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9 unusual facts about University of Kerala


A. M. Mathai

In 1959 he completed his Masters Degree in Statistics from University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India with first class, first rank and gold medal.

Ayyavazhi phenomenology

R.Ponnu's, Sri Vaikunda Swamigal and Struggle for Social Equality in South India, (Doctoral thesis in University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram.) 2000.

G. Gangadharan Nair

He had Oriental and Western type of Sanskrit education, especially of Sanskrit Grammar and linguistics in the Government Sankrit College, Thiruvananthapuram and the University of Kerala.

At the same time, he received Master of Arts degree in Russian language and literature from the Department of Russian, University of Kerala.

M. G. S. Narayanan

He topped the University of Madras in his post graduation in 1953 and later went on to complete his Ph.D. from the University of Kerala in 1973.

Stanley Roman

He then continued his academics and secured M.A. (English Language and Literature) from the University of Kerala, as a Student of Fatima Mata College, Kollam (A prestigious Nationally accredited diocesan college), where he was later the Principal.

Trichopus zeylanicus

#Antimicrobial properties of Trichopus zeylanicus was proved by Saj and Mansa (2007) University college, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala, {M.Phil thesis, University of Kerala.

V. R. Prabodhachandran Nair

He started his career as a lecturer in the University of Kerala and retired from there as the Head of the Department of Linguistics.He is currently working as a Professor in Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kaladi, Kerala

Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College

In 1958, the college was affiliated to the University of Travancore, which later came to be known as the University of Kerala.


Centre for Convergence Media Studies

Centre for Convergence Media Studies, established in 2005 in the University of Kerala at its Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, offers one-year Post Graduate Diploma in Convergence Media (PGDCM)

Dravidian Linguistics Association

It was jointly established on March 15th, 1972 by V. I. Subramonium (University of Kerala), R. C. Hiremath (Karnataka University) and Mahadeva Sastry (Sri Venkateswara University).


see also

Bishop Moore College

Bishop Moore College, a premier educational institution at Mavelikara in Alappuzha districtict of Kerala was started in 1964 as a junior college offering two years pre-degree course of the University of Kerala.

S. Rajasekharan

Rajasekharan is an approved research guide in Kerala, Calicut and Sanskrit Universities and Member of the Doctoral Committees of the University of Kerala, Mahatma Gandhi Sanskrit Universities and Kalamandalam

Sivaramakrishnan Murali

With a language skill par excellence, he received his PhD from the University of Kerala (1990) and is a scholar of national repute deeply concerned with indigenous values and environmental issues.