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'''P. K. Michael Tharakan''' is a senior academic, historian and [[social science]] researcher from [[Kerala]] state in southern India. He is the Chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anandan |first=S. |date=2017-08-26 |title=Fate of Pattanam hangs in the balance |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/fate-of-pattanam-hangs-in-the-balance/article19566224.ece |access-date=2022-03-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Giji K. |date=2018-11-12 |title=Burial urn of Megalithic era unearthed |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/burial-urn-of-megalithic-era-unearthed/article25468757.ece |access-date=2022-03-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Kerala Council for Historical Research : Pages - Chairman-PK-Michael-Tharakan|url=http://kchr.ac.in/pages/114/Chairman-PK-Michael-Tharakan.html|website=kchr.ac.in|accessdate=7 February 2018|language=en}}</ref> and has served in several senior academic positions such as the Professor at the social science research institute [[Institute for Social and Economic Change]] Bangalore<ref>{{cite web|title=ISEC: P K Michael Tharakan|url=http://www.isec.ac.in/pkmt.htm|website=www.isec.ac.in}}</ref> and [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Kannur University]] during 2009–2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=SIMS: Profile of Dr. P.K. Michael Tharakan|url=http://sahrdayasims.ac.in/a_c_m_3.php|website=sahrdayasims.ac.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202154618/http://sahrdayasims.ac.in/a_c_m_3.php.|archive-date=2 Dec 2016}}</ref><br />
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Tharakan has authored many books and articles <ref>{{cite web|title=[worldcat] Tharakan, P. K. Mathew|url=https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n78020006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Essays from Economic and Political Weekly|url=http://www.epw.in/author/p-k-michael-tharakan|website=Economic and Political Weekly|accessdate=7 February 2018|language=en|date=5 June 2015}}</ref> and known for his work on documenting and analyzing the history of modern Kerala such as on [[Land reform in Kerala|land reforms]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Land reforms reshaped state: Prof P K Michael Tharakan|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/in-other-news/051116/land-reforms-reshaped-state-prof-p-k-michael-tharakan.html|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|language=en}}</ref> and on social characteristics such as its focus on health,<ref name="gulfnews_viral_dance_2021">{{Cite web|title=Viral dance turns spotlight on Kerala's health feats, strikes at hatred|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/viral-dance-turns-spotlight-on-keralas-health-feats-strikes-at-hatred-1.78489994|access-date=2021-11-08|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref> care-based professions,<ref name="gulfnews_returnees_2020" /> education,<ref name="gulfnews_viral_dance_2021" /> communalism<ref name="TNM_communalism_2021">{{Cite web|date=2021-09-16|title=Communalism in Kerala: A conversation with historian Michael Tharakan|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/communalism-kerala-conversation-historian-michael-tharakan-155334|access-date=2021-11-08|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> and social harmony.<ref name="gulfnews_returnees_2020">{{Cite web|title=COVID-19: A challenge and opportunity for Kerala as half a million return|url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/covid-19-a-challenge-and-opportunity-for-kerala-as-half-a-million-return-1.71333789|access-date=2021-11-08|website=gulfnews.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Publications==<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Tharakan |first=Parayil Kochupappu Michael |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KVFRAQAACAAJ |title=When the Kerala Model of Development is Historicised: A Chronological Perspective |date=2008 |language=en}}<br />
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