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Vinodkumar Kallolickal takes charge as KCHR chairperson
Vinodkumar Kallolickal has taken charge as chairperson of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, or KCHR.
He is a professor in the history department at Maharaja’s College in Ernakulam.
He succeeds K.N. Ganesh in leading the council.
The Kerala government issued the appointment order on November 7.
The change puts a new chairperson at the head of Kerala’s historical research council.
Kallolickal holds a PhD from Aligarh Muslim University and has written or edited 21 books in Malayalam and English.
Vinodkumar Kallolickal has taken charge as chairperson of the Kerala Council for Historical Research.
He succeeds K.N. Ganesh in the role.
The State government issued the appointment order on November 7.
Kallolickal is a professor in the Department of History at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam.
His research includes Kerala’s socio-cultural history and the knowledge traditions of tribal societies.
- Who
- Vinodkumar Kallolickal, a professor at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam.
- What
- He has taken charge as chairperson of the Kerala Council for Historical Research, succeeding K.N. Ganesh.
- When
- The State government issued the appointment order on November 7, 2026. He had taken charge by November 9.
- Where
- The Kerala Council for Historical Research, Kerala.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The State government issued an order appointing Kallolickal as KCHR chairperson.
Kallolickal had taken charge, succeeding K.N. Ganesh.
- New chairperson
- Vinodkumar Kallolickal
- Institution
- Kerala Council for Historical Research (KCHR)
- Predecessor
- K.N. Ganesh
- Appointment order
- November 7, 2026
- Books written and edited
- 21