MADHAVAN PURACHERRY

Madhavan Puracherry was born in Purachery, Kannur district, to V.E. Govindan Namboothiri and Ganga Antharjanam. Poetry collections: Pravasiyute Mozhigal (1993), Pain Killer (2006), Cycle Yatrayil Naam (2009), Ponne… Ponne… (2013), Ee Nyaarazhchakaale Nokku (2015), Varkeyude Velipaddu Pusthakam (2015), Patakakalkidayil (2019), Mobileil Oru Yakshan (2019), Kuchelasatgatiyayum Karl Marxum (collection of articles), Meenootty’s Online Sancharam (children’s novel). He also authored Uchira.

He is a recipient of the Prof. Joseph Mundassery Award, Vidyavachaspati K.V. Kunhiraman Master Award, Korat Lakshmikuttyamma Award, B.C.V. Trust Poetry Award, P.T. Thankappan Master Literary Award, M.M. Sethumadhavan Memorial Tip Poetry Award, and Mahakavi Kuttamath Award. His work Uchira, an anthology of poems by Madhavan Puracheri, has been selected for the N.V. Krishna Warrier Memorial Poetry Award instituted by the Kerala Sahitya Samithi. He was a teacher at Moothedath Higher Secondary School. He retired in March 2021.