P. K. Michael Tharakan is a senior academic, historian and social science researcher from Kerala state in southern India. He is the Chairman of the Kerala Council for Historical Research[1][2][3] and has served in several senior academic positions such as the Professor at the social science research institute Institute for Social and Economic Change Bangalore[4] and Vice-Chancellor of Kannur University during 2009-2013.[5]
Tharakan has authored many books and articles [6][7] and known for his work on documenting and analyzing the history of modern Kerala such as on land reforms[8] and on social characteristics such as its focus on health,[9] care-based professions,[10] education,[9] communalism[11] and social harmony.[10]