[1] He immigrated to Germany with a media study scholarship in 1966, after graduating with a degree in English Literature from the University of Mumbai.
[2] While in Germany, Jose published a Malayalam periodical named Nadan Kath literally meaning local letter.
[1] In 2014, Jose made a documentary titled Translated Lives, which chronicles the life of Malayalee nurses who immigrated to Germany from 1960 onwards.
[1] His documentary Ariyapedatha Jeevithangal (The Unknown Lives) is based on migration of Catholic nuns from Kerala to Germany in the 1970s.
[4] Jose was instrumental in establishing a Malayalam Literary Chair named after Herman Gundert at the University of Tübingen.