{{Short description|Indian writer}} {{other people|Thomas Mathew}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox writer | name = M. Thomas Mathew | image = Prof Thomas Mathew W.jpg | imagesize = 150px | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|9|27}} | birth_place = Keekkozhur, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Literary critic, Orator, Translator, Academic | nationality = Indian | period = | genre = | subject = | spouse = | children = | parents = | movement = | notableworks = {{ubl|''Dhanthagopurathilekku Veendum''|''Ente Valmeekamevide''|''Sahithya Darshanam''|''Ashante Seethayanam''|''Athmavinte Murivukal''|''Marar - Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam''}} | influences = | influenced = | awards = {{ubl|Sahitya Akademi Award|Vayalar Award|M. K. Sanu Award|Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism}} | signature = | website = }}

'''M. Thomas Mathew''' is an Indian literary critic, orator, translator and academic who writes in Malayalam language. He has written a number of books on literary criticism such as ''Dhanthagopurathilekku Veendum'', ''Ente Valmeekamevide'', ''Ashante Seethayanam'' and ''Athmavinte Murivukal'' and has translated works into Malayalam which includes ''New Humanism'' written by M. N. Roy. He is a recipient of several honours including Sahitya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism.

==Biography== Born on 27 September 1940 in Keekozhur, a small hamlet in Pathanamthitta district, in the south Indian state of Kerala,<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Award 2022">{{Cite web |title=Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2022/12/22/kendra-sahitya-akademi-awards.html |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref> Thomas Mathew did his education at Christian College, Chengannur and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and started his career as a lecturer at his alma mater, Christian College, Chengannur.<ref name="Vayalar award for M Thomas Mathew">{{Cite news |title=Vayalar award for M Thomas Mathew |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2009/oct/11/vayalar-award-for-m-thomas-mathew-91721.html |access-date=2023-05-06|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=11 October 2009}}</ref> He has also worked as a professor in other educational institutions in Kerala such as Government College, Chittoor, Victoria College, Palakkad, and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and as the principal in Panampilly Memorial Government College, Chalakkudy, Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College, Pattambi, and Government College, Munnar before superannuating in 1996.<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Award for M Thomas Mathew">{{Cite news |last=Reporter |first=Madhyamam |date=2022-12-22 |title=Sahitya Akademi Award for M Thomas Mathew |language=ml |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/culture/literature/kendra-sahitya-akademi-award-to-mthomas-mathew-1109736 |access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> He also served as the Director of Kerala Bhasha Institute.<ref name="Maharajas College Ernakulam.">{{Cite web |title=Maharajas College Ernakulam. |url=https://maharajas.ac.in/index.php/content/index/pioneers-malayalam |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=maharajas.ac.in}}</ref>

Thomas Mathew has published a number of books, covering the genres of literary criticism, and translation and has edited three anthologies of literary articles.<ref name="Edited books by M Thomas Mathew">{{Cite web |title=Edited books by M Thomas Mathew |url=https://keralabookstore.com/books-by/%25E0%25B4%258E%25E0%25B4%2582-%25E0%25B4%25A4%25E0%25B5%258B%25E0%25B4%25AE%25E0%25B4%25B8%25E0%25B5%258D-%25E0%25B4%25AE%25E0%25B4%25BE%25E0%25B4%25A4%25E0%25B5%258D%25E0%25B4%25AF%25E0%25B5%2581/4703/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=keralabookstore.com}}</ref> His work ''Athmavinte Murivukal'' fetched him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 2001.<ref name="Awards">{{Cite web |title=Awards |url=https://keralasahityaakademi.org/അവാർഡുകൾ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Kerala Sahithya Academi}}</ref> He was awarded Vayalar Award in 2009 for his work ''Marar: Lavanyanubhavathinte Yuktishilpam''.<ref name="Vayalar literary award for Thomas Mathew">{{Cite news |date=8 October 2011 |title=Vayalar literary award for Thomas Mathew |work=The Times of India |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-10/thiruvananthapuram/28068934_1_literary-award-citation-and-memento-litterateur |url-status=dead |access-date=6 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811065804/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-10-10/thiruvananthapuram/28068934_1_literary-award-citation-and-memento-litterateur |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> A recipient of the M. K. Sanu Award in 2020,<ref name="Governor, CM greet Sanoo as he turns 94">{{Cite news |date=2020-10-27 |title=Governor, CM greet Sanoo as he turns 94 |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/governor-cm-greet-sanoo-as-he-turns-94/article32957279.ece |access-date=2022-12-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> he received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his work ''Ashante Seethayanam'' in 2022.<ref name="Sahitya Akademi Award for M. Thomas Mathew">{{Cite news |title=Sahitya Akademi Award for M. Thomas Mathew |language=ml |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/national/kendra-sahitya-akademi-award-to-thomas-mathew-c-radhakrishnan-also-acknowledged/1063138 |access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref><ref name="Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Thomas Mathew">{{Cite news |author=Web Desk |date=2022-12-22 |title=Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Thomas Mathew |language=ml |url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/india/kendra-sahitya-akademi-c-radhakrishnan-as-eminent-member-202605 |access-date=2022-12-22}}</ref> He is also a recipient of C. B. Kumar Endowmment Prize of Kerala Sahitya Akademi, C. J. Father Vadakkel Award, Dr. C. P. Menon Memorial Award, Mar Gregorios Memorial Award and Dr. T. P. Sukumar Memorial Award.<ref name="M Thomas Mathew - profile">{{Cite web |title=M Thomas Mathew - profile |url=https://greenbooksindia.com/m-thomas-mathew |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=greenbooksindia.com}}</ref>

