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| Sukumar Azhikode | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1926 Azhikode, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer, critic, orator |
| Nationality |  India |
| Notable award(s) | Sahitya Akademi Award 1985 Tatvamasi Kerala Sahithya Academy Award 1985 Tatvamasi Vayalar Award 1985 Tatvamasi |
Dr. Sukumar Azhikode (Malayalam: സുകുമാർ അഴീക്കോട്) (born May 26 1926) is a writer, critic and orator, acknowledged for his contributions to Malayalam literary criticism and insights on Indian philosophy.[1] He is a bachelor and lives in Viyyoor near Thrissur.
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Education and career
Sukumar Azhikode completed BCom in 1946. He then took BT in Malayalam followed by MA and PhD in Sanskrit. Azhikode was a teacher at Rajas High School, Chirackal, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and Devagiri College, Kozhikode and later a principal at SNM Training College, Moottakunnam, and a professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Calicut University. He retired in 1986.
Awards
Azhikode's most famous work is Tatvamasi (1984, Malayalam), an authoritative book on Indian Philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads. Thathvamasi has won twelve awards including the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Academy Award, Vayalar Award and the Rajaji Award.
In Jan 2007, he refused to accept the Padma Shri conferred on him stating that Such honours are against the Constitution. The Constitution says everyone should be treated as equal. Giving such honours at different levels, the State discriminates between people. I see the Padma Shri conferred on me as an opportunity to expose this discrimination.[2]
Organizations and institutions
Azhikode is the founder and president of Navabharathavedi – a socio-cultural organization. He has also worked at several newspapers including Varthamanam, Dinabandhu, Malayala Harijan, Desamitram, Navayugam and Dinaprabha. He was the chairman of the National Book Trust between 1993 and 1996.
Major works
- Aasante Seetakavyam
- Ramananum Malayalakavitayum (Ramanan and Malayalam Poetry)
- Mahatmavinte Margam (Way of the Mahatma)
- Purogamanasahityavum Mattum (Modern Literature and Others)
- Malayala Sahityavimarsanam (Criticism of Malayalam Literature)
- Vayanayute Swargattil (In the Paradise of Reading)
- Tatvamasi
- Malayala Sahitya Patanangal (Studies on Malayalam Literature)
- Tatvavum Manushyanum (Philosophy and Humans)
- Khandanavum Mandanavum (Destructive Criticism and Constructive Criticism)
- Entinu Bharatadare
- Azhikodinte Prabhashanangal (Speeches of Azhikode)
- Azhikodinte Falitangal (Jokes of Azhikode)
- Guruvinte Dukham (Sorrow of the Teacher)
- Aakasam Nashtapetunna India (India Losing Horizon)
- Pathakal Kazhchakal (Routes and Sights)
- Mahakavi Ulloor (The Great Poet Ulloor)
References
- ^ "Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for Sukumar Azhikode". The Hindu. 2004-11-02. http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/02/stories/2004110206260500.htm. Retrieved on 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Azhikode rejects award". The Hindu. 2007–01–27. http://www.hindu.com/2007/01/27/stories/2007012719581100.htm. Retrieved on 2008–02–10.
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