India Catholics of Houston (3 times).
Kerala Writers Forum 2 years.
Malayalam Society of America (Present).
Malayalee Association of Greater Houston.
Regional vice president.
Kerala Literary Association of North America 1998-2000
Chairman:
World Malayalee Council, Texas Province 2000 & 2001.
FOKANA/FOMMA Sahithya Sammelanam (Twice)
Executive Vice Chairman:
FOKANA Convention 2012
Co-Chair:
FOKANA Sahithya Sammelenam 1996 & 2002.
Secretary:
World Malayalee Council, Houston Province 1998 & 99.
Malankara Catholic Mission of Houston (4 times).
Non Resident Keralalite Affairs, Houston province – 2003 & 04
Malayalee Press Council USA, Houston.
Program coordinator/convener for several major functions:
Organized and conducted Ecumenical Indian Christian Community
program twice,
Kerala Nadam award night. (One of a kind ever held in America
among Malayalees)
Miss Kerala pageant for Malayalee Association of Greater Houston
(twice) and for World Malayalee Council, Texas province
All the functions were held with professional excellence and had
outstanding success. Many VIPs and celebrities attended.
Publishing experience:
Publisher ‘Kerala Nadam’ (Literary and News magazine) 5 years.
Editorial Offices:
Chief editor ‘Kerala Nadam’ 5 years.
Chief Editor for all four Souvenir Books published for India Catholics of Houston.
Chief Editor for the one and only Souvenir Book ever published for the Ecumenical Indian Christian Community in Houston.
Editor for Kerala Cultural Association’s publication, ‘Mattoli’ 1982
Chief consultant:
‘Malyalee Americayil’ (A docu-Seriel for Kairali Channel).
Literary Works:
Write in Malayalam and English (mostly in Malalyalam)
More than 30 short stories
Wrote prefaces and reviews for several books. Wrote and still writing
several articles. One article (American Malalylee samuhathil sthreekal
avaganickappedunnu) published in Malayalam Pathram on August
1992, was under heated arguments and discussion with letters and
phone calls from readers. It lasted for more than six months. Then
publisher had to stop it.
My articles and stories are being published in almost all Malayalam
periodicals in the USA and some in Kerala as well.
Major Literary Works:
Novels:
1.Geevithathinte Kanneer
First Malayalam novel published in North America. (First
printed in 1982 and then in 1985. 3rd edition (1987)
published by NBS, 4th by Prabhath book house
2. Agniyudham. Published by NBS Then Prabhat Books
3. America. – First Published by NBS, Vishalakairali Publications & Prabhat
Malayalee Association of Greater Houston Award 1991
FOKANA Award 1992 (First FOKANA literary award)
FOKANA Editorial Award 1996
Kairali Award, Kottayam 1998
Sahithya Samannya vedi award, Calicut 2004
Christian Arts and Cultural Foundation of Noth America
award 2006
First India Press Club of North America Award IPCNA) 2008
LANA literary Award 2011
