Thomas Jacob

Thomas Jacob is a prominent journalist who was the editorial director of Malayala Manorama. He is considered as one of the legends in Malayala's newspaper industry. On June 30, 2017, he retired from Malayala Manorama after 56 years of service. He was appointed as news editor in Manorama at the age of 26. Also he was the chairman of the Kerala Press Academy between 2001 and 2008. He has won many awards including state government's Swadeshabhimani Kesari Award. Thomas Jacob also co-authored a book Nattuvisesham with Journalist T.Venugopal. Thomas Jacob wrote the column Kathakkoott in Manorama Weekly for years.