Dr Thomas Isaac - Profile and Biography
Dr Thomas Isaac is currently the Finance Minister of Kerala. He is a candidate in the Kerala elections 2011 and is representing the Mararikulam constituency in Alappuzha district of Kerala. Read more to know the profile and achievements of Dr Thomas Isaac. This article gives an insight to the books that were published by Dr Isaac.
Date of Birth : 26th September 1952
Political party : Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Constituency in Kerala : Mararikulam (Alappuzha)
Hometown : Kottampuram near Kodungallur
College education : Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Qualification : B.A, M.A, M.Phil, PhD in Economics
Occupation : Economist and Political worker
Languages known : Malayalam, English
Father's name : T.P Mathew
Mother's name : Saramma Mathew
Wife's name : Smt Nata Duvvury
Children : Two daughters
Dr. T.M Thomas Isaac is a committee member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)- CPI (M). Dr Isaac represents the Mararikulam constituency in the district of Alappuzha, Kerala and currently, he is the Finance Minister of Kerala. He used to be a member of the Kerala State Planning Board and during this period, he was given the charge of People's Plan Campaign (PPC) in Kerala which has had a landmark achievement in decentralisation all throughout the country. Background of Dr Thomas Isaac
Dr Isaac's father's name is T.P Mathew and mother's name is Saramma Mathew. Thomas Isaac's educational qualification includes a graduation and post-graduation degree in B.A and M.A respectively from Economics University of Kerala, Trivandrum. He obtained M.Phil and PhD in Economics from the Centre for Development Studies affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. Because of his high qualifications, Thomas Isaac is considered as one of the most educated politicians of Kerala. He has also worked as a professor at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum. Many famous articles and books (both in English and Malayalam) have been published by Dr Isaac. His articles were mainly based on Economics, Politics and Planning. He became active in politics during his college days and was fully involved in the Students Federation of India (SFI) from 1971. Dr Isaac was given high posts in SFI at college, district and state level. He is one of the few politicians of Kerala who is highly educated as well as free from any criminal records and imprisonments.Dr Thomas Isaac's English books
1. Democracy at work in an Indian industrial cooperative-the story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi.
2. Kalliasseri experiment in local level planning
3. Modernisation and employment-the coir industry in Kerala.
4. Science for Social Revolution.
5. Local Democracy and Development : People's Campaign for Decentralised Planning.
6. Global crisis and Globalization.
7. Financial Relations : Centre and Kerala.Dr Thomas Isaac's Malayalam books
1. Daridryathinte Arthasasthram
2. Lokabankum Nanayanidhiyum
3. Keralam : Mannum Manushyanum
4. Alappuzhayude Samarapatha
5. Janakeeyasoothranam : Sidhanthavum Prayogavum
6. Janakeeyasoothranam : Chodhyangalum Utharangalum
7. Janakeeyasoothranathinde Rashtriyam
8. Kerala Vikasanam : Janapakshathuninnulla Porattam
9. Kariyunna Kalpavriksham
10. Arthasasthram Harisree
11. Keezhadangalente Arthasasthram.Dr Thomas Isaac's political achievements and accolades
1. SFI office bearer of Ernakulam Maharaja's College Union (1973-1974).
2. SFI Ernakulam District President (1974-1980)
3. President, SFI State Committee (1979).
4. Senior Activist of Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad from 1977.
5. Honorary person of the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum.
6. Research Associate at Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum.
7. Obtained PhD and became a doctorate in 1985.
8. Worked as a highly respected Professor in 2001.
9. State Planning Board Member from 1996 to 2001.
10. State President for the Coir Centre (CITU).
11. Parliamentary Party Secretary of CPI (M) in Assembly.
12. State Committee Member for CPI (M) since 1991.
13. Presented seminars and papers in national and international conferences
14. Finance Minister of Kerala from 2006 till date.
15. Chairman of the sub-committee of Panchayati Raj Ministers in 2007.Seminars held by Dr Thomas Isaac
1. ILO - A.R.T.E.P held at Colombo in 1993.
2. Institute of Social Science, New Delhi in 1996.
3. Montclair State University Faculty Seminar in 1998.
4. Columbia University South Asian Institute Seminar in 1998.
5. Decentralised Planning in Calcutta in 1999.
6. Havens Centre University of Wisconsin, Madison in 2000.
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