New Delhi Jan 25 2005:
The Civilian Honors list released by the Government of India for
the Republic Day 2005 includes Malayala Manorama Editor Mammen
Mathew to receive Padmashree award. Other Keralites who have
been conferred with Padmashree are K. S. Chithra, Dr. P. N.
Vasudeva Kurup, Rachel Thomas (sports) and Vasudevan G Gandhi.
Mammen Mathew worked as a newspaper journalist in the UK and the
USA in the late sixties and is a former Chairman of the Indian
section of the Commonwealth Press Union.
He served as the President of the Indian Newspaper Society and
the President of the Editor’s Guild of India and was a member of
the Press Council of India for two consecutive terms.
On Wednesday Jan 19 His
Holiness will preside over the Standing committee of the Church
to discuss the consecration of the new Bishop elects of the
Church and other important matters of the Church.
His Holiness was admitted in Kolencherry Medical College
Hospital on Friday at 7.30 PM . Prior to this he was admitted in
Century Hospital Chengannur on Friday after a severe flue
infection from where he was taken into Kangazha MGDM Hospital.
After reaching Kangazha Hospital, His Holiness went into coma
for acute diabetes increase. Now His Holiness is picking up the
eye sight also.
On January 6 His Holiness had attended the consecration of the
Piralassery Church and presided over the public meeting there.
Late night his health conditions deteriorated, and then he was
taken to the Century Hospital and later on to Kolencherry
Medical College hospital.
( Indian Orthodox Herald
Release, January 25, 2005 )
Mammen Mathew worked as a
newspaper journalist in the UK and the USA in the late
sixties and is a former Chairman of the Indian section of
the Commonwealth Press Union.
