Mammen Mathew

Mammen Mathew (born 1945) is present Chief Editor and Managing Director of Malayala Manorama. He is the eldest son of the late K. M. Mathew, who was the Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama till August 1, 2010. Mammen having experience of 44 years in the field of publication.

Early life

He done BA and MA in Medieval Indian History St. Stephen's College in Delhi. Worked as trainee in editing in The Times of India. After leaving from there he joined Malayala Manorama as its Delhi correspondent. In 1968, he became a reporter for the Western Mail (Wales) in Cardiff in the United Kingdom. Also worked in The Sunday Times under Harold Evans at London.

Working Experience

While after getting such experiences he joined Oklahoma City Times and later for The Daily Oklahoma as reporter in 1969. After working abroad he came to India and became Editor of Malayala Manorama's Kozhikode Unit later took charges as General Manager and Managing Editor of Malayala Manorama in Kottayam in 1980, and eight years later became the Editor as well as the Managing Director.

Awards

• 2005-He got Padma Shri in the field of Literature & Education by Govt of India.
• 2014-He got Lokmanya Tilak National Award for Excellence in Journalism, instituted by Kesari-Mahratta Trust.