Illiparambil Corah Chacko (1875–1966) was a geologist, philologist, writer and grammarian of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India. He was born at Pulinkunnu in

Kuttanad Kuttanad is a river delta landscape region in the state of Kerala, India, known for its vast paddy fields and geographical peculiarities. It is in the Districts of Alappuzha, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta. The region has the lowest altitude in ...

of Alappuzha District,

. After graduation from His Highness Maharajas College in Trivandrum, he went to London, and studied

physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

mathematics and geology in the Imperial College of Science and Technology,

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a collegiate university, federal Public university, public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The ...

. He became an associate of the Royal School of Mines. He was the state geologist of

Travancore The kingdom of Travancore (), also known as the kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor () or later as Travancore State, was a kingdom that lasted from until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvanan ...

State and the director of industries. He was a writer in English,

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...

and geological articles as well. He was the second recipient of the Kenthra Sahitya Academy Award (instituted in 1955), which he was conferred in 1956 for his work 'Paananeeya Pradyotam' a commentary in Malayalam on Panini's Vyakarana Sutras containing Sutrapatha, Dhathupatha, Ganapatha, Indices of Roots & Terminations and Alphabetical Index. He also wrote Christhu sahasra namam (Kristhu sahasra namam) in 1914. The Kerala Sahitya Academy also has an Endowment Award in his name.I_C_Chacko Endowment Awards
/ref>

References

Illiparambil Cora Chacko BA Bsc (London) A.R.S.M, A.R.C.S Kerala State Institute of Languages' publication "Paniniya Pradyotam" a commentary on Pananiya Vyakarana Sutras of IC Chacko 2)IC Chacko Endowment Award of Kerala Sahithya Akadami. 3)Jubilee Souvenir of "Illiparambil Kudumbam: Dwisadabdi Niravil" and the translation of "Illiparambil Family in Bicentennial Glory"

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chacko, I C 1875 births 1966 deaths Writers from Kottayam University of Madras alumni Alumni of Imperial College London 20th-century Indian geologists Malayalam-language writers Sanskrit writers Sanskrit grammarians Indian Indologists Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam Indian male writers Indian philologists Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni People from Alappuzha district Scholars from Kerala 20th-century Indian linguists Writers from British India