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M. N. Karassery
Indian writer and critic of Malayalam language
Born	Mohiyuddin Nedukkandiyil (1951-07-02) 2 July 1951 (age 73) Karassery, Malabar, Madras State, India (present day Calicut district, Kerala)
Occupation	Academic, writer, critic
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian

Mohiyuddin Nadukkandiyil Karassery (born 2 July 1951), commonly known as M. N. Karassery, is an Indian writer and critic of Malayalam language. He is known for his writing and lectures on politics, literature, art and culture, and is a recipient of K.M. Seethi Sahib Memorial Human Fraternity Award and holds the distinguished chair in Malayalam studies at University of Calicut.

Early life

Karassery is also the name of the village in which he was born. It is a panchayath situated in the eastern region of Kozhikode (Calicut) District in Kerala. Mr. Karassery was born on 2 July 1951 to N. C. Mohammad Haji and K. C. Ayishakkutty.

Education

For his early education, Karassery attended the Karassery U.P. School, Hidayathussibiyan Madrasa and Dars of Karassery Juma Masjid. He then enrolled in the Chennamangallur High School, Guruvayurappan College, Calicut. After graduation in 1972, he joined the Department of Malayalam, at the University of Calicut. Here he earned a B.A. in Sociology and Malayalam in 1974. Ten years later, he returned for a M.Phil. in Malayalam. And in 1993, he earned a PhD in Malayalam from the same department under the guidance of Prof. Sukumar Azhicode.

Activism and public life

Karassery's activism targets caste prejudice, social justice and religious equality in India. In May 2017, for example, he suggested the creation of a separate department in India for happiness. His writings and lectures support secular democracy and gender justice. In September 2018, he led a sit-in protest that demanded the arrest of bishop Franco Mulakkal for allegedly raping a nun.

Bibliography

Karassery's works include:

Edited works

Interviews

Translations

Awards

• N. Mohanan Award
• Sambasivan Award

References

1. "Kerala: Multiple Improbabilities – World Policy". World Policy. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
2. "mn-karassery-against-harthal -". against harthal (in Malayalam). 7 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
3. ^ "MN Karassery.com". mnkarassery.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Several Kerala parents erase religion, caste identity of their kids". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
5. "What they say". The Hindu. 10 March 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
6. "Separate department needed for happiness: Karassery". OnManorama. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
7. "Kozhikode: Activists stage sit-in stir demanding Bishop Mulakkal's arrest". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
8. Outlook. Outlook Publishing. 24 March 2008.
9. "Works"
10. "Sarojini, wife of the late poet O.N.V. Kurup, presenting the N. Mohanan Award to writer M.N. Karassery". The Hindu. 4 October 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 October 2018.

External links

• Personal page
• University page
• 40th Anniversary of the Department of Malayalam, Calicut University
• Excerpts from Karassery's book Islamika Rashtreeyam Vimarshikkapedunnu

• Activists from Kerala
• Living people
• Malayalam-language writers
• People from Kozhikode district
• 1951 births
• Malayalam literary critics
• Indian literary critics