P. K. Michael Tharakan

P. K. Michael Tharakan is a senior academic, historian and social science researcher from Kerala state in southern India. He is the Chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research[1][2][3] and has served in several senior academic positions such as the Professor at the social science research institute Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore[4] and Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University during 2009-2013.[5]

Tharakan has authored many books and articles [6][7] and known for his work on documenting and analyzing the history of modern Kerala such as on land reforms[8] and on social characteristics such as its focus on health,[9] care-based professions,[10] education,[9] communalism[11] and social harmony.[10]

Publications
  • Tharakan, P. K. Mathew; Tharakan, Parayil Kochupappu Michael (1983). Intra-industry Trade: Empirical and Methodological Aspects. North Holland. ISBN 978-0-444-86785-8.
  • Tharakan, Parayil Kochupappu Michael (2008). When the Kerala Model of Development is Historicised: A Chronological Perspective.

References
  1. Anandan, S. (2017-08-26). "Fate of Pattanam hangs in the balance". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  2. Raman, Giji K. (2018-11-12). "Burial urn of Megalithic era unearthed". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  3. "Kerala Council for Historical Research : Pages - Chairman-PK-Michael-Tharakan". kchr.ac.in. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  4. "ISEC: P K Michael Tharakan". www.isec.ac.in.
  5. "SIMS: Profile of Dr. P.K. Michael Tharakan". sahrdayasims.ac.in. Archived from the original on 2 Dec 2016.
  6. "[worldcat] Tharakan, P. K. Mathew".
  7. "Essays from Economic and Political Weekly". Economic and Political Weekly. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  8. "Land reforms reshaped state: Prof P K Michael Tharakan". www.deccanchronicle.com.
  9. "Viral dance turns spotlight on Kerala's health feats, strikes at hatred". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  10. "COVID-19: A challenge and opportunity for Kerala as half a million return". gulfnews.com. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  11. "Communalism in Kerala: A conversation with historian Michael Tharakan". The News Minute. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2021-11-08.


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