Thomas Mathew lives in Changampuzha Nagar, in Kochi, Kerala.<ref name="M Thomas Mathew - profile" />

== Selected bibliography == === Literary criticism and articles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Form |- | ''Ente Valmeekamevide ?''<ref name="Ente Valmeekamevide ?">{{Cite web |title=Ente Valmeekamevide ? |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/347848 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 1983 || Articles |- | ''Sahithya Darsanam''<ref name="Sahithya Darsanam">{{Cite web |title=Sahithya Darsanam |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/306748 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 1986 || Literary criticism |- | ''Athmavinte Murivukal''<ref name="Athmavinte Murivukal">{{Cite web |title=Athmavinte Murivukal |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/41368509 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> || 1998 || Literary criticism |- | ''Bible Anubhavam''<ref name="Bible Anubhavam">{{Cite web |title=Bible Anubhavam |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/187555915 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> || 2007 || Articles |- | ''Rudithanusari Kavi''<ref name="Rudithanusari Kavi">{{Cite web |title=Rudithanusari Kavi |url=https://www.indulekha.com/index.php?route=product/product&author_id=&product_id=1785 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.indulekha.com}}</ref> || 2009 || Literary criticism |- | ''Marubhoomiyil Vilichu Parayunnavante Sabdam''<ref name="Marubhoomiyil Vilichu Parayunnavante Sabdam">{{Cite web |title=Marubhoomiyil Vilichu Parayunnavante Sabdam |url=https://www.indulekha.com/marubhoomiyil-vilichuparayunnavante-sabdam-thomas-mathew?author_id= |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.indulekha.com}}</ref> || 2011 || Literary criticism |- | ''Danthagopurathilekku Veendum''<ref name="Danthagopurathilekku Veendum">{{Cite web |title=Danthagopurathilekku Veendum |url=https://www.indulekha.com/danthagopurathilekku-veendum-essays-m-thomas-mathew?author_id= |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.indulekha.com}}</ref> || 2011 || Literary criticism |- | ''Manushyant̲e Sabdaṃ Sangeethaṃpole''<ref name="Manushyant̲e Sabdaṃ Sangeethaṃpole">{{Cite web |title=Manushyant̲e Sabdaṃ Sangeethaṃpole |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/154310370 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref> || 2011 || Articles |- | ''Anthasngharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam''<ref name="Anthasngharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam">{{Cite web |title=Anthasngharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/347848 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 2018 || Literary criticism |- | ''Marar : lavanyaanubhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam''<ref name="OO">{{Cite web |title=Marar : lavanyaanubhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/117491 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 2006 || Literary criticism |- | ''Anthasangharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam''<ref name="Anthasangharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam">{{Cite web |title=Anthasangharshathinte Varamozhi Sakshyam |url=https://www.indulekha.com/anthasangharshathinte-varamozhi-sakshyam-essays-m-thomas-mathew?author_id= |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.indulekha.com}}</ref> || 2018 || Literary criticism |- | ''Ashante Seethayanam''<ref name="Asante Seethayanam">{{Cite web |title=Asante Seethayanam |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/347848 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 2019 || Literary criticism |}

=== Translations ===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Form |- | ''R.U.R''<ref name="R.U.R">{{Cite web |title=R.U.R |url=https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/308160 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=University of Calicut Library Catalog |language=ml}}</ref> || 2014 || Translation |- | ''New Humanism''<ref name="New Humanism">{{Cite web |title=New Humanism |url=https://janayugomonline.com/m-thomas-mathew-won-kenra-sahithya-puraskaram-c-radhakrishnan-became-eminent-member/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Janayugam Online |date=22 December 2022 |language=ml}}</ref> || || Translation |}

=== Edited books === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:75%" ! scope="col" style="width:40%" | Title ! scope="col" style="width:10%" | Year ! scope="col" style="width:25%" | Form |- | ''Sargapatham - Akkitham''<ref name="Sargapatham - Akkitham">{{Cite web |title=Sargapatham - Akkitham |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/സര്‍ഗപഥം-അക്കിത്തം/18219/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> || 2021 || Anthology |- | ''M. K. Sanu''<ref name="M. K. Sanu">{{Cite web |title=M. K. Sanu |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/എം-കെ-സാനു/18563/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> || 2021 || Anthology |- | ''Nataka Sameeksha''<ref name="Nataka Sameeksha">{{Cite web |title=Nataka Sameeksha |url=https://keralabookstore.com/book/നാടക-സമീക്ഷ/20597/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=KeralaBookStore.com |language=ml}}</ref> || 2022 || Anthology |}

== See also == {{Div col|colwidth=40em}} * M. K. Sanu * M. Achuthan {{div col end}} {{portal|India|Literature}}

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == * {{Cite web |title=M Thomas Mathew - Worldcat Identities |url=https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n89119418/ |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=Worldcat.org}} * {{Cite web |title=M Thomas Mathew |url=https://www.indulekha.com/index.php?route=product/author/info&author_id=802 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=www.indulekha.com}}

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