N. P. Hafiz Mohamad

'N. P. Hafiz Mohammed is an Indian author,[1] sociologist, social activist,[2] and political commentator,[3][4] living in Kerala.

Born in Kozhikode (1956) to celebrated Malayalam writer N. P. Mohammed,[5][6] he had his early education in Kozhikode. He was trained early in the social problems of his society under his illustrious grandfather N. P. Abu Sahib, a famous freedom fighter in Malabar [7] and a vociferous prohibition activist. Hafiz Mohamad completed his post-graduation in sociology from Kerala University with 2nd rank and took MPhil from Bangalore University. His doctoral thesis is on the matrilineal system among the Muslims of Malabar. He headed the Department Sociology at Farook College for three decades [8] till his retirement in March 2011. He is the first recipient of MM Ghani Award for the Best Teacher in Calicut University. He was a participant in the Fulbright September 2002 held at the BOISI Center at Boston College in the United States.[9]

He began his career in writing with the publication of Poovum Puzhayum (1988), a collection of short stories.[10] He received an Edasseri Award for this work in the same year.[11] Since then he has published a number of works[12] and received many prestigious awards including the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award. He was on the jury of the Vayalar Awards in 2004.[13] He is the editor of the Dubai based TAKE:1 magazine.

Along with his position at Farook College, he was an honorary director of the Suraksha De-Addiction and Counselling Centre [14] where he helped hundreds of alcohol addicts and their families to escape their trauma and lead productive lives.

An expert on the problems of Indian expatriates in the Persian Gulf, he has conducted numerous workshops for them,.[15][16][17] He is also a well known trainer and counsellor.[18][19]

He has visited Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland, United States, Bahrain, KSA, Qatar, UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Canada and Zambia. Currently he is in charge of the recently started Department of Sociology at the University of Calicut.

On 24 July 2018, his first novel Espathinayiram[20] was launched by the prominent Malayalam writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair in a program at K.P. Keshavamenon Hall, Calicut[21]. This novel is about the myths and life in and around the coastal Kozhikode.

References

  1. ↑ Who's Who of Indian Writers, Official Publication of Sahitya Academy, Govt. of India 1999
  2. ↑ Boston College, US, Fulbright Seminar September 2002
  3. ↑ List of Experts on Islam and Politics The Henry L Stimson Centre, Washington
  4. ↑ The New Indian Express 9 April 2011
  5. ↑ Fictional Biography, The Hindu 21 December 2004
  6. ↑ Arab News, 4 January 2003,
  7. ↑ Arab News, 4 January 2003
  8. ↑ The official website of Farook College
  9. ↑ Boston College, US, Fulbright Seminar September 2002
  10. ↑ MEABAG website
  11. ↑ Edassei Memorial Trust
  12. ↑ Sahitya Academi, 1999
  13. ↑ Times of India
  14. ↑ Boston College, US, Fulbright Seminar September 2002
  15. ↑ The Peninsula Qatar
  16. ↑ Focussing on `Gulf syndrome' Maleeha Raghaviah, The Hindu, 9 March 2006
  17. ↑ Islam and Politics
  18. ↑ RCI for TCI
  19. ↑ Eppler Baden
  20. ↑ "Espathinayiram". ebooks.dcbooks.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  21. ↑ "Espathinayiram to be launched by MT Vasudevan Nair". English News Portal. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
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