Kunnenkeril K. Jacob, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian educationist
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Place of Birth: Aymanam, Kerala, India
About Kunnenkeril K. Jacob
- Kunnenkeril Kuruvila Jacob was an Indian educationist from the South Indian state of Kerala.
- Born on 3 August 1904 in a small hamlet of Aymanam in Kottayam district and educated at various places such as Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Nagercoil, and Parur, Jacob did higher education at Leeds University.
- He started his career as the first Indian headmaster of Madras Christian College School, Chennai, in 1931 and retired from there in 1962.
- After retirement, he was in charge of Hyderabad Public School for seven years and, later, worked as the principal of Cathedral and John Connon School, Mumbai.
- He died on 25 August 1991.
- He was honored by the Government of India, in 1991, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.
- Jacob's students have started an initiative for bringing about innovation in teaching methodology under the name, Kuruvila Jacob Initiative.
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