| Prof. Sukumar Azhikode | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1926 (85) Azhikode, Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Social Critic, Orator, Pro Vice Chancellor |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable work(s) | Tatvamasi,Aasante Seetakavyam, Ramananum Malayalakavitayum, Mahatmavinte Margam, Malayala Sahityavimarsanam, |
| Notable award(s) | 1985 Tatvamasi Vayalar Award 1985 Tatvamasi |
Sukumar Azhikode (Malayalam: സുകുമാർ അഴീക്കോട്) is an Indian writer, critic and orator, acknowledged for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian philosophy.[1] He is a bachelor and lives in Eravimangalam near Thrissur, Kerala state.
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Sukumar Azhikode completed Bachelor of Comerce in 1946. He then took BT followed by Master of Arts in Malayalam and Sanskrit and Doctor of Philosophy in Malayalam. His dissertation is "Malayala sahitya vimarsanam"(Literary criticism in Malayalam language). Azhikode was a teacher at Rajas High School, Chirackal, St. Aloysius College, Mangalore and Devagiri College, Kozhikode and later a principal at SNM Training College, Moottakunnam, and a professor and Pro-Vice Chancellor at Calicut University. He retired in 1986.
Azhikode's most famous work is Tatvamasi (1984, Malayalam), an authoritative book on Indian Philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads. Thathvamasi has won twelve awards including the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award and the Rajaji Award.
In Jan 2007, he refused to accept the Padma Shri conferred on him stating that Such honours are against the Constitution. "The Constitution says everyone should be treated as equal. Giving such honours at different levels, the State discriminates between people. I see the Padma Shri conferred on me as an opportunity to expose this discrimination."[2] He also won the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Sahithya Puraskaram lifetime achievement award.
Azhikode is the founder and president of Navabharathavedi – a socio-cultural organization. He has also worked at several newspapers including Varthamanam, Dinabandhu, Malayala Harijan, Desamitram, Navayugam and Dinaprabha. He was the chairman of the National Book Trust between 1993 and 1996.