Tharakan
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Tharakan typically refers to a historic, honorific and hereditary title indicating noble social privileges bestowed by the kings of Travancore and Kochi kingdoms of early Kerala.
It may refer to:
- Tharakan (Title), a surname adopted by several Syrian Christian families of Kerala, South India.
- Tharakan (Hindu Caste), a Hindu caste from the Palakkad district of Kerala, South India.
- Thachil Matthoo Tharakan (1741–1814), an influential Syrian Christian leader, minister, trader and exporter who played a major role in the history of erstwhile Travancore and Cochin kingdoms of modern-day Kerala, South India.
- P. K. Hormis Tharakan, an Indian Police Service officer from Kerala who was the chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) of India during 2005-2007.