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'''George Irumbayam''' is an Indian [[Literary criticism|literary critic]] and literature [[researcher]]. Author of 39 literary and 7 spiritual books. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://maharajascollege.in/template.php?id=30&page=79&catid=133&subcatid=64 |title=Maharajas College |publisher=Maharajascollege.in |date= |accessdate=2014-07-22}}</ref><br />
[[File:Cherupaithangal Digital Release 05.JPG|300px|right|thumb|George Irumbayam]]<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
He was born on 19 December 1938 as the eldest child of Irumbayam Poovathunkal Varkey and Annamma, who totally had four children. He studied in the Kaarikkodu-Pothi-Thalayolapparambu schools between 1945 and 1956, and at St. Thomas College [[Palai|Pala]] from 1956 to 1957. He also studied at Sacred heart college [[Thevara]] (1958-1961), University college, Trivandrum (1961-1962) and at a[[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharajas College]] (1962-1963). He received his Masters from [[Kerala University]] for [[Malayalam]] and English, and the Masters [[Gandhism]] from [[Madhura]] university, Ph.D from [[Calicut]] university, and passed B.A. and M.A. with first rank.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
George worked as the [[President (corporate title)|president]] of the [[Malayalam]] Protection Council (Malayala Samrakshana Vaedi) from 1989 onwards <br />
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He got T.K.Joseph gold medal for first rank in BA and Dr. Godavarma award for first rank in MA (Malayalam). Then he became a [[Malayalam]] [[college]] lecturer in 1963 at Sacred heart college, Thevara and from 1966 onwards in Government colleges at Madappally, Kozhikode, Palakkad and as professor at Thalassery, Calicut. He retired from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Ernakulam Maharaja's]] as head of department in 1994 after his start there in 1986.<br />
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He edited [[novel]]s and wrote many literary criticism books. He was a member of the editors' committee of [[periodicals]] such as Kerala digest, Kolaya, Sahithya Niroopanam and the Keralsamskara. He served as president of [[Calicut]] [[Book discussion club|Book Club]]. He was a member of many [[government]] -[[university]] [[committees]] and [[academic]] [[councils]]. [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gaandhi]]'s [[autobiography]] was translated into [[Malayalam]] by George Irumbayam, which sold over 400,000 copies in 4 years. Also, he has translated one of the Sherlock Holmes books. He has written and published many spiritual books as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2001/fsep2001/f270920011.html |title=Feature |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date= |accessdate=2014-07-22}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
George is married to Theresa Valavi, and he has three children - Two sons named Jaison and Jesus, and a daughter named Sindhu. The couple live in [[Kochi]].<br />
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