I. C. Chacko

Illiparambil Corah Chacko (1875–1966) was a geologist, philologist, writer and grammarian of Kerala, India.^[1]

He was born at Pulinkunnu in Kuttanad of Alappuzha District, Kerala. After graduation from His Highness Maharajas College in Trivandrum, he went to London, and studied Physics Mathamatics and Geology in the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London. He became an Associate of the Royal School of Mines. He was the State Geologist of Travancore State and the Director of Industries.

He was a writer in English, Malayalam Sanskrit and geological articles as well. He was the second recipient of the Kenthra Sahitya Academy Award (instituted in 1955), which he was conferred in 1956 for his work 'Paananeeya Pradyotam' a commentry in Malayalam on Panini‘s Vyakarana Sutras containing Sutrapatha, Dhathupatha, Ganapatha, Indices of Roots & Terminations and Alphabetical Index. He also wrote Christhu sahasra namam (Kristhu sahasra namam) in 1914. The Kerala Sahitya Academy also has an Endowment Award in his name.^[2]

Illiparambil Cora Chacko BA Bsc (London) A.R.S.M, A.R.C.S

Kerala State Institute of Languages‘ publication “Paniniya Pradyotam” a commentry on Pananiya Vyakarana Sutras of IC Chacko

2)IC Chacko Endowment Award of Kerala Sahithya Akadami.

3)Jubilee Souvenir of “Illiparambil Kudumbam: Dwisadabdi Niravil” and the translation of “Illiparambil Family in Bicentennial Glory”

• "'I. C. Chacko, Illiparambil'". D. C. Kandathil, NYU. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2007.