PROF. JOHN KURAKAR
John Kurakar is a URI Global Council Trustee and
has been for the last 3 years. He is also State president of Kerala Kavya Kala
Sahithy, Literary and Educational organization and the president of Kerala
Palliative care initiative, president of the Edan Nagar residents Association,
President of the Kurakaran Valiyaveettil
Kudumbayogam, president of the Global Thinkers Forum etc. He was formerly the General Secretary of
the Alumni Association of St.Gregorios College,Kottarakara, Programme
coordinator of the National Service Scheme, Adult and Continuing Education
Programme, Population Education Prograame of the Kerala University. He served more
than ten years in Kerala Shastra Sahgithya Prishathu as state level Education Programme convenor and
Editorial Board member of the Sashtra Keralam, Grama sashtram and Sashtragathi. Mr. Kurakar wrote many books and articles.
Upanyasa manjari, Bhashabhushanam, Bhasha sodini, Kerala history, Window of
Knowledge, quiz quiz are his important books. More than sixteen thousand
(16,000) articles posted in “Window of
Knowledge” his own website.He owns his
home and lives at, Darsana, Kurakar Garden's, Karickom, Kottarakara, Kerala,
India. He also has property in Kottarakara Thaluk, Malila Village. He is a
Professor (rtd) at St. Gregorios College, in Kottarakara. He has been married
for many years to Molly Jacob, also a professor at St. Gregorios College. He has
a daughter, Dr. Manju Kurakar age 32, who is an Assistant Professor, Medical
College, in Pune and a son, Manu Kurakar, age 28, who is an Assistant Manager
at Systems, SBI, in Bombay. He also has a 2 year old granddaughter, named Jess
Mary.
K. Suresh Kumar
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