Kurian John Melamparambil

Kurian John Melamparambil was born on 14 May 1954, the second son of Leelamma and the late M.V. John Melamparambil, a traditional business family of Thiruvalla in central Kerala, India.

He studied at M.G.M. High School, Thiruvalla, and after schooling, joined the pre-degree course in Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla (1970-72). He completed his graduation and obtained an arts degree from Mar Ivanios College, Trivandrum (1972-75), majoring in economics. He then moved to the Indore School of Social Work in Madhya Pradesh and obtained his postgraduate degree in social work in 1978. After that, he joined as an executive at Malayala Manorama, a Malayalam daily.

The sudden demise of Kurian John’s father, who passed away due to lack of proper treatment, made him commence the Melam Group of Companies to raise funds to help poor and needy patients through the Melam Foundation (MVJM Charities).

Kurian John has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Entrepreneur Award and a Padma Shri in the field of social work from the Government of India.

For more details, please visit www.melamfoundation.org. The author can be contacted at kurianjohn@melamcharities.org.