Moorkoth Kunhappa
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Murkoth Kunhappa, bureaucrat-turned-journalist, born on May 14, 1905 as youngest son of Moorkoth Kumaran
. Kunhappa's was a dominant presence in the State's cultural scene when he served Malayala Manorama
, a leading malayalam daily, from 1966 until his demise in 1993. He had been an Associate Editor of this newspaper for 27 years. Just like his father, he was also a follower of Sree Narayana Guru. He has written many books including Sree Narayana Guru(National biography)(in Malayalam, Tamil
, English). He has written Jivithasmaranakal(reminiscences) a biography of Mammen Mappilai (founder of Malayala Manorama
). He has written a very famous English novel
Three bags of gold and other Indian folk tales which is referred by many American
universities as children's novel (literature).http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/index.php?id=1450. In 1990, he has written Kalaripayyat, in Crossovers: Explorations across Disciplines and Martial Arts, which was published in 1995 by Seagull Theatre Quarterly.
Moorkoth Kumaran
Moorkoth Kumaran was a teacher and a prominent short story writer in Malayalam.Kumaran came from a respected Ezhava family of Kannur. He was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru. This biography contains the essence of Guru's message...
. Kunhappa's was a dominant presence in the State's cultural scene when he served Malayala Manorama
Malayala Manorama
Malayala Manorama is a daily news paper, in Malayalam language, published in the state of Kerala, India. It was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 16 million . The Malayalam word "manorama" roughly translates to "entertainer"...
, a leading malayalam daily, from 1966 until his demise in 1993. He had been an Associate Editor of this newspaper for 27 years. Just like his father, he was also a follower of Sree Narayana Guru. He has written many books including Sree Narayana Guru(National biography)(in Malayalam, Tamil
Tamil language
Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...
, English). He has written Jivithasmaranakal(reminiscences) a biography of Mammen Mappilai (founder of Malayala Manorama
Malayala Manorama
Malayala Manorama is a daily news paper, in Malayalam language, published in the state of Kerala, India. It was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1890, and currently has a readership of over 16 million . The Malayalam word "manorama" roughly translates to "entertainer"...
). He has written a very famous English novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
Three bags of gold and other Indian folk tales which is referred by many American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
universities as children's novel (literature).http://www.wwcc.edu/CMS/index.php?id=1450. In 1990, he has written Kalaripayyat, in Crossovers: Explorations across Disciplines and Martial Arts, which was published in 1995 by Seagull Theatre Quarterly.