In this poignant, bittersweet memoir, K. M. Mathew recounts the joys of his marriage of sixty-one years to the accomplished, warm-hearted Mrs K. M. Mathew, popularly known as Anamma. This intimate account of a husband’s love for his wife is equally a revelatory glimpse into the lives of two highly influential figures. At the helm of the giant media empire, Malayalam Manorama, the Mathews established an entire social ethos and paved the way for a new, forward-thinking generation. Written with great simplicity and beauty, the book creates a vivid picture of the vibrant, adventurous and generous spirit of Annamma: author, expert cook, chief editor of Vanitha, dedicated social worker, beautician, teacher, administrator, leader, political activist, musician, aesthete. Above all, it is a celebration of a beloved wife, mother and friend, the story of one woman’s love for her community, and of a life that ‘spread sweetness and light’.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.M. Mathew
Kalloor Puthenparambil Mathen Abraham Mathew (b. 1939) graduated with Honours from the University of Poona (1967). After his M.A. (1969) from the University of Bombay, he started his academic career as Lecturer in Dhempe College, Panaji, Goa. He took his Ph.D. degree from the University of Bombay, (1978). In 1975 he became the Head of the Department of History, University of Bombay which in 1984 was recognized as a research centre for the Ph. D. degree by the University of Bombay. In January 1987, he joined the Department of History, Goa University. He is the co-author of History of Civilization. He has several research articles to his credit which were published in reputed journals and hask also contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography. For the last nine years he has been an elected member of the Board of Studies in History and Archaeology of the University of Bombay. He is also member of the Board of Studies in History in the Goa University. Dr. Mathew is the Executive Editor of Goak Wins Freedom, the first publication of the goa University.
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