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Tharakan Titleholders
Tharakan may refer to: Title * Tharakan (title), an honorific hereditary title for prominent Saint Thomas Christian families in Kerala, India * Tharakan (Hindu caste), a Hindu caste from the Palakkad district of Kerala, India Persons * Thachil Matthoo Tharakan (1741–1814), influential Syrian Christian leader, minister, trader and exporter who played a major role in the history of erstwhile Travancore and Cochin kingdoms of modern-day Kerala, India * Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan (1903–1993), Malayalam poet who earned the title ''Mahakavi'' * K. M. Tharakan (1930–2003), critic, novelist, litterateur and educationalist from Kerala, India * Hormis Tharakan, Indian Police Service officer from Kerala who was the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) of India during 2005–2007 See also * ''Ezhupunna Tharakan ''Ezhupunna Tharakan'' is a 1999 Malayalam film directed by P. G. Viswambharan. It features Mammootty, Jagadish, Madhu and Namrata Shirodkar in the lead roles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharakan (title)
Tharakan. The title of Tharakan is an honorific hereditary title which was bestowed upon a few prominent Saint Thomas Christian families in the former Kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin, currently the State of Kerala in India. Etymology The word Tharakan literally means the holder of document of Raja. They are so called because they were the recipients of Tharaku or writ of social privilege. P. 21 Historical Tharakans Thachil Mathoo (18th/19th century), was an influential Syrian Catholic tharakan from the town of . He was given the rank of tha ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tharakan (Hindu Caste)
Tharakan is a Hindu caste from the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India. The majority of the Tharakans are located in Valluvanad, with major agglomerations around vellinezhi,Vayillyamkunnu, Katambazhippuram,Kuttanassery, Sreekrishnapuram, Mangode, Thiruvazhiyodu, Chethallur and Mannarkkad. Many Sanskrit scholars and popular astrologers originated from this community. Etymology The word Tharakan literally means the holder of document of Raja (Tharakan : Common letter or document of Raja, Gundert's dictionary). They are so called because they were the recipients of 'Tharaku' or writ of social privilege issued to them by the ruling head of the Zamorins of Calicut."Census of India, 1961, Volume 7" P. 21 Tharakan is an honorific title possessed by ancient traders. The word is rooted from Tamil word Tharaku/T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thachil Matthoo Tharakan
Thachil Mar Matthoo Tharakan (1741–1814) was a Saint Thomas Christian merchant, social leader and minister who played a key role in Kerala, especially in its Travancore and Cochin regions, in India towards the latter part of the 18th century and early 19th century. He relentlessly worked to bring about a reunification in his community which was divided into Catholic ('' Pazhayakūr'') and Jacobite (''Puthenkūr'') after the Coonan Cross Oath of 1653. He organized his community against the colonialist attempts of Portuguese and played a prominent role in the assembly of Catholic Saint Thomas Christians at Angamāly that paved the way for the establishment of independent Syro-Malabar hierarchy. Trader and exporter Matthoo belonged to Alangad, near North Kuthiathode, in the present Paravur Taluk of Ernakulam District. He was born into a prosperous Syro-Malabar Christian family in 1741 as the son of Thachil Thariath and Ukken Itti Anna. He did business successfully, with the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan
Mahakavi Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan (born 1903) was a Malayalam poet. Birth and family He was born on 5 September 1903 at Puthencavu, a village in present day Alapuzha district of Kerala, South India, then in Travancore to Kizhakkethalakal Eapen Mathai and Mariamma. He had 2 sons. His son K. M. Tharakan was a chairman of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, noted critic, writer and novelist. Surviving descendants of Puthencavu Mathan Tharakan, his great grand nephew C. John Mathai and family, currently reside in Alleppey. Education and career His early life was spent in Puthencavu. He was inspired by the work of his great-uncle George Mathan to pursue a career in literature together with academic work. By his own efforts, he was able to pass the Malayalam Vidwan exam and also earned a Master of Arts Degree in Malayalam in 1952, he joined Catholicate College, Pathanamthitta as a lecturer. He went on to become the Head of the Department of Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hormis Tharakan
P. K. Hormis Tharakan, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Kerala cadre (1968 batch), was chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India's external intelligence agency, from 1 February 2005 to 31 January 2007. He is the former Director General of the Kerala Police.Rediff Article http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/feb/02spec3.htm Tharakan succeeded C. D. Sahay - a 1967 batch officer of the IPS's Karnataka cadre - on 31 January 2005. He was one of the advisors to the governor of Karnataka, when the state was brought under the President's rule prior to Assembly elections in the state in 2008. He was a member of the National Security Council (India), National Security Council and was also the Chief Advisor of Strategic Affairs. Tharakan comes from the Parayil family in Olavipe, Kerala. References Indian spies Malayali people Living people People of the Research and Analysis Wing Indian Police Service officers Indian Christians 1947 births Tharakan titlehol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |