Moorkoth Kunhappa

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).[1]. In 1990, he has written Kalaripayyat, in Crossovers: Explorations across Disciplines and Martial Arts, which was published in 1995 by Seagull Theatre Quarterly.

See also

• Moorkoth Ramunni His brother and a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.

References

• The Hindu news. [2]
• Books of Kunhappa. [3]
• Sree Narayana Guru (Tamil) ISBN 81-237-4659-9