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{{Indian patronymic|Thomas Isaac or Isaac|Travancore Mathew}}
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| successor          = [[K. N. Balagopal]]
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| term_start1        = 18 May 2006
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'''Thomas Isaac''' (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian politician and economist, who served as the [[Department of Finance (Kerala)|Minister for Finance and Coir]] of the Indian state of [[Kerala]] and a central committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]].
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'''Travancore Mathew Thomas Isaac''' (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian author and economist who was the [[Department of Finance (Kerala)|Minister for Finance and Coir]] of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. A central committee member of the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], he has authored a number of articles on economics, planning and politics, has published in leading regional, national and international periodicals, presented lectures and papers in National and International Conferences and seminars. Isaac is the author of more than 50 books, both in Malayalam and English.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-10-31 |title=Thomas Isaac {{!}} Foundation of The Billion Press |url=https://www.thebillionpress.org/people/thomas-isaac |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=The Billion Press |language=en}}</ref>


He represented the [[Alappuzha (State Assembly constituency)|Alappuzha constituency]] in the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]. During his tenure as a member of the [[Kerala State Planning Board]], he was in charge of the [[Peoples Planning in Kerala]]. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021.
He represented the [[Mararikulam Assembly constituency|Mararikkulam]] (2001 - 2011) and [[Alappuzha Assembly constituency|Alappuzha]] (2011 - 2021). During his tenure as a member of the [[Kerala State Planning Board]], he was in charge of the [[Peoples Planning in Kerala]]. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021.<ref name=":0" /> He was [[Left Democratic Front|LDF]] Candidate in [[Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency|Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha Constituency]] at [[2024 Indian general election|2024 general election]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
The son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the [[Centre for Development Studies]].<ref>CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf</ref> His PhD thesis is titled ''Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980''.<ref>CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf</ref> While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the [[Students Federation of India]] (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.
The son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the [[Centre for Development Studies]].<ref>CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713050659/http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf |date=13 July 2019 }}</ref> His PhD thesis is titled ''Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980''.<ref>CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713050659/http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf |date=13 July 2019 }}</ref> While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the [[Students Federation of India]] (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]. He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.<ref name=":0" />


Isaac was a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and has published a number of articles and books.<ref>Isaac, T.M. Thomas. "Curriculum Vitae". ''Centro de Estudos Sociais''. Retrieved 15 March 2009. http://www.ces.fe.uc.pt/emancipa/cv/gen/isaac.html</ref>
Isaac was a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and has published a number of articles and books.<ref>Isaac, T.M. Thomas. "Curriculum Vitae". ''Centro de Estudos Sociais''. Retrieved 15 March 2009. http://www.ces.fe.uc.pt/emancipa/cv/gen/isaac.html</ref>


