N. K. Jose

N. K. Jose (2 February 1929 – 5 March 2024) was an Indian historian who was President of the Kerala History Congress known for his studies in Dalit and Christian history in Kerala. Author of over 140 history and social history books, he was given the title Dalit Bandhu by Dalit organizations in 1990 in recognition of his contributions to Dalit studies and Dalit history.

In 2019, for outstanding contributions in the field of Malayalam literature, he was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions. Presenting the award, the then Chairman of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Vaisakhan, said that the contribution of N. K. Jose, a historian who shed light on the unknown history of Kerala, was unparallelled. Provided by Wikipedia