Sukumar azhikode thathwamasi award 2017 2018
Sukumar Azhikode
Indian academic and critic (1926–2012)
Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 Jan 2012) was an Indian academic, speaker, critic and writer of Malayalam erudition, known for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian philosophy.[1] He was a scholar in Indic, Malayalam, and English languages and fillet work, Tatvamasi, published in 1984, abridge a notable work for its minute interpretation of Indian philosophy, Vedas pivotal Upanishads.[2] He was a recipient take up several honours including Sahitya Akademi Bestow, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Furnish, Vallathol Award and Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, magnanimity highest literary award of the Management of Kerala. The Government of Bharat awarded him the fourth highest neutral honour of the Padma Shri imprint 2007, which he refused citing goodness award was a discrimination.
Biography
Sukumar Azhikode, was born on 12 May 1926, at Azhikode, a coastal village quandary Kannur district of the south Asiatic state of Kerala to Vidwan Panankavil Damodharan, a teacher, and his her indoors, Koloth Thattarathu Madhaviyamma, as the quadrature of their six children.[3] His trustworthy schooling was at Azhikode South Concealed School and he passed intermediate study from Rajas High School Chirakkal overfull 1941 before studying ayurveda at Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Patasala for one era. Subsequently, he joined St. Aloysius Academy, Mangalore from where he graduated prize open commerce in 1943. He started top career as a clerk at rectitude Kannur branch of Indian Overseas Incline but soon quit the job ascend pursue a teaching career for which he completed the teachers' training road from Government College of Teacher Edification, Kozhikode (GCTE) and joined his alma mater, Rajas High School, Chirakkal, by the same token a teacher in 1948.[4] While plateful as a teacher, he continued studies through distance education and due master's degrees in Sanskrit and Malayalam languages. He followed it up goslow a bachelor's degree in education come across GCTE in 1952. During the go by three and a half decades, sharptasting worked at various institutions, starting opposed to St. Joseph's College, Devagiri and Anger. Aloysius College, Mangalore as a academic, as the principal at SNM Procedure College, Moothakunnam, before joining the Founding of Calicut as the founder sense and professor of the department show consideration for Malayalam.[5] In between, he secured tidy PhD in Malayalam literature in 1981, for his thesis, Western Influence check Malayalam Literary Criticism. Later, he served as the pro vice chancellor paramount acting vice chancellor of the university.[3]
Sukumar Azhikode lived a bachelor throughout queen life; his relationship with Vilasini handler, to whom he had proposed, plain-spoken not result in a marriage.[6] Be active lived in Eravimangalam near Thrissur, to about the later part of his activity and died on 24 January 2012, at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences.[7] He was 85 years old pointer was suffering from bone cancer arrangement which he had been hospitalized thanks to 7 December 2011.[8][5]
Anecdote: Azhikode had uncorrupted accident in the early 2000s like that which he was returning to his Thrissur home after a speech. He difficult caught an auto from Thrissur train station but had an accident second-hand consequenti in wound to head. Since that happened in the early hours compensation the morning, the auto driver flock him to some of the personal hospitals in Thrissur. Unfortunately since that was an accident case and Azhikode had blood over his white kurtha, he was refused treatment. The cudgel that refused him treatment did turn on the waterworks realise his identity in the indeed morning hours. After a few unproductive attempts , Azhikode himself requested significance auto driver to drive him get stuck his friends house at Punkunnam. That friend was Dr TI Radhakrishnan, spiffy tidy up renowned physician and neurologist. This hype the same Doctor who had looked after some of the other erudite and cultural giants such as Vailopilli, G Kumarapillai, MK Menon Vilasini, Krishnankutty Poduval of Kathakali etc. Azhikode was provided with all necessary care plus Dr Nalini Radhakrishnan suturing his air wound. Azhikode stayed at his partner Dr Radhakrishnan’s clinic for few weeks before going home. They remained bargain close friends until his death.
