Prof. Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1921 - 1998  (77 years)

• Name	Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil
  Title	Prof.
  Officially Known As	Chandy K. M.
  Born	06 Aug 1921	Pala, Kottayam
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Pala K. M. Chandy Kochukutti Appachan
  Education	1942	Govt. Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram
  	M.A. in English Language and Literature
  Office Held	1949	Pala, Kottayam
  	President, Meenachil Taluk Co-operative Union for over two decades from 1949
  Office Held	1948, 1952, 1954  [6]
  	Minister of Kerala Legislative Assembly
  	Elected unopposed to State Legislative Assembly at the age of 26. Re-elected in 1952 and 1954. Chief whip of Congress in the Legislative Assembly. [3]
  Office Held	1961 : 1971	Pala, Kottayam
  	Founder & President, Pala Marketing Co-operative Society
  Office Held	1950 : 1972	Pala, Kottayam
  	English Professor and Head of the Department, St Thomas College, Pala. He took teaching in 1950, became the Post-graduate Professor in English in 1968 but gave up the post in 1972 to become the Chairman of the Rubber Board. Helped in the establishment and development of the College during its earlier stages.
  Office Held	1969 : 1972
  	President, All Kerala Private College Teachers Association
  Office Held	1974 : 1976
  	Chairman, Cardamom Board
  	Cardamom plantation research started during his tenure. [3]
  Office Held	Mar 1972 : Jan 1978	Kottayam   [3]
  	Chairman, Rubber Board
  Office Held	Jan 1978
  	President, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC)
  Office Held	15 May 1982 : 05 Aug 1983	Puducherry   [4]
  	Lt. Governor of Pondicherry
  Office Held	6 Aug 1983 : 25 Apr 1984	Gujarat   [3]
  	Governor of Gujarat
  		Details of the life sketch of Prof. K.M. Chandy Details of the life sketch of Prof. K.M. Chandy, as detailed on the website of Raj Bhavan, Gujarat
  		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil, Governor of Gujarat, 1983 - 1984
  		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil, Governor of Gujarat, 1983 - 1984
  Office Held	15 May 1984 : 30 Nov 1987	Madhya Pradesh   [5]
  	Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  		Governor K. M. Chandy's First Address Original in Hindi. A briefing in English is provided here: The Governor expresses his condolences on Indira Gandhi's demise and the Bhopal Gas Tragedy which took place the previous year. He called for further immediate measures for providing essentials to those affected by the tragedy.
  		Prof. K. M. Chandy swearing in as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil
  Office Held	30 Dec 1987 : 30 Mar 1989	Madhya Pradesh   [5]
  	Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, 1984 - 1989
  India Freedom Fight	Entered politics at the age of 17 years. Expelled from college for nationalist activities. Re-admitted after Jan-Satyagrah in front of the college. Barred from political activities in 1946. However, he continued to take part in the freedom struggle. Arrested in July 1946. Released in Sept 1947 after India's independence.   [3]
  Books and Publications	Published and edited a weekly "Tozhilali" focusing on trade unions  [3]
  Died	07 Sep 1998	Lissy Hospital, Ernakulam   [7]
  		Obituary of Prof K.M. Chandy Obituary of Prof K.M. Chandy on The Tribune, 8 Sep 1998
  Buried	08 Sep 1998	St. Thomas Cathedral, Pala, Kottayam
  Person ID	I136	Roots | Tharayil, Njaralakattu, Kizhakkayil & Related Families
  Last Modified	1 May 2017

  
  

  Father	Mathai Chandy Kizhakkayil,   b. Pala, Kottayam
  Mother	Mariamma Vattamattom Piriyanmackal
  Family ID	F45	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mariakutty Thomman Pulickiyil
  Children	+ 1. Mathew Chandy Kizhakkayil + 2. Thomas Chandy Kizhakkayil + 3. George Chandy Kizhakkayil + 4. Chandy Chandy Kizhakkayil + 5. Emmanuel Chandy Kizhakkayil + 6. Maryamma Chandy Kizhakkayil + 7. Zacharias Chandy Kizhakkayil + 8. Joseph Chandy Kizhakkayil   9. Sibi Chandy Kizhakkayil   10. Thresiamma Chandy Kizhakkayil
  Photos		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil, Governor of Madhya Pradesh, 1984 - 1989
  		Kizhakkayil Chandy Mathai Family at Funeral
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 06 Aug 1921 - Pala, Kottayam Education - M.A. in English Language and Literature - 1942 - Govt. Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram Office Held - President, Meenachil Taluk Co-operative Union for over two decades from 1949 - 1949 - Pala, Kottayam Office Held - Founder & President, Pala Marketing Co-operative Society - 1961 : 1971 - Pala, Kottayam Office Held - English Professor and Head of the Department, St Thomas College, Pala. He took teaching in 1950, became the Post-graduate Professor in English in 1968 but gave up the post in 1972 to become the Chairman of the Rubber Board. Helped in the establishment and development of the College during its earlier stages. - 1950 : 1972 - Pala, Kottayam Office Held - Chairman, Rubber Board - Mar 1972 : Jan 1978 - Kottayam Office Held - Lt. Governor of Pondicherry - 15 May 1982 : 05 Aug 1983 - Puducherry Office Held - Governor of Gujarat - 6 Aug 1983 : 25 Apr 1984 - Gujarat Office Held - Governor of Madhya Pradesh - 15 May 1984 : 30 Nov 1987 - Madhya Pradesh Office Held - Governor of Madhya Pradesh - 30 Dec 1987 : 30 Mar 1989 - Madhya Pradesh Died - 07 Sep 1998 - Lissy Hospital, Ernakulam Buried - 08 Sep 1998 - St. Thomas Cathedral, Pala, Kottayam  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Kizhakkayil Family at Funeral
  		Kizhakkayil Chandy Mathai Family at Funeral
  		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil (K. M. Chandy) with Indira Gandhi
  		Mariyakutty Kizhakkayil, Funeral
  		Prof. K. M. Chandy with Mother Teresa
  		Prof. K. M. Chandy with Pope John Paul II
  		Prof. Pala K.M. Chandy, with Indira Gandhi and K. Karunakaran

  
  

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  Varika Varika Sahajare

  
  

  Profile Photos		Chandy Mathai Kizhakkayil
  		Prof. K. M. Chandy

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Internet Source, http://www.rajbhavan.gujarat.gov.in/uniquepage.asp?id_pk=65. [S3] Tharayil Njaralakattu Kizhakkayil Kudumbacharitram, October 1997, Kizhakkayil Kudumbayogam Committee (Reliability: ). [S2] Internet Source, http://www.rajbhavanmp.ind.in/chandy.asp (Reliability: ). [S2] Internet Source, http://legislativebodiesinindia.nic.in/STATISTICAL/pondicherry.HTML (Reliability: ). [S2] Internet Source, http://www.mpinfo.org/english/whois/govelist.htm (Reliability: ). [S2] Internet Source, http://rajbhavanmp.in/chandy.asp. [S2] Internet Source, http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep08/nation.htm#12 (Reliability: ), 8 Sep 1998. The Tribune, 8 Sep 1998 KOCHI, Sept 7 (UNI)