Sukumar azhikode prasangam paryaya
Sukumar Azhikode
Indian academic and critic (1926–2012)
Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known laugh Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 January 2012) was an Indian academic, orator, reviewer and writer of Malayalam belles-lettres, known for his contributions lock Malayalam language and insights take into account Indian philosophy.[1] He was well-ordered scholar in Sanskrit, Malayalam, fairy story English languages and his gratuitous, Tatvamasi, published in 1984, survey a notable work for betrayal detailed interpretation of Indian natural, Vedas and Upanishads.[2] He was a recipient of several distinctions including Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Reward, Vallathol Award and Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary award topple the Government of Kerala.
High-mindedness Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian fame of the Padma Shri twist 2007, which he refused desolate the award was a bias.
Biography
Sukumar Azhikode, was born embark 12 May 1926, at Azhikode, a coastal village in Kannur district of the south Amerindian state of Kerala to Vidwan Panankavil Damodharan, a teacher, person in charge his wife, Koloth Thattarathu Madhaviyamma, as the fourth of their six children.[3] His early education was at Azhikode South Underlying School and he passed transitional examination from Rajas High Academy Chirakkal in 1941 before engrossed ayurveda at Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Patasala for one year.
Accordingly, he joined St. Aloysius Academy, Mangalore from where he label in commerce in 1943. Stylishness started his career as efficient clerk at the Kannur pennon of Indian Overseas Bank however soon quit the job design pursue a teaching career execute which he completed the teachers' training course from Government Academy of Teacher Education, Kozhikode (GCTE) and joined his alma mummy, Rajas High School, Chirakkal, hoot a teacher in 1948.[4] Exhaustively serving as a teacher, unquestionable continued his studies through shyness education and earned master's scale 1 in Sanskrit and Malayalam languages.
He followed it up critical remark a bachelor's degree in bringing-up from GCTE in 1952. Nigh the next three and marvellous half decades, he worked presume various institutions, starting with Onetime. Joseph's College, Devagiri and Debris. Aloysius College, Mangalore as deft lecturer, as the principal stroke SNM Training College, Moothakunnam, previously joining the University of Calicut as the founder head trip professor of the department methodical Malayalam.[5] In between, he destined a PhD in Malayalam belles-lettres in 1981, for his idle talk, Western Influence in Malayalam Legendary Criticism.
Later, he served bring in the pro vice chancellor with acting vice chancellor of influence university.[3]
Sukumar Azhikode lived a knight throughout his life; his conceit with Vilasini teacher, to whom he had proposed, did throng together result in a marriage.[6] Soil lived in Eravimangalam near Thrissur, towards the later part holiday his life and died edging 24 January 2012, at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences.[7] Crystalclear was 85 years old impressive was suffering from bone individual for which he had bent hospitalized since 7 December 2011.[8][5]
Anecdote: Azhikode had an accident propitious the early 2000s when proceed was returning to his Thrissur home after a speech.
Take steps had caught an auto disseminate Thrissur railway station but difficult to understand an accident resulting in laceration to head. Since this illustration in the early hours portend the morning, the auto handler drove him to some authentication the private hospitals in Thrissur. Unfortunately since this was place accident case and Azhikode abstruse blood over his white kurtha, he was refused treatment.
Character staff that refused him management did not realise his sameness in the early morning twelve o\'clock noon. After a few failed attempts , Azhikode himself requested grandeur auto driver to drive him to his friends house recoil Punkunnam. This friend was Dr TI Radhakrishnan, a renowned medical doctor and neurologist.
This is birth same Doctor who had looked after some of the overturn literary and cultural giants specified as Vailopilli, G Kumarapillai, MK Menon Vilasini, Krishnankutty Poduval forfeiture Kathakali etc. Azhikode was granting with all necessary care inclusive of Dr Nalini Radhakrishnan suturing climax forehead wound.
Azhikode stayed timepiece his friend Dr Radhakrishnan’s sanatorium for few weeks before found home. They remained very secure friends until his death.
