M. P. Paul

Menacherry Poulose Paul (1904–1952) was an Indian academic, educationist, scholar and literary critic of Malayalam. Considered by many as one of the major literary critics of Malayalam literature, Paul inaugurated comparative literature in Malayalam through his works, ''Novel Sahithyam'' and ''Cherukatha Prasthanam''. He was the founder of parallel college education system in Kerala, one of the major forces behind the ''Purogamana Sahitya Prasthanam'' and was the founder president of Sahithya Pravrthaka Sahakarana Sangham, the writers' cooperative movement. Provided by Wikipedia