Padmabhushan K. Sukumaran B.A. was the Editor of Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi is a popular Malayalam newspaper, founded in 1911 by C. V. Kunhiraman with K. Sukumaran B.A. as the founder editor. Printed from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur in Kerala and Bangalore, Kerala Kaumudi is the third most circulated Malayalam daily. The...

 Daily, the third most circulated newspaper in Malayalam which is celebrating its centenary year. he served as the President of Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam during 1953-54. he was laid to rest on September 18, 1981.

Personal life

K. Sukumaran was born on 8 January 1903 to great reformer, thinker and socio-cultural leader C.V. Kunhiraman and Kunjikavu in Mayyanad

Mayyanad

Mayyanad is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.Mayyanad is a beautiful village town located at the south western suburbs of Kollam city in Kollam district of Kerala and is about 10 kilometers south of Kollam city. Mayyanad can be reached by frequent buses from Kollam City...

 of Kollam District

Kollam district

-Climate:Kollam's temperature is almost steady throughout the year. The average temperature ranges from 25 to 32 degrees Celsius. Summer usually runs from March until May; the monsoon begins by June and ends by September. Kollam receives an annual average rainfall of around...

 who established Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi is a popular Malayalam newspaper, founded in 1911 by C. V. Kunhiraman with K. Sukumaran B.A. as the founder editor. Printed from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur in Kerala and Bangalore, Kerala Kaumudi is the third most circulated Malayalam daily. The...

 as a periodical in 1911. K.Sukumaran's brother K.Damodaran B.A. who was the Head Translator to the Govt was also a known writer and public figure and Sister Vasanthi was married to C. Kesavan

C. Kesavan

C. Kesavan was the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin during 1951–1952.-External links:*...

, Chief Minister

Chief Minister

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 of Travancore-Cochin

Travancore-Cochin

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 State. He married Madhavi and is survived by sons M.S. Mani, M.S.Ravi, M.S. Madhusoodhanan and Late. M.S. Sreenivasan who are all in the forefront of running the Newspaper and other Publications of Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi

Kerala Kaumudi is a popular Malayalam newspaper, founded in 1911 by C. V. Kunhiraman with K. Sukumaran B.A. as the founder editor. Printed from Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kannur in Kerala and Bangalore, Kerala Kaumudi is the third most circulated Malayalam daily. The...

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Editor

K.Sukumaran is known and fondly called as "Pathradipar" which means Chief Editor in Malayalam. It was under his stewardship that Kerala Kaumudi attained to the present stature. His speech at Kulathoor known as Kulathoor prasangam is marked in history with great significance.

Awards and Recognitions

He was honored Padmabhushan, the third highest civilian Award by Government of India

Government of India

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in 1973.