Mathew Ulakamthara

Mathew Ulakamthara was a Malayalam language writer, literary critic and academic from Kerala, India. He received several awards including Sabha Rathnam, the highest honour of the Syro-Malabar Church.

Biography Mathew Ulakamthara was born on 6 June 1931, in Chungam Ulakamthara house in present-day Arattukulam in Vaikom, Kottayam district of Kerala to Anna of Varkey of the Ulakamthara family. In 1954, he obtained a degree in Malayalam from the University of Kerala and later did his Post Graduate Degree from the University of Madras. He was later appointed Honorary Professor of Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University. He also served as the sub-editor of Thananthu magazine and Editor-in-Chief of Deepika Weekly (1988-1990). He and his wife Thresiamma have four children. He died on 24 February 2022, at a private hospital in Thellakam, Kottayam district. His introductions to the works of many authors including Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Pala Narayanan Nair and Mary John Thottam are also noteworthy. His literary criticism books have been made textbooks by three universities in Kerala. Athansius Award Marthoma Award Vanisseri Award Ulloor Award Mahakavi Kattakkayam Gold Medal KCBC Award Catholic Congress Award KCYM Award Kudumbadeepam Award LRC Award Sr Mary Baneenja Award IC Chacko Award Syro-Malabar Research Center Award 2011 In 2019, he received the title Sabha Rathnam (meaning: gem of the church) the highest honor of the Syro-Malabar Church.

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