PROF. JOHN KURAKAR -Biodata

PROF. JOHN KURAKAR -Biodata

Prof. John Kurakar, the second son of  Mr P.G Mathew Kurakar was born in the 1952. Mrs Thankamma Mathew was the Mother. Prof John Kurakar who has post graduate Degree along with research degree, was professor and HOD of Malayalam Department of St. Gregorious College Kottarakara . He has had his educations from St. Gregorios College Kottarakara, NSS College Nilamel, Catholicate College Pathanamthitta, and University Centre Kariavattom. He is the founder president of Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy, President of the Gandiya Nava Sakthi Sankom, the president of the Social Thinkers Forum and the President of the Society for Computer Science and Research, the President of the Eden Nagar Residence Association, the Working President &Chief coordinator of the Alumni Associationof the St.GregoriousCollege, Kottarakara. Besides at Present he serves as the chief Editors of the periodicals Mathru Nadu, Kala Sahithy and Kudumba deepam. He is the chair man of Mahakavi Puthenkavu MathanTharakan Chair in Catholicate College ,Pathanmthitta.

He was the first chief Editor of ‘College Teachers Journal’ more over he served as the Educational Convenor of the Kerala Sastra Sahithya Parishattu’. He held the position of programme Officer of National Service Scheme of Kerala University and Project Officer of Adult and Continuing Education and Extention and Popultion Education Programme.
 He served as the Regional President of Little way Association. He had received cash awards and certificates of honor from Kerala University for 5 year consecutively from 1984 in consideration of his spectacular activities and achievements in Adult and Continuing Education. He was the founder Secretary of Alumni Association St. Gregorious Kottarakara.  He wrote Several  articles and authored two novels “ Vasanthom Valareyakle, and Agjna Theeram Thedy”. These novels were serialized in the periodical’ Vartha Veekshanam’. Moreover he has written the Educational and enlightening works such as ‘Bhasa deepam, Upanyasa Manjari, Bhasha Sodini, Kerala Kristhiyanikalude Charithram, Quiz Quiz, and Window of Knowledge. Prof.Kurakar re-organized ‘Kurakaran Valiya veettil Kudumba Yogam in 1991.  In 1983, he got married to Prof Molly Jacob, daughter of Mr. Jacob, Chief Engineer, Central PWD. She is now HOD of Hindi Department of St. Gregorious College, Kottarakara. He has a daughter, Dr. Manju Kurakar, who is an Assistant Professor, Medical College, in Pune..Dr Manju Kurakar has been married to Mr. Kuriyan Arimboor who is a Mechanical Engineer, now working as Sr Manager in Bajaj Ltd in pune and a son, Manu Kurakar, , who is an Assistant Manager at Systems, SBI, in Bombay. He also has a 3 year old granddaughter, named Jess Mary Kurian.

D. Unnikrishnan