Kandathil Mammen Mathew (2 January 1917 – 1 August 2010) was an Indian newspaper editor who served as the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of the

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

-language daily, ''

Malayala Manorama ''Malayala Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew; it was first published as a weekly on 22 March 1888, and currently has ...

''.President condoles death of K M Mathew
''Hindustan Times''. 1 August 2010.

Awards

In 1998, Mathew was awarded the

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. He has received many other awards including Foundation of Freedom of Information Award (1991), National Citizen's award (1992), Ramakrishna Jay Dayal award (1995), Durga Prasad Chaudhary award (1996), Press Academy Award (1997) and B D Goenka Award (1996). On his first death anniversary,

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issued a commemorative postage stamp. At the Parliament House, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh received an album containing the stamp from

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, Union minister for communications and information technology. The five-rupee stamp had a print run of . The stamp, first day cover and cancellation were designed by Nenu Gupta.

Family

His wife, Annamma Mathew, was a culinary expert and Chief Editor of ''Vanitha'', who wrote under the name ''Mrs. K. M. Mathew''. His book of memoirs, ''Annamma''. (based on his wife), was published by Penguin in Malayalam (2004) and in English (2005).

Autobiography

His autobiography titled ''Ettamathe Mothiram'' ''(The Eighth Ring)'' was published in 2008.

References

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