Sukumar Azhikode

Sukumar Azhikode
Azhikode in 2011
Azhikode in 2011
BornKoloth Thattarath Sukumaran
12 May 1926
Azhikode, Kannur, Kerala, India
Died24 January 2012(2012-01-24) (aged 85)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Writer
  • social critic
  • orator
  • academic
Notable works
  • Tatvamasi
  • Aasante Seetakavyam
  • Ramananum Malayalakavitayum
  • Mahatmavinte Margam
  • Malayala Sahityavimarsanam
Notable awards
Relatives
  • Vidvan Panankavil Dhamodharan (father)
  • Koloth Thattarath Madaviyamma (mother)

Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 January 2012) was an Indian academic, orator, critic and writer of Malayalam literature, known for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian philosophy.[1] He was a scholar in Sanskrit, Malayalam, and English languages and his work, Tatvamasi, published in 1984, is a notable work for its detailed interpretation of Indian philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads.[2] He was a recipient of several honours including Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award and Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary award of the Government of Kerala. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2007, which he refused citing the award was a discrimination.

  1. ^ "Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Sukumar Azhikode". The Hindu. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 4 November 2004. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Renowned Kerala writer Sukumar Azhikode passes away". The Times of India. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.