Author Award: Bheema Bala Sahitya Award

P.K. Bhagyalakshmi was born in Eripuram near Pazhayaangadi in Kannur district. She is acclaimed as a teacher, writer and painter. She retired as a UP school teacher in 2017 and has created a world of creativity around herself by writing several books, painting hundreds of paintings, and travelling. In addition, she has built her own ‘art gallery’ next to her home in Eripuram, ‘Karthika’. Also, obtained a postgraduate degree in Malayalam and Gandhian studies and a doctorate from Kannur University. She has written about 20 books, including novels, stories, studies, poetry, children’s literature, and biographies. Some of her works are Neeralichoonda, Carpets of Cold, Yogi Community in North Malabar, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. She has received many awards, including the Prof. Joseph Mundassery Award, Bheema Bala Sahitya Award, S.B.T. Award, and Pala K.M. Mathew Award.