Moorkoth Kumaran

Moorkoth Kumaran (1874–1941)[1] was a social reformer, a teacher and a short story writer in Malayalam.[2]

Moorkoth Kumaran
Moorkoth Kumaran
Born1874
Thalassery, Malabar District, British India Kannur, Kerala, India)
Died1941
Thalassery
OccupationWriter

Kumaran came from a Thiyya family of Thalassery, Kannur. He was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru. He initiated the installation of the first statue of Narayana Guru in Kerala when he was alive.[3][4]

Biography

Murkothu Kumaran was born on May 23, 1874 into the Murkothu family of North Malabar. His father was Murkoth Ramunni, and his mother was Parappurathu Kunchirutha. His mother died when he was aged six and his father when he was eight. Kumaran grew up in his father's family. Education in Thalassery and Madras. He started his own magazine, Moderate. He is best known as a short story writer and critic. He has worked as a teacher in various schools and colleges. Died June 25, 1941.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Disciples of Narayan Guru". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
  2. "Malayalam Literary Survey". 1991.
  3. Guru, Narayana; Karunakaran, Raman (1983). "Darśanamālā of Sri Narayana Guru".
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Folk-lore. 1988.


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