Kunnenkeril K. Jacob
Kunnenkeril K. Jacob | |
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Born |
3 August 1904 Aymanam, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
Died | 25 August 1991 |
Occupation | Educationist |
Years active | since 1931 |
Spouse(s) | Grace Mathai |
Awards | Padma Shri |
Kunnenkeril Kuruvila Jacob was an Indian educationist from the South Indian state of Kerala.[1] Born on 3 August 1904 in a small hamlet of Aymanam in Kottayam district and educated at various places such as Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, and Parur, Jacob did higher education at Leeds University.[1][2] He started his career as the first Indian headmaster of Madras Christian College School, Chennai, in 1931 and retired from there in 1962.[1][3][4] After retirement, he was in charge of Hyderabad Public School for seven years and, later, worked as the principal of Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.[1][4] He died on 25 August 1991.[5] He was honored by the Government of India, in 1991, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[6] Jacob's students have started an initiative for bringing about innovation in teaching methodology under the name, Kuruvila Jacob Initiative.[4]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 Muthaiah S. (2011). Madras Miscellany. Westland. p. 1212. ISBN 9789380032849.
- ↑ "The Man". Kuruvila Jacob. 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "MCC". Kuriuvila Jacob. 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "IITM". IITM. 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Later Years". Kuruvila Jacob. 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.