PROF.JOHN KURAKAR
Prof. John Kurakar.
Elected as the Global Council Trustee of United Religions Initiative in June,
2014. “The United Religions Initiative community in 96 countries of the world
enthusiastically welcomes Prof. John Kurakar as the Global council trustee of
the fast growing International Interfaith Association. Prof. Kurakar is coming
from Kottarakara St. Gregorios College where he served for three decade as the
professor in Malayalam Language and Literature and coordinator of Continuing
Education in University of Kerala.Kurakar’s work at St.Gregorios College is
widely acknowledged as a good teacher and a Social thinker. He involved
many movements and associations related to, Literature, Art. Palliative Care,
Social Service, World Peace and Religious harmony. Kurakar is a recognized as a
Social thinker, Social worker and the author and editor of several books and
numerous articles, including Education ‘Social Service, Adult Education, and
Transformation: Religious Pluralism, Spirituality and a New Vision for Higher
Education in Kerala. In 1979 John Kurakar founded Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy, an
Education and Literary Organization working with Schools and Colleges in Kerala
to promote co-curricular activities, religious pluralism and world Peace. He
also posted more than 13000 (Thirteen thousand articles in his website (www.profkurakar.blogspot.com)
that is “window of Knowledge”. In 2008 he founded a an Association for
charitable work “Kerala Association for Palliative Care Initiative” . He served
more than one decade as the programme officer for National Service Scheme in
St. Gregorios College and received awards from Kerala University for Best
Programme Officer in continues five years. Prof. Kurakar also served more than
five years as the programme co-ordinator for Adult and Population Education in
University of Kerala. He worked many years in Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Prishathu
as the State level Education secretary. Co-editor of Science Magazines like
“Grama Sasthram, Sasthragathi etc. Prof. Kurakar is now working as the chairman
of the South India- Sri-Lanka Region of the United Religions Initiative,
President of Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy,Global Visual Forum and Secretary of the
Fresh Water Action net of South Asia (FANSA) He received Pravasi Bharatheeya
Award, Kerala Kavya Kala Sahithy Award, Kerala University Adult Education
Award, Kerala Continuing Education Award etc. Now Prof. John Kurakar is the
Principal of the “ Nobel Entrance Coaching Center in Kottarakara”.
D. Unnikrishnan
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