Isaac is divorced from his wife Dr. Nata Duvvury<ref>Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac's daughter Sarah to get married in New York. Retrieved 05 March 2017. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-finance-minister-thomas-isaacs-daughter-sarah-get-married-new-york-689479</ref> who is currently a senior lecturer at [[National University of Ireland, Galway]], [[Ireland]].<ref>People. Retrieved 05 March 2017. http://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/political-science-and-sociology/nataduvvury/</ref> They have two daughters: Sara Duvisac, and Dora Duvisac.<ref>Shri. Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac. Retrieved 05 March 2017. https://kerala.gov.in/dr-t-m-thomas-isaac</ref>
Isaac is divorced from his wife Nata Duvvury<ref>{{Cite web |last=James |first=Anu |date=2016-08-10 |title=Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac's daughter Sarah to get married in New York |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/kerala-finance-minister-thomas-isaacs-daughter-sarah-get-married-new-york-689479 |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.ibtimes.co.in |language=en}}</ref> who is currently a senior lecturer at [[University of Galway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Political Science & Sociology - University of Galway |url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/our-research/people/political-science-and-sociology/nataduvvury/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=www.nuigalway.ie |language=en}}</ref> They have two daughters: Sara Duvisac, and Dora Duvisac.<ref>Shri. Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac. Retrieved 05 March 2017. https://kerala.gov.in/dr-t-m-thomas-isaac {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026174533/https://kerala.gov.in/dr-t-m-thomas-isaac |date=26 October 2020 }}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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# ''Democracy at work in an Indian industrial cooperative: the story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi'' With Richard W. Franke and Pyaralal Raghavan. Ithaca: [[Cornell University Press]]. 1998
# ''Democracy at work in an Indian industrial cooperative: the story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi'' With Richard W. Franke and Pyaralal Raghavan. Ithaca: [[Cornell University Press]]. 1998
# ''Kalliasseri experiment in local level planning'' With P. V. Unnikrishnan, T. Gangadharan, Sreekumar Chathopadhya, Lalitha Bhai Sathyan, and Ajay Kumar Varma. Trivandrum: Centre for Development Studies. Monograph Series: Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development.1995
# ''Kalliasseri experiment in local level planning'' With P. V. Unnikrishnan, T. Gangadharan, Sreekumar Chathopadhya, Lalitha Bhai Sathyan, and Ajay Kumar Varma. Trivandrum: Centre for Development Studies. Monograph Series: Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development.1995
# ''Modernisation and employment: the coir industry in Kerala''. With R. A. Van Stuijvenberg and K. N. Nair. Indo-Dutch Studies on Development Alternatives 10. New Delhi: [[Sage Publications]]. 1992
# ''Modernisation and employment: the coir industry in Kerala''. With R. A. Van Stuijvenberg and K. N. Nair. Indo-Dutch Studies on Development Alternatives 10. New Delhi: [[SAGE Publications]]. 1992
#''Local Democracy and Development: People's campaign for decentralised planning in Kerala'' with Richard W. Franke. New Delhi: [[LeftWord Books]]. 2000
#''Local Democracy and Development: People's campaign for decentralised planning in Kerala'' with Richard W. Franke. New Delhi: [[LeftWord Books]]. 2000
#''Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative'' with Michelle Williams. New Delhi: [[LeftWord Books]]. 2017.
#''Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative'' with Michelle Williams. New Delhi: [[LeftWord Books]]. 2017.
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# ''ABC of Political Economy'' (1987)
# ''ABC of Political Economy'' (1987)
# ''The World Bank and IMF'' (1988)
# ''The World Bank and IMF'' (1988)
# ''Kerala: Land and Man'' (1988) [Won Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 1989]
# ''Kerala: Land and Man'' (1988) [Won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature]] in 1989<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm |publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] |access-date=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420032418/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm |archive-date=20 April 2019 |language=ml}}</ref>]
# ''Political Economy of Surrender'' (1992)
# ''Political Economy of Surrender'' (1992)
# ''Peoples Planning: Theory and Practice'' (1998)
# ''Peoples Planning: Theory and Practice'' (1998)
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In this Indian name, the name Travancore Mathew is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thomas Isaac or Isaac.

T. M. Thomas Isaac
Minister for Finance, Government of Kerala
In office
25 May 2016 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byK. M. Mani[lower-alpha 1]
Succeeded byK. N. Balagopal
In office
18 May 2006 – 16 May 2011
Preceded byK. Sankaranarayanan
Succeeded byK. M. Mani
Minister for Coir, Government of Kerala
In office
25 May 2016 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byAdoor Prakash
Succeeded byP. Rajeeve
Member of the Kerala Legislative Assembly
In office
23 May 2011 – 3 May 2021
Preceded byA. A. Shukoor
Succeeded byP. P. Chitharanjan
ConstituencyAlappuzha
In office
16 May 2001 – 2011
Preceded byPJ Francis
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
ConstituencyMararikulam
Personal details
Born26 September 1952 (1952-09-26) (age 73)
Kodungallur, Travancore–Cochin, India[lower-alpha 2]
NationalityIndian
Political partyCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
Spouse(s)Nata Duvvury (div. 1996)
Children2
Alma mater
OccupationEconomist, Politician
Websitethomasisaac.in

Travancore Mathew Thomas Isaac (born 26 September 1952) is an Indian author and economist who was the Minister for Finance and Coir of the Indian state of Kerala. A central committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), he has authored a number of articles on economics, planning and politics, has published in leading regional, national and international periodicals, presented lectures and papers in National and International Conferences and seminars. Isaac is the author of more than 50 books, both in Malayalam and English.[1]

He represented the Mararikkulam (2001 - 2011) and Alappuzha (2011 - 2021). During his tenure as a member of the Kerala State Planning Board, he was in charge of the Peoples Planning in Kerala. He also served as the Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 to 2011 and 2016 to 2021.[1] He was LDF Candidate in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha Constituency at 2024 general election.