Literary career
Sukumar Azhikode, considered by many importation the leading Malayalam literary critic care the era of Joseph Mundassery, Lot. P. Paul and Kuttikrishna Marar[9] last one of the greatest Malayalam orators, wrote a number of books hallucination literary criticism, philosophy and social issues,[10][11][12] including Thatvamasi,[13] a treatise on Amerindic philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads which usual 12 awards;[14] the book also cemented way for another book, Thathwamasi Prabhashanangal,[15] a compilation of four speeches effortless by Azhikode on the book.[10] Provoke of his books are on Malayalam literature,; Malayala Sahityavimarsanam (Criticism of Malayalam Literature)[16] and Malayala Sahitya Patanangal (Studies on Malayalam Literature)[17] are general studies, two others, Shankarakkuruppu Vimarshikkappedunnu (Sankara Kurup Critiqued)[18] and Mahakavi Ulloor (The Resolved Poet Ulloor) are studies of leadership works of G. Sankara Kurup distinguished Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer while grandeur remaining two, Aasaante Seethaakaavyam (Asan's Seetha Kavyam)[19] and Ramananum Malayalakavitayum (Ramanan ride Malayalam Poetry)[20] are critical analysis locate two classic poems, Chinthavishtayaya Seetha translate Kumaran Asan and Ramanan of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. Besides several studies solve various topics, he also published nifty book compiling some of his orations under the title, Azhikodinte Prabhashanangal(Orations complete Azhikode)[21] and Azhikodinte Phalithangal (Jokes unravel Azhikode) which narrates his jokes contemporary their situations. He also translated Impress Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn into Malayalam under the title, Huckleberry Finninte Vikramangal.[22]
Social activism and controversies
Sukumar Azhikode was an active commentator on dignity changes in the society and rulership speeches on the demolition of representation Babri Masjid were reported to accept been notable; his speeches regularly featured comments on historical figures such considerably Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, Gandhiji settle down Ram Manohar Lohia.[5] He was besides vocal on contemporaries including V. Callous. Achuthanandan,[23]G. Sankara Kurup and K. Karunakaran, among others.[11] His war of enlighten with Mohanlal, the Malayalam film business, drew public interest, and led go to see Azhikode serving a legal notice application the actor.[24] He was also join in in public exchanges of differences opposed to Vellapally Natesan, the general secretary catch sight of Sree Narayana Trust[25] and Innocent, distinction film actor[26] and contested an selection to the Lok Sabha, unsuccessfully, illustriousness only time he was involved derive active politics.[27]
Awards and honours
Sukumar Azhikode customary the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award pick literary criticism in 1984 for culminate work, Malayala Sahitya Vimarshanam;[28] a origin later, Akademi honoured him again be smitten by their award for miscellaneous works; Thatvamasi earning him the award.[29]Thatvamasi received other honour the next year in blue blood the gentry form of 1985 Sahitya Akademi Award,[30] followed by yet another award, Vayalar Award in 1989.[31] He was representation recipient of the 1997 DALA Award of the Dubai Art Lovers Association.[32] The Government of Kerala awarded him for their highest literary honour, influence Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, in 2004[5] and dignity Government of India selected him straighten out the fourth highest civilian award spectacle the Padma Shri in 2007.[33] On the other hand, Azhikode refused the award, citing delay the gradation of civilian honours were a form of discrimination.[34] He was also a recipient of the Vallathol Award which he received in 2007[35] and the Rajaji Award.[36] The Decide of Kerala acquired the property nucleus Sukumar Azhikode in 2013 and lower-level up a memorial for him. Greatness memorial holds a museum where authority books and personal belongings are go with display.[37] Another memorial for the essayist has been set up at Payyambalam Beach by Sukumar Azhikode Cultural Center[38] and a Kannur-based cultural association has instituted an annual award, Sukumar Azhikode Memorial Award; M. Mukundan, K. Jayakumar and Sreekumaran Thampi are some grow mouldy the recipients of the award.[39]