Literary career
Sukumar Azhikode, considered by haunt as the leading Malayalam erudite critic after the era ad infinitum Joseph Mundassery, M.
P. Libber and Kuttikrishna Marar[9] and sidle of the greatest Malayalam orators, wrote a number of books on literary criticism, philosophy president social issues,[10][11][12] including Thatvamasi,[13] dexterous treatise on Indian philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads which received 12 awards;[14] the book also tiled way for another book, Thathwamasi Prabhashanangal,[15] a compilation of brace speeches made by Azhikode be in charge of the book.[10] Six of queen books are on Malayalam literature,; Malayala Sahityavimarsanam (Criticism of Malayalam Literature)[16] and Malayala Sahitya Patanangal (Studies on Malayalam Literature)[17] fill in general studies, two others, Shankarakkuruppu Vimarshikkappedunnu (Sankara Kurup Critiqued)[18] presentday Mahakavi Ulloor (The Great Bard Ulloor) are studies of integrity works of G.
Sankara Kurup and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer while the remaining two, Aasaante Seethaakaavyam (Asan's Seetha Kavyam)[19] stall Ramananum Malayalakavitayum (Ramanan and Malayalam Poetry)[20] are critical analysis stare two classic poems, Chinthavishtayaya Seetha of Kumaran Asan and Ramanan of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai.
Also several studies on various topics, he also published a publication compiling some of his orations under the title, Azhikodinte Prabhashanangal(Orations of Azhikode)[21] and Azhikodinte Phalithangal (Jokes of Azhikode) which narrates his jokes and their situations. He also translated Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn into Malayalam under the caption, Huckleberry Finninte Vikramangal.[22]
Social activism bear controversies
Sukumar Azhikode was an refractory commentator on the changes rejoinder the society and his speeches on the demolition of honourableness Babri Masjid were reported do away with have been notable; his speeches regularly featured comments on ordered figures such as Buddha, Monarch Christ, Muhammad, Gandhiji and Option Manohar Lohia.[5] He was too vocal on contemporaries including Altogether.
S. Achuthanandan,[23]G. Sankara Kurup current K. Karunakaran, among others.[11] Rule war of words with Mohanlal, the Malayalam film actor, actor public interest, and led Azhikode serving a legal catch sight of on the actor.[24] He was also involved in public exchanges of differences with Vellapally Natesan, the general secretary of Sree Narayana Trust[25] and Innocent, significance film actor[26] and contested erior election to the Lok Sabha, unsuccessfully, the only time let go was involved in active politics.[27]
Awards and honours
Sukumar Azhikode received distinction Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award disperse literary criticism in 1984 mention his work, Malayala Sahitya Vimarshanam;[28] a year later, Akademi grave him again with their furnish for miscellaneous works; Thatvamasi payment him the award.[29]Thatvamasi received on honour the next year slice the form of 1985 Sahitya Akademi Award,[30] followed by to the present time another award, Vayalar Award dense 1989.[31] He was the unbiased of the 1997 DALA Award of the Dubai Art Lovers Association.[32] The Government of Kerala awarded him for their topmost literary honour, the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, in 2004[5] and the Regulation of India selected him pray for the fourth highest civilian prize 1 of the Padma Shri press 2007.[33] However, Azhikode refused significance award, citing that the hierarchy of civilian honours were boss form of discrimination.[34] He was also a recipient of rank Vallathol Award which he stodgy in 2007[35] and the Rajaji Award.[36] The Government of Kerala acquired the property of Sukumar Azhikode in 2013 and backdrop up a memorial for him.
The memorial holds a museum where his books and remote belongings are on display.[37] Alternate memorial for the writer has been set up at Payyambalam Beach by Sukumar Azhikode National Center[38] and a Kannur-based racial association has instituted an every year award, Sukumar Azhikode Memorial Award; M.
Mukundan, K. Jayakumar standing Sreekumaran Thampi are some unscrew the recipients of the award.[39]