Kandathil Mammen Mathew (2 January 1917 – 1 August 2010) was an Indian newspaper editor who served as the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of the

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 ...

-language daily, '' Malayala Manorama''.President condoles death of K M Mathew
''Hindustan Times''. 1 August 2010. He has served as a Working Committee Member and Managing Committee Member of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.

Awards

In 1998, Mathew was awarded the Padma Bhushan. He has received many other awards including Foundation of Freedom of Information Award (1991), National Citizen's award (1992), Ramakrishna Jay Dayal award (1995), Durga Prasad Chaudhary award (1996), Press Academy Award (1997) and B D Goenka Award (1996). On his first death anniversary, India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp. At the Parliament House, Prime Minister Dr

Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jaw ...

received an album containing the stamp from Kapil Sibal, Union minister for communications and information technology. The five-rupee stamp had a print run of . The stamp, first day cover and cancellation were designed by Nenu Gupta.

Family

His wife, Annamma Mathew, was a culinary expert and Chief Editor of ''Vanitha'', who wrote under the name ''Mrs. K. M. Mathew''. His book of memoirs, ''Annamma'', (based on his wife), was published by Penguin in Malayalam (2004) and in English (2005). The couple had four children - three sons and a daughter, and nine grandchildren. Annamma Mathew died in 2003, a loss which deeply affected Mathew and led to the formation of his memoirs. Despite suffering from various illnesses like

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and

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, Mathew remained active in many fields, and handled Malayala Manorama till his last days. He died suddenly due to a

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on 1 August 2010, aged 93. He was a devout member of the

Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church (MOSC) also known as the Indian Orthodox Church (IOC) or simply as the Malankara Church, is an Autocephaly, autocephalous Oriental Orthodox Churches, Oriental Orthodox church headquartered in #Catholicate ...

and was buried at the Puthenpally Church Cemetery which is the main cemetery of Kottayam Cheriapally (Saint Mary Orthodox Church) along with its three chapels and kurishupally.

Autobiography

His autobiography titled ''Ettamathe Mothiram'' ''(The Eighth Ring)'' was published in 2008.

References

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