Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941) was a social reformer, a teacher and a short story writer in
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 ...
.
Kumaran came from a Thiyya family of Thalassery, Kannur. He was a disciple of
Narayana Guru
Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritua ...
and wrote the first
biography
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of Guru. He initiated the installation of the first statue of Narayana Guru in
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
when he was alive.
Biography
Murkothu Kumaran was born on May 23, 1874 into the Murkothu family of North Malabar. His father was Murkoth Ramunni, and his mother was Parappurathu Kunchirutha. His mother died when he was aged six and his father when he was eight. Kumaran grew up in his father's family. Education in Thalassery and Madras. He started his own magazine, Moderate. He is best known as a short story writer and critic. He has worked as a teacher in various schools and colleges. Died June 25, 1941.
See also
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Bhashaposhini'', a ''
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 ...
'' publication.
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Moorkoth Ramunni, his son
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Moorkoth Kunhappa, his son
References
Narayana Guru
Malayali people
1874 births
1941 deaths
19th-century Indian short story writers
20th-century Indian short story writers
Indian schoolteachers
Educators from Kerala
Writers from Kerala
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