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. F
Unnikrishnan.D
