Mammen Mathew (born 20 September 1944) is present Chief Editor and Managing Director of ''

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''. He is the eldest son of the late K. M. Mathew, who was the Chief Editor of ''Malayala Manorama'' until 1 August 2010. Mammen has more than 45 years of experience in the field of publication.

Career

Mammen completed a BA and MA in Medieval Indian History St. Stephen's College in Delhi, and then worked as trainee in editing in

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. Subsequently, he joined ''Malayala Manorama'' as its Delhi correspondent. In 1968, he became a reporter for the

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in Cardiff in the United Kingdom. He also worked at

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in London, under

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. Mammen joined the Oklahoma City Times, and later worked for The Daily Oklahoma as reporter in 1969. In 2010, he succeeded his father, K. M. Mathew, as Chief Editor of ''Malayala Manorama''.

Awards

* 2005 —

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in the field of Literature & Education, awarded by the Government of India. * 2014 — Lokmanya Tilak National Award for Excellence in Journalism, instituted by Kesari-Mahratta Trust.

References

1945 births St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Journalists from Kerala Malayali people Living people {{Malaysia-bio-stub