Biography[edit | edit source]

The son of T. P. Mathew and Saramma Mathew, Isaac obtained a PhD from the Centre for Development Studies.[2] His PhD thesis is titled Class Struggle and Industrial Structure: A Study of Coir Weaving Industry in Kerala 1859 - 1980.[3] While a student, he became involved in student politics, being involved with the Students Federation of India (SFI), an organisation which is politically linked with the Communist Party of India (Marxist). He has held posts in the SFI at college, district and state level.[1]

Isaac was a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram and has published a number of articles and books.[4]

Isaac is divorced from his wife Nata Duvvury[5] who is currently a senior lecturer at University of Galway.[6] They have two daughters: Sara Duvisac, and Dora Duvisac.[7]

Works[edit | edit source]

English[edit | edit source]

  1. Science for Social Revolution: The Experience of Kerala Shastra Sahithya Parishad With B. Ekbal (1989)
  2. Democracy at work in an Indian industrial cooperative: the story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi With Richard W. Franke and Pyaralal Raghavan. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1998
  3. Kalliasseri experiment in local level planning With P. V. Unnikrishnan, T. Gangadharan, Sreekumar Chathopadhya, Lalitha Bhai Sathyan, and Ajay Kumar Varma. Trivandrum: Centre for Development Studies. Monograph Series: Kerala Research Programme on Local Level Development.1995
  4. Modernisation and employment: the coir industry in Kerala. With R. A. Van Stuijvenberg and K. N. Nair. Indo-Dutch Studies on Development Alternatives 10. New Delhi: SAGE Publications. 1992
  5. Local Democracy and Development: People's campaign for decentralised planning in Kerala with Richard W. Franke. New Delhi: LeftWord Books. 2000
  6. Building Alternatives: The Story of India's Oldest Construction Workers' Cooperative with Michelle Williams. New Delhi: LeftWord Books. 2017.

Malayalam[edit | edit source]

  1. The Withering Coconut (1985)
  2. Political Economy of Poverty (1985)
  3. Economics Crisis in the Capitalist World (1987)
  4. ABC of Political Economy (1987)
  5. The World Bank and IMF (1988)
  6. Kerala: Land and Man (1988) [Won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature in 1989[8]]
  7. Political Economy of Surrender (1992)
  8. Peoples Planning: Theory and Practice (1998)
  9. Peoples Planning: Questions and Answers (1998)
  10. Construction of False Consent : Critique of Malayalam Media 2000 - 2010 (with N. P. Chandrasekharan)

References[edit | edit source]

Citations

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Thomas Isaac | Foundation of The Billion Press". The Billion Press. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  2. ↑ CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf Archived 13 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ CDS Doctoral Studies 1975-2012. http://cds.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Thesis-List_-Jan2013.pdf Archived 13 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Isaac, T.M. Thomas. "Curriculum Vitae". Centro de Estudos Sociais. Retrieved 15 March 2009. http://www.ces.fe.uc.pt/emancipa/cv/gen/isaac.html
  5. ↑ James, Anu (10 August 2016). "Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac's daughter Sarah to get married in New York". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  6. ↑ "Political Science & Sociology - University of Galway". www.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Shri. Dr. T. M. Thomas Isaac. Retrieved 05 March 2017. https://kerala.gov.in/dr-t-m-thomas-isaac Archived 26 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature" (in മലയാളം). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

Notes

  1. ↑ For Finance
  2. ↑ Present-day: Kottappuram, Kodungallur, Kerala, India


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