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AMBIKASUTHAN MANGAD
Ambikasuthan Mangad was born in Bara village of Kasaragod district. He earned his M.A. and M.Phil. degrees with top ranks and obtained a Ph.D. in the field of “Concept of Time in Short Stories.” In 2002, he was awarded the Kerala State Television Award for Best Short Story for Commercial Break. He served as the editor of Jeevithathinte Upamayum (the first campus novel anthology) and Ponjari (the first regional language dictionary). He has published four books of literary criticism. His first novel was Marakkappile Theyyangal, and Enmakaje has been translated into Kannada, Tamil, and English. Many of his short stories have been translated into various Indian languages and English. Ambikasuthan Mangad retired as the Head of the Malayalam Department from Nehru College, Kanhangad. He has received 27 prestigious awards, including the Karoor, Edasseri, Anganam, Cherukad, Abu Dhabi Shakthi, Malayattoor Prize, V.T. Bhattathiripad, SBT, Kovilan, and V.P. Sivakumar Keli Awards
NAYANA VYDEHI SURESH
Nayana Vydehi Suresh was born in 1993 in Chittanjur Desham near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur district. She completed her undergraduate studies at Little Flower College, Guruvayur, followed by a postgraduate diploma in media studies from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and a postgraduate degree in media studies along with a diploma in counselling from Bharathiar University. Her notable works include Lanki, Pembarannothi, and Orumbettol. She is married to Suresh A. and has two children, Prithvidev and Harshika.
DILEEP V
V. Dileep was born in Mokeri, Kozhikode district. He holds postgraduate degrees in Journalism and Communication. He regularly writes short stories and essays in various periodicals. His stories have earned him several accolades including the K. A. Kodungallur Award, Ankanam Award, and the State Institute of Children’s Literature Award. Some of his notable works include Theeyil Alakkiya Vasthrangal (Clothes Washed in Fire), Garbha Pathrathilirunnu Samsarikkunnu (Speaking from the Womb), Swavargam (Homosexuality), Mimicry, Oru Cinemakathayile Nayakanum Avante Villanum (The Hero and Villain in a Film Story), Vamshagathakal Moolum Talkies (Talkies Echoing Lineage), and Abhimanyuvinte Thoppi (Abhimanyu’s Cap). He currently works as a teacher at St. Antony’s Higher Secondary School, Pudukad, Thrissur.
U. A. KHADAR
U. A. Khadar (1935–2020) was born in the village of Billin in Rangoon in 1935 to a Burmese mother, Mamaidi, and a Malayali father, Moitheenkutty Haji. He worked at All India Radio in Kozhikode, the Institute of Maternal and Child Health at the Medical College, and the Government General Hospital before retiring from government service in 1990. A prolific writer, he authored numerous novels, short story collections, and essays. His major works include Thrikkottur Peruma, which won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for short stories in 1984, Aghorashivam, which earned the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for a novel in 2001, Kathapole Jeevitham, recipient of the S. K. Pottekkatt Award in 1993, and Oru Pidi Vattu, which won the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award. His Thrikkottur Novellas won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009. He was also honored with the Kerala Sahitya Parishad Award in 2016 and the Mathrubhumi Literary Award in 2019. He passed away on December 12, 2020.
THAKAZHI SIVASANKARA PILLAI
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1912–1999) was born on April 17, 1912. His first novel, Thyagathinu Prathiphalam, was published in 1934. From 1936 to 1957, he practiced as a lawyer in Ambalapuzha. He authored more than twenty-five novels and around two hundred short stories, including notable works like Randidangazhi, Thottiyude Makan, and Anubhavangal Paalichakal. Most of his works have been translated into various Indian and foreign languages. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1958 for Chemmeen, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1965 for Enippadikal, and the Vayalar Award in 1980 for Kayar. He was also honored with the Soviet Land Nehru Award in 1974 and the prestigious Jnanpith Award in 1984. Thakazhi served as President of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 1978 and again in 1981. In 1985, he was conferred the Padma Bhushan. He passed away on April 10, 1999.
KUNHUNNI MASH
Kunhunni Mash (1927–2006) was born on May 10, 1927. His father was Neelakandan Moosath of the Njayappilly family, and his mother was Narayaniamma of the Athiyara family. He began his professional career as a teacher at Chelari High School. In 1953, he joined the Sree Ramakrishna Mission High School in Kozhikode as a teacher and retired in 1982. His major works include Rashtreeyam, Kuttippencil, Oonutottu Urakkam Vare, Cheriya Kuttikkavithakal, Valiya Kuttikkavithakal, and Kunhunnimashum Kuttiyolum. He received numerous accolades, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and the State Children’s Literature Award. He passed away on March 26, 2006.
KUNHIRAMAN NAIR P
P. Kunhiraman Nair (1906–1978) was born on October 26, 1906 (Thulam 9, 1082 in the Malayalam calendar) in Adiyodi House, Ajanur village, in the Kasaragod district. He received his early education at Vellikoth Primary School and later studied under Punnasseri Nambi at the Pattambi Sanskrit College and at the Sanskrit school in Thanjavur. He worked in various institutions as a teacher and journalist. In 1948, he was honored with the title Bhaktakavi by the King of Neeleswaram. His famous work Kaliyachan earned him the Madras Government Award in 1955 and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959. His work Thamarathoni also received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967. Over his career, he published more than sixty works, including poetry, plays, biographies, essays, autobiographies, and children’s literature. He passed away on May 27, 1978.
NARENDRANATH P
P. Narendranath (1934–1991) was born in Nellaya, near Pattambi. He held degrees in economics and banking, and retired as a Regional Manager of Canara Bank. A prolific writer, he authored over thirty books spanning novels, plays, and children’s literature, with notable works including Vikritiraman and Andhagayan. His contributions earned him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and an award from the Central Ministry of Education. Some of his works have also been translated into Tamil and Hindi. He passed away in 1991.