27 Facts About Moorkoth Kumaran

Moorkoth Kumaran was a social reformer, a teacher and a writer in Malayalam.

Moorkoth Kumaran was a disciple of Narayana Guru and wrote the first biography of Guru.

Moorkoth Kumaran published some of the earliest short stories and novels in Malayalam.

Moorkoth Kumaran was born on 23 May 1874 into the Moorkoth family of North Malabar.

Moorkoth Kumaran's mother died when he was aged six and his father when he was eight.

Moorkoth Kumaran started his education by joining Basel Mission Parsi High School, Telicherry, in 1884 and passed FA degree from Telicherry Brennen College.

Moorkoth Kumaran joined Madras Christian College for a BA degree but could not complete the degree.

Moorkoth Kumaran married his relative Yashoda and was sent by his father-in-law for training at Teachers' College, Saidapet.

Moorkoth Kumaran was the headmaster there from 1898 to 1900.

Moorkoth Kumaran then became a teacher at St Joseph's Convent, and it was during this time that Indian women in Malabar started education in English schools.

Moorkoth Kumaran was the editor of Mithavadi which was initially started as a newspaper in 1907 at Thalassery.

Moorkoth Kumaran met the great renaissance leader and social reformer of Kerala Rao Sahib DR.

Moorkoth Kumaran worked as the senior Malayalam pandit at St Aloysius College, headmaster at Nettur Basel Mission Middle School and first assistant at Telicherry St Joseph's School from where he retired in 1930.

Moorkoth Kumaran was instrumental in spreading the ideas of Sri Narayana Guru in Malabar.

Moorkoth Kumaran was instrumental in the efforts to admit the Pulayas and other lower castes into the Jagannath Temple.

Moorkoth Kumaran was the second general secretary of SNDP Yogam.

Moorkoth Kumaran wrote his last story titled "Aliyante Saree" in Brennen College magazine.

In 1891, Moorkoth Kumaran wrote his first story Kalikala Vaibhavam when he was still a student.

Writer Moorkoth Kunhappa has noted that Kumaran's short stories follow the principle of 'singleness of effect' which was lacking in most of the early short stories in Malayalam.

Moorkoth Kumaran was one of the early novelists who wrote seven novels namely Lokapavadam, Kanakam Moolam, Jahaneera, Rajaputhra Viwaham, Ambu Nair, Vasumathi and Vellikkai.

Moorkoth Kumaran penned the prose collections Kakan, Gadyaprabandham, Gadyamanjari and Asan Vimarsanathinte Aadya Rasmikal.

Moorkoth Kumaran wrote articles on insects, flies, mosquitoes, beetles, ants, termites, cockroaches and wild lice.

Moorkoth Kumaran translated the book Wonders of Physical Science by Edmund Edward Fournier d'Albe into Malayalam under the title Prakriti Shastrathile Albuthangal.

Moorkoth Kumaran wrote the story "Vasumathi" which depicts the culture and history of the Thiyya community in Malabar.

Moorkoth Kumaran entered the newspaper industry as the editor of Kerala Sanchari.

Subsequently, Moorkoth Kumaran, edited Kerala Chintamani, Samudaya Deepika, Gajakesari, Satyavadi, Atmaposhini, Dharmam, Kathorakuthaaram and Deepika.

Moorkoth Kumaran wrote many articles in prominent newspapers of the time under the pen names of Gajakesari, Patanjali, Vajrasuchi and Pouran.