V. J. Mathews
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V. J. Mathews Vanniyamparambil | |||||||||||
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 V. J. Mathews on the background of The Giant at entrance to Swarovski Crystal Worlds | |||||||||||
| Born | Vanniyamparambil Joseph Mathews 28 April 1944 | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||
| Citizenship | Indian | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Writer, entrepreneur | ||||||||||
| Employer | Leetha Group of Companies | ||||||||||
| Notable work | The Upsurge, Padayottam, Untold Gospel | ||||||||||
| Title | Chairman and CEO | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Thankamma Mathews | ||||||||||
| Children | Jackson, Dawn | ||||||||||
| Parent(s) | John Joseph, Mary Joseph | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.VJMathews.com | ||||||||||
Vanniyamparambil Joseph Mathews, popularly known as V. J. Mathews, is a Malayalam writer and businessman from Kerala, India. Founder and presently Chairman of the Leetha Group of companies, established in Kalamasserry, Cochin, Kerala.
He started in business as a shipping executive in a shipping company in Cochin. Previously he served in the Indian Air Force for a sixteen years, participating in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and of 1971.
Biography
V J Mathews Vanniyamparambil was born to John Joseph, and Mary Joseph on 28th April 1944, in Cherthala, Alappuzha district, Kerala. He went to school in St.Thomas H.S Pala. Afterwards he worked as an assistant shipping executive in a shipping company in Cochin. He obtained a diploma in Electronics and Technology, and joined in Indian Air Force in 1963 where he served for sixteen years. He retired from service as a Sergeant in-charge of a fighter squadron in Kashmir Valley.
After retirement he started his own industrial unit in packaging field named ‘Leetha Industries’ at Kalamassery with seven employees, and financial assistance from bank, which grown to be a major industrial venture with four factories and 500 employees. Presently he is the chairman of ‘Leetha Group’ consisting of three limited companies namely Leetha Pack[1], Leetha Graphics[2], Leetha Press & Process[3] and a partnership concern Namely Leetha Industries[4], which is a hundred percentage export oriented group in Kerala. His sons, Jackson Mathews, an MBA graduate and Dawn Mathews a Mechanical Engineer are executive Directors of the company to help Mathews to hold the helm of the industry. Mathews is married to Thankamma, and she is house wife taking care of the family.
Writing
The first novel named 'Adiyozhukkukal' (1982) published in Kerala Times-Newspaper, had serialized this novel. Current books had published this novel 'Adiyozhukkukal' (3 editions) Later in 1983, a story named 'Maranathinte Manamulla Onasmarankal' received an award from 'Vanitha.' Ten stories are published in various contemporary publications. He has published twenty five books so far including three English books( The Upsurge, Untold Gospel,Devil and Deity) published by Amazon.
Works of V. J. Mathews
| # | Name | Type of work | Publisher | Year of publishing |
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| 1 | Adiyozhukkukal | Novel | Current books | 1982 |
| 2 | Vazhithirivukal | Novel | Current books | 1986 |
| 3 | Vairudhyangal | Novel | Current books | 1990 |
| 4 | Parivarthanam | Novel | Current books | 2000 |
| 5 | Nettipattom Kettiya Kuzhiyanakal | Novel | Current books | 2001 |
| 6 | Sakhsyam | Novel | Current books | 2001 |
| 7 | Padayottam | Novel | Current books | 2002[6] |
| 8 | Prathikriya | Novel | Current books | 2007 |
| 9 | Smrithiradham | Novel | H&C | 2010 |
| 10 | Ariyaatha Suvishesam | Novel | H&C | 2010[7] |
| 11 | Pithruvanam | Novel | H&C | 2012 |
| 12 | Chuvadukal | Novel | H&C | 2013 |
| 13 | Prathigamanam | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Mandalam | 2014 |
| 14 | Babel Gopurangal | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Mandalam | 2014 |
| 15 | Midhya | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Mandalam | 2015 |
| 16 | Pinnampuram | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Mandalam | 2015 |
| 17 | Kazhchappaadu | Novel | Self Published | 2016 |
| 18 | Tharangam | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Mandalam | 2017 |
| 19 | O Jerusalem | Screen Play | Self Published | 2010 |
| 20 | Pithruvanam | Screen Play | Self Published | 2010 |
| 21 | Vidhi | Screen Play | Self Published | 2010 |
| 22 | Sthreedhanam | Drama | Self Published | 2010 |
| 23 | The Upsurge | Novel English | Amazon | 2018[8] |
| 24 | Untold Gospel | Novel English | Amazon | 2018[9] |
| 25 | Devi & Deity | Novel English | Amazon | 2019[10] |
Positions held in Literary
- Vice President Kerala Sahithya Mandalam (2014-2016)
Media reviews
The New Indian Express has published review on V.J. Mathews book The Upsurge on 22nd January 2019[11]
The New Indian Express has published their review on V.J. Mathews book Untold Gospel on 30th March 2019 [12]
The New Indian Express has published their review on V.J. Mathews book Untold Gospel on 30th March 2019 [13]
References
- ^ https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/LEETHA-PACK-PVT-LTD/U74950KL1994PTC007758 "Leetha pack Company Profile"
- ^ https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/LEETHA-GRAPHICS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U36991KL1991PTC006240 "Leetha Graphics Company Profile"
- ^ https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/LEETHA-PRESS-AND-PROCESS-PRIVATE-LIMITED/U22212KL1995PTC009822 "Leetha Press & Process Company Profile"
- ^ https://www.tradeindia.com/Seller-3581576-Leetha-Industries/ "Leetha Industries Company Profile"
- ^ https://www.amazon.in/s/ref=la_B077XNQ4Z8_B077XNQ4Z8_sr?rh=i%3Abooks&field-author=V+J+Mathews+Vanniyamparambil&sort=relevance&ie=UTF8&qid=1550913030
- ^ https://www.amazon.in/Padayottam-Malayalam-V-J-Mathews-Vanniyamparambil-ebook/dp/B07885VF5P/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550913268&sr=1-4&refinements=p_27%3AV+J+Mathews+Vanniyamparambil "Padayottom Amazon paper back"
- ^ https://www.amazon.in/Ariyatha-Suvishesham-V-J-Mathews/dp/9380557655 "Ariyaatha Suvishesam Amazon paper back"
- ^ https://www.amazon.in/Upsurge-V-J-Mathews-Vanniyamparambil/dp/1719859124/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550913268&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%3AV+J+Mathews+Vanniyamparambil "The Upsurge Amazon UK paper back"
- ^ https://www.amazon.in/Untold-Gospel-V-Mathews-Vanniyamparambil/dp/1983290580/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1550913268&sr=1-2&refinements=p_27%3AV+J+Mathews+Vanniyamparambil "THe Untold Gospel Amazon Paperback"
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Deity-V-J-Mathews-Vanniyamparambil/dp/9353468221/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=devil+%26+deity&qid=1554100268&s=books&sr=1-1 "Devil & Deity Amazon Paperback"
- ^ "Chronicling a fictional stalwart" Archived 23 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2019/mar/30/narrating-the-untold-details-1957639.html
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/may/01/when-the-words-came-tumbling-out-1971123.html
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