[4] His first short story "Ente Premam" was written while studying in the fourth forum (now ninth class) at the Cherthala Government English School.
[4] Jose's political gurus were socialist leaders like Ram Manohar Lohia, Vinoba Bhave and Jayaprakash Narayan.
[11] In the Padmanabhaswami temple property controversy, arguments on the Buddhist history of Kerala were put forward in a book written by him.
[11] His book about the Channar revolt questioned some existing views on the struggle of Nadar women to cover their upper body.
[1] Jose openly said that the belief that Kerala Christians were converts from Brahmins was a figment of the imagination of church leaders.
[4] Jose argued that the early Christians in Kerala were the Adivasi of the country and that the transformation took place at a time when the caste system did not exist.
[4] Jose said that in recent times, Dalits and other vulnerable groups had converted to Christianity to get rid of the caste system.
[4] Jose repeatedly said that the Buddhist, Jain and Dalit traditions, culture and history of the area were systematically ignored.
He suggests that Shivalinga worship was performed by the primitive inhabitants of the Indus Valley to please the Mother Gods.
Narayanan announced that an archive will be started in the name of Dalit Bandhu N. K. Jose at the university's Kalady main campus.