M. P. Veerendra Kumar
Encyclopedia
M. P. Veerendra Kumar was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha
of India
. He is a member of the Socialist Janata (Democratic) political party and the president of Kerala
state unit of the party. He is also the chairman and Managing editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi
. He is a prominent writer in Malayalam, won Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
in 2010 for his travelogue Haimavatha Bhoovil. He is the father of M.V. Shreyams Kumar MLA.
Born to Smt. Marudevi Avva and Sri. Padmaprabha Gowder on 22 July 1936, after schooling in Kalpetta and at Calicut, he did his Masters in Philosophy from Vivekananda College, Madras.
An active politician he was the treasurer and national committee member of the former Samyukta Socialist Party ,state secretary of the Kerala Unit of the Socialist Party, one of the all India Secretaries of the former Socialist Party, Convener of the Opposition Co-ordination Committee in Kerala, Vice President of the former Janata Party, and its President. He was arrested during the emergency. Currently, he is the President of Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
, a constituent of the United Democratic Front
in Kerala
. During 1987-91 he was elected member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Later 1996 he was elected to the lower house of the Indian parliament from Kozhikode constituency and functioned as Minister of state for Labour and later Finance.
Printing & Publishing Company Ltd., Calicut in 1979. With twelve editions and 9 periodicals, Mathrubhumi
is one the largest news houses in the country.
14th Lok Sabha
The 14th Lok Sabha was convened after the Indian general election, 2004 held in four phases during 20 April – 10 May 2004, which led to the formation of First Manmohan Singh Cabinet...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He is a member of the Socialist Janata (Democratic) political party and the president of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state unit of the party. He is also the chairman and Managing editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam language newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British.-History:...
. He is a prominent writer in Malayalam, won Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
in 2010 for his travelogue Haimavatha Bhoovil. He is the father of M.V. Shreyams Kumar MLA.
Born to Smt. Marudevi Avva and Sri. Padmaprabha Gowder on 22 July 1936, after schooling in Kalpetta and at Calicut, he did his Masters in Philosophy from Vivekananda College, Madras.
An active politician he was the treasurer and national committee member of the former Samyukta Socialist Party ,state secretary of the Kerala Unit of the Socialist Party, one of the all India Secretaries of the former Socialist Party, Convener of the Opposition Co-ordination Committee in Kerala, Vice President of the former Janata Party, and its President. He was arrested during the emergency. Currently, he is the President of Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
Socialist Janata Party is broke away from Janata Dal . This party is part of United Democratic Front in Kerala .-History:The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal is a part of the CPI -led Left Democratic Front. The CPI-JD ties came under strain around 2008...
, a constituent of the United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (India)
United Democratic Front is an alliance of political parties of Kerala state in India. This alliance is led by the Indian National Congress....
in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. During 1987-91 he was elected member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly. Later 1996 he was elected to the lower house of the Indian parliament from Kozhikode constituency and functioned as Minister of state for Labour and later Finance.
Media
He took charge as the Managing Director of the MathrubhumiMathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam language newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British.-History:...
Printing & Publishing Company Ltd., Calicut in 1979. With twelve editions and 9 periodicals, Mathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi
Mathrubhumi is a Malayalam language newspaper that is published from Kerala, India. Mathrubhumi was founded by K. P. Kesava Menon, an active volunteer in the Indian freedom struggle against the British.-History:...
is one the largest news houses in the country.
Author
He is the author of about a dozen titles in Malayalam. One of his works 'Ramante Dukham' has gone into 18 re-prints. 'Amazonum Kure Vyakulathakalum' has won the Sahitya Academy Award. His recent work Hymavatha bhoovil won many awards including the prestigious Vayalar award.Other works
- Samanwayathinte Vasantham
- Buddhante Chiri
- Gattum Kanacharadukalum
- Atmavilekkoru Theerthayathra
- Prathibhayute Verukal Thedi
- Changampuzha: Vidhiyute Vettamrigam
- Thirinjhunokkumbol
- Lokavyapara Samkhadanayum Oorakkudukkukalum (Gattinu Seshamulla Oranweshanam)
- Roshathinte Vithukal.
- Adhinivesathinte Adiyozhukukal
- Hymavathabhoovil
Awards
- C.H. Mohamed Koya Memorial Award (1991)
- Dubai Kairali Kala Kendra Award (1993)
- Bharat Soorya Award (1993)
- C. Achutha Menon Award (1995)i
- C.B. Kumar Endowment Award (1995)
- Darshana Cultural Award (1995)
- G. Smaraka Award (1996)
- Kodupunna Smaraka Award (1996)
- Odakkuzhal Award (1997)
- Sahodaran Ayyappan Award (1997)
- Kesari Memorial Award (1998)
- Rajiv Gandhi National Award (1998)
- Chilla Sahitya Award (1998)
- Rotary Sahitya Award (1999)
- Aksharasurya Award (1999)
- Nalappadan Award (1999)
- K.V. Daniel Award (2000)
- Friends of Canada International Award (2001)
- Kerala Kala Kendra's Global Award (2001)
- Akshaya Award (2002)
- Sahitya Panchananan Award (2002)
- Dr. C.P. Menon Smaraka Award (2002)
- K. Sukumaran Sadabdi Award (2002)
- Kerala Sahitya Academy Award (2002)
- Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (2002)
- Akhileswaran Smaraka Award (2003)
- MES Excellence Award (2003)
- YMCA Golden Jubilee 'Keerthimudra' (2004)
- Vayalar Award(2008) - Haimavatha bhoovil
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
(2010)-Haimavatha bhoovil
External links
- Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website
- http://www.mpveerendrakumar.in/books.htm
- http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=680