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Ayyapan</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kovilan.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Kovilan.jpeg/240px-Kovilan.jpeg" decoding="async" width="240" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Kovilan.jpeg 1.5x" data-file-width="282" data-file-height="218" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Kandanissery Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan<br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1923-07-09</span>)</span>9 July 1923<br />Kandanassery, <a href="/wiki/Guruvayur" title="Guruvayur">Guruvayur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Cochin" title="Kingdom of Cochin">Kingdom of Cochin</a>, British India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">2 June 2010<span style="display:none">(2010-06-02)</span> (aged 86)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kunnamkulam" title="Kunnamkulam">Kunnamkulam</a>, Thrissur, <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>, India</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Pen name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="line-height:1.4em;">Kovilan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;">Writer, soldier, <a href="/wiki/Indian_freedom_struggle" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian freedom struggle">freedom fighter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Indian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Citizenship</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Indian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Kandanisseri Excelsior School <p>Nenmini Higher Elementary School </p> Sahitya Deepika Sanskrit College at Pavaratty</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Novel, short story, essay</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable works</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><i>Ezhamedangal</i>, <i>Thottangal</i>, <i>Thattakam</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> <br /> 1972 <i>Thottangal</i> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> <br /> 1977 <i>Sakunam</i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi">Kerala Sahitya Akademi</a> Fellowship <br /> 1997 <br /> <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Sahitya Akademi Award">Sahitya Akademi Award</a> <br /> 1998 <i>Thattakam</i> <br /> <a href="/wiki/List_of_Sahitya_Akademi_fellows" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sahitya Akademi fellows">Sahitya Akademi Fellowship</a> <br /> 2005 <br /> </p> <a href="/wiki/Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">Ezhuthachan Puraskaram</a> <br /> 2005 <br /></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kandanisseri Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan</b> (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010) or <b>V. V. Ayyappan</b>, better known by his <a href="/wiki/Pen_name" title="Pen name">pen name</a> <b>Kovilan</b>, was an Indian <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayalam language">Malayalam language</a> novelist and freedom fighter from <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>. He is considered one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Indian literature.<sup id="cite_ref-hindu_feb05_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu_feb05-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In all, he had authored 11 novels, 10 collections of short stories, three essays and a play. </p><p>He won the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> in 1972 and 1977 and the <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Sahitya Akademi Award">Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award</a> in 1998. He was also a recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> state government's highest literary honour <a href="/wiki/Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">Ezhuthachan Puraskaram</a> in recognition of his outstanding contribution to <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_literature" title="Malayalam literature">Malayalam literature</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had been a Fellow of the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi">Kerala Sahitya Akademi</a> since 1997 and <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi" title="Sahitya Akademi">Sahitya Akademi</a> since 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-hindu_feb05_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu_feb05-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hindu_may05_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu_may05-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Life">Life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovilan was born in Kandanassery in <a href="/wiki/Guruvayur" title="Guruvayur">Guruvayur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> to Vattomparambil Shanku Velappan and Kotakkattil Kunjandi Kali.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He did his early education at the Kandanisseri Excelsior School and Nenmini Higher Elementary School. He then joined the Sahitya Deepika Sanskrit College at Pavaratty at the age of 13. He attended classes of <a href="/wiki/K._P._Narayana_Pisharody" title="K. P. Narayana Pisharody">K. P. Narayana Pisharody</a>, P. C. Vasudevan Elayathu, <a href="/wiki/M._P._Sankunni_Nair" title="M. P. Sankunni Nair">M. P. Sankunni Nair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cherukadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Cherukadu">Cherukadu</a> and Srikrishna Sharma. Even as a student, he had shown interest in writing poems and stories.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>A follower of <a href="/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a>, Kovilan left the Sanskrit College to participate in the <a href="/wiki/Quit_India_Movement" title="Quit India Movement">Quit India Movement</a>. That marked the end of his formal academic education. By the time he quit, he had written at least three novels.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_life">Military life</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Military life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He joined the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy" title="Royal Indian Navy">Royal Indian Navy</a> in 1943 and was trained in Anti-submarine Detecting Operations.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He served in Bengal sea, <a href="/wiki/Burma" class="mw-redirect" title="Burma">Burma</a> and Singapore. He quit following the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Indian_Navy_mutiny" title="Royal Indian Navy mutiny">Royal Indian Navy mutiny</a> of 1946 and returned home. While back in Kerala, Kovilan maintained a close friendship with <a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammed_Basheer" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaikom Muhammed Basheer">Vaikom Muhammed Basheer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mundassery" title="Joseph Mundassery">Joseph Mundassery</a> and C. J. Thomas. He also took part in the trade union movements. In 1948 he passed <a href="/wiki/SSLC" class="mw-redirect" title="SSLC">SSLC</a> and worked for a while as a <a href="/wiki/Stenographer" class="mw-redirect" title="Stenographer">stenographer</a> for Joseph Mundassery. In 1948, he joined the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_Corps_of_Signals" title="Indian Army Corps of Signals">Indian Army Corps of Signals</a> as Radio Mechanic.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also specialised in electronics. For five years he lived in the <a href="/wiki/Himalayas" title="Himalayas">Himalayas</a>. While in army, he came in contact with soldier-turned-writers <a href="/wiki/Parappurath" title="Parappurath">Parappurath</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nandanar" title="Nandanar">Nandanar</a>. He also worked as <a href="/wiki/National_Cadet_Corps_(India)" title="National Cadet Corps (India)">National Cadet Corps</a> training officer at the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Technology,_Kanpur" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur">Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur</a>. He retired from the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Army" title="Indian Army">Indian Army</a> in 1968 as <a href="/wiki/Havildar" title="Havildar">Havildar</a> Major and settled down at Pullanikunnu at Kandanassery. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kovilan died on 2 June 2010 in <a href="/wiki/Kunnamkulam" title="Kunnamkulam">Kunnamkulam</a>, aged 86.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Writings">Writings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Writings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Kovilan" title="Special:EditPage/Kovilan">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Kovilan has written 4 novels—<i>A Minus B</i> (1958), <i>Ezhamedangal</i> (Army Wives, 1965), <i>Thazhvarakal</i> (The Valleys, 1969) and <i>Himalayam</i>—with military experiences as their background. </p><p><i>Thottangal</i> (Incantations, 1970), the first post-service novel of the writer, narrates the delirious memories of an old woman in the night of her death whose life was shipwrecked turning the dreams of her childhood into nightmares. </p><p>His most popular novel was <i>Thattakam</i> (The Terrain, 1995). </p><p>Kovilan's first collection of short stories was <i>Oru Palam Manayola</i> (A Measure of Red Arsenic). This book was published in the year 1957. The story <i>Tharavadu</i> (Ancestral Home) is included in this collection. Kovilan's other collections of short stories include <i>Ee Jeevitham Ananthamanu</i> (1957), <i>Orikkal Manushyanayirunnu</i> (1960), <i>Oru Kashanam Asthi</i> (1961), <i>Vendam Kadi</i> (1969), <i>Thervazhchakal</i> (1971), <i>Pitham</i> (1971), <i>Shakunam</i> (1974), <i>Adyathe Kathakal</i> (1978), <i>Sujatha</i> (1979), <i>Theranjedutha Kathakal</i> (1980) and <i>Kovilante Kathakal</i> (1985). A tele-serial based on his novel <i>Thottangal</i> was beamed on <a href="/wiki/Doordarshan" title="Doordarshan">Doordarshan</a>. Some of his short stories also have been adapted for tele-screen. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Style_and_recurring_themes">Style and recurring themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Style and recurring themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to one source, Kovilan's works contributed to transforming a community bogged down by conservatism to one that was progressive and socialist in outlook.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p> Poet and critic <a href="/wiki/K._Satchidanandan" title="K. Satchidanandan">K. Satchidanandan</a> notes: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style></p><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>He wrote pure prose, not poetic prose. In an era when prose writers revelled in poetic expressions, Kovilan wrote a prose that was plain and lean. Its beauty was raw and unadorned. Though Kovilan's works were initially categorised as <i>Pattala Sahityam</i> or soldier's writings, it was clear after the publication of <i>Thattakam</i> and <i>Thottangal</i> that they were more than that. Writers seek legends. Kovilan realised that there is a legend behind every man. He sought to document this. He explored the legends of his village. His stories bridged local and regional history.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Kovilan" title="Special:EditPage/Kovilan">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>1971: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> (Novel) for <i>Thottangal</i></li> <li>1977: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award</a> (Story) for <i>Sakunam</i></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Muttathu_Varkey_Award" title="Muttathu Varkey Award">Muttathu Varkey Award</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi">Kerala Sahitya Akademi</a> Fellowship</li> <li>1997: A. P. Kulakkad Award for <i>Thattakam</i></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Sahitya_Academy_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Sahitya Academy Award">Kendra Sahitya Academy Award</a> for <i>Thattakam</i></li> <li>1998: Kerala Sahitya Parishath Award for <i>Thattakam</i></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a> for <i>Thattakam</i></li> <li>1999: N. V. Prize for <i>Thattakam</i></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Sahitya_Akademi_fellows" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sahitya Akademