M. N. Karassery
Indian writer and critic ofMalayalam language
Born	Mohiyuddin Nedukkandiyil (1951-07-02)2 July 1951 (age 73) Karassery,Malabar,Madras State, India (present dayCalicut district, Kerala)
Occupation	Academic, writer, critic
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	Indian

Mohiyuddin Nadukkandiyil Karassery (born 2 July 1951), commonly known asM. N. Karassery, is an Indian writer and critic ofMalayalam language. He is known for his writing and lectures on politics, literature, art and culture, and is a recipient of K.M. Seethi Sahib Memorial Human Fraternity Award and holds the distinguished chair in Malayalam studies atUniversity of Calicut.^[1][2]

Karassery is also the name of the village in which he was born. It is a panchayath situated in the eastern region of Kozhikode (Calicut) District in Kerala. Mr. Karassery was born on 2 July 1951 to N. C. Mohammad Haji and K. C. Ayishakkutty.^[3]

For his early education, Karassery attended the Karassery U.P. School, Hidayathussibiyan Madrasa and Dars of Karassery Juma Masjid. He then enrolled in the Chennamangallur High School, Guruvayurappan College, Calicut. After graduation in 1972, he joined the Department of Malayalam, at the University of Calicut. Here he earned a B.A. in Sociology and Malayalam in 1974. Ten years later, he returned for a M.Phil. in Malayalam. And in 1993, he earned a PhD in Malayalam from the same department under the guidance of Prof. Sukumar Azhicode.^[3]

Karassery's activism targets caste prejudice, social justice and religious equality in India.^[4][5] In May 2017, for example, he suggested the creation of a separate department in India for happiness.^[6] His writings and lectures supportsecular democracy andgender justice. In September 2018, he led a sit-in protest that demanded the arrest of bishopFranco Mulakkal for allegedly raping a nun.^[7][8]

Karassery's works include:^[9]

• N. Mohanan Award^[10]
• Sambasivan Award

• Personal page
• University page
• 40th Anniversary of the Department of Malayalam, Calicut University
• Excerpts from Karassery's bookIslamika Rashtreeyam Vimarshikkapedunnu

• Activists from Kerala
• Living people
• Malayalam-language writers
• People from Kozhikode district
• 1951 births
• Malayalam literary critics
• Indian literary critics

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