Mammen Mathew, who has 44 years of experience in the publication industry, is the eldest son of the late K M Mathew, who was the chief editor of the newspaper from 1973 till his death on August 1.
After doing his BA and MA in medieval Indian history from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, Mammen underwent editorial training in “The Times of India.” He then joined “Manorama” as its Delhi correspondent. In 1968, he became a reporter for the “Western Mail” in Cardiff in the United Kingdom. He also worked in “The Sunday Times” in London when Sir Harold Evans was its editor. The following year, he worked as a reporter for the “Oklahoma City Times” and later for “The Daily Oklahoma”.
In 1970, he became the Resident Editor of “Manorama” Kozhikode unit. Ten years later, he assumed charge as the general manager and managing editor of the company in Kottayam. In 1988, he became the editor as well as the managing director.