# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sukumar-azhikode
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:32:58.446Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sukumar-azhikode"
name: "Sukumar Azhikode"
slug: "sukumar-azhikode"
description: "Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode was an Indian academic, orator, critic and writer of Malayalam literature, known for his contributions to Malayalam language and insights on Indian philosophy. He was a scholar in Sanskrit, Malayalam, and English languages and his work, Tatvamasi, published in 1984, is a notable for its detailed interpretation of Indian philosophy, Vedas and Upanishads. He was a recipient of several honours including Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award, Vayalar Award, Vallathol Award and Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary award of the Government of Kerala. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2007, which he refused citing the award was a discrimination."
tagline: "Indian writer (1926-2012)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
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profileType:
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  slug: "singer"
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birthDate: "1926-05-26"
deathDate: "2012-01-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             15.57737018858176
  historical:           6.637512
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  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
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  country:  188
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump