiyaveettil Kudumbayogam, president of the Global Thinkers Forum  etc. He was formerly the General Secretary of the Alumni Association of St.Gregorios College,Kottarakara, Programme coordinator of the National Service Scheme, Adult and Continuing Education Programme, Population Education Prograame of the Kerala University. He served more than ten years in Kerala Shastra Sahgithya Prishathu as  state level Education Programme convenor and Editorial Board member of the Sashtra Keralam, Grama sashtram and Sashtragathi.  Mr. Kurakar wrote many books and articles. Upanyasa manjari, Bhashabhushanam, Bhasha sodini, Kerala history, Window of Knowledge, quiz quiz are his important books. More than sixteen thousand (16,000) articles  posted in “Window of Knowledge”  his own website.He owns his home and lives at, Darsana, Kurakar Garden's, Karickom, Kottarakara, Kerala, India. He also has property in Kottarakara Thaluk, Malila Village. He is a Professor (rtd) at St. Gregorios College, in Kottarakara. He has been married for many years to Molly Jacob, also a professor at St. Gregorios College. He has a daughter, Dr. Manju Kurakar age 32, who is an Assistant Professor, Medical College, in Pune and a son, Manu Kurakar, age 28, who is an Assistant Manager at Systems, SBI, in Bombay. He also has a 2 year old granddaughter, named Jess Mary. F

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