E. SANTHOSH KUMAR

E. Santhoshkumar was born in 1969. He works in the fields of short stories, novels, travelogues, translations and children’s literature. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of stories in 2006 (Chavukali) and for his novel in 2012 (Andhakara Nazhi). Has received the Kerala Children’s Literature Institute Award for ‘Kakkaradesamthe Urumbukkal‘ (2011). The English translation of Andhakara Nazhi was shortlisted for the Crossword Award in 2016. The story ‘Oralk Etra Mannuvenam‘, which was the basis for the film ‘Aaradi‘, received a special jury mention from the Kerala Film Awards Committee in 2017. He has received the Ankanam E.P. Sushama Story Award, Current Books Golden Jubilee Award, V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award, T.P. Kishore Memorial Short Story Award, Melur Damodaran Short Story Award, Kovilan Novel Award, Nooranad Haneef Memorial Novel Award, Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar Short Story Award, Padmarajan Short Story Award, FOKANA Short Story Award, and Prof. C.V.N. Literary Award.