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{{Infobox Christian leader
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Venerable]]
| name = K. Koshy
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| title = [[Archdeacon]] of [[Mavelikkara]]
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| term = 1885–1899
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| ordination = 1856 (deacon)<br />1859 (priest)
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| birth_name = Koshy Koshy
| birth_date = {{birth year|1825}}
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| nationality = [[Travancore|Travancorean]]
| religion = [[Malankara Church]] (1825–1836)<br />[[Anglican Church]] (1836–1899)
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'''Koshy Koshy''' also spelled as '''Koshi Koshi''' (1825–1899) was an Indian Anglican priest and [[Malayalam]] novelist.
== Early life ==
Koshy was born in the [[Kingdom of Travancore]], to a [[Nazrani people|Nazrani]] family, part of the [[Malankara Syrian Church]]. However, when he was 11 years old (1836), his family converted to [[Anglicanism]], under the influence of the [[Church Mission Society]].{{sfn|Jeffrey|1976|pp=17–18,338}}

== Priesthood ==
Koshy desired to enter his Church's ministry and studied at the [[Pazhaya Seminary]], Kottayam.{{sfn|George|1972|p=69}} By 1844, he was a scholar in [[Sanskrit]], [[Latin]] and [[English language|English]] languages.{{sfn|George|1972|p=69}} In 1856, he was received into the [[diaconate]]. In 1859, he was ordained as a priest in the Anglican Church.{{sfn|Jeffrey|1976|p=338}} In the nineteenth century, the highest office attained by Indians within the Anglican Church was that of an [[archdeacon]].{{sfn|Mooken|1983|p=102}} In 1885, Rev. K. Koshy became the first Indian to be raised to the rank of an archdeacon.{{sfn|Jeffrey|1976|p=338}}

== Literary pursuits ==
Archdeacon Koshy was one of the original Malayalam litterateurs. He wrote over 10 books, including ''Pulleli Kunju'', ''Bhasmakuri'' and ''Thiruvavatharamahatmyam''.{{sfn|George|1972|p=69}}{{sfn|Devi|1978|p=13}} ''Pulleli Kunju'' (1882) is regarded as the first novellike original work on a local theme, in Malayalam.{{sfn|George|1972|pp=69–70}} He also translated [[John Bunyan]]'s [[The Pilgrim's Progress]] (''Paradesi Mokshayathra'', 1845) and [[The Holy War]] (''Thirupporattam''), to Malayalam.{{sfn|Devi|1978|p=13}}{{sfn|George|1972|pp=69–70}}

Adn. Koshy was the editor of ''[[Njananikshepam]]'' (published since 1840), the first Malayalam periodical.{{sfn|Chaitanya|1971|p=174}}{{sfn|Devi|1978|p=13}} His most important religious contribution was with respect to the revision of the [[Bible translations into Malayalam|Malayalam Bible]] (1872–1898). The Archbishop of Canterbury [[Edward White Benson]] conferred on Koshy, a [[Lambeth Doctorate]], for his pre-eminent role in that.{{sfn|Stock|1899|pp=460,465}}{{sfn|George|1972|p=69}}

== See also ==
[[Saint Thomas Anglicans]]

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
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* {{cite book |last1=Jeffrey |first1=Robin |title=The Decline of Nayar Dominance: Society and Politics in Travancore, 1847-1908 |date=1976 |author1-link=Robin Jeffrey |publisher=Vikas Publishing House |isbn=978-0-7069-0486-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IE5dvgEACAAJ |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=Mooken |first1=Mar Aprem |title=Indian Christian who is who |date=1983 |author1-link=Aprem Mooken |publisher=Bombay Parish Church of the East |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indian_Christian_who_is_who/u2s5AAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 |language=en}}
* {{cite web |ref={{harvid|History of the CSI MKD|2007}} |author1=Rev. C. Y. Thomas |title=History of the CSI Central Kerala Diocese, Chapters 1, 2 & 3 |url=http://www.csimichigan.org/CKD_Chapter1.htm |website=www.csimichigan.org}}
* {{cite book |last1=Stock |first1=Eugene |title=The History of the Church Missionary Society: Its Environment, Its Men and Its Work |volume=4 |date=1899 |publisher=Church Missionary Society |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mMa9mohsTHIC |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=Devi |first1=R. Leela |title=Influence of English on Malayalam Novels |date=1978 |publisher=College Book House |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DFgOAAAAYAAJ |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=George |first1=K. M. |title=Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature |date=1972 |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |isbn=978-81-260-0413-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZqqyxVkufQC |language=en}}
* {{cite book |last1=Chaitanya |first1=Krishna |title=A History of Malayalam Literature |date=1971 |publisher=Orient Longman |isbn=978-0-8046-8805-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VhXAAAAMAAJ |language=en}}
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[[Category:19th-century Indian novelists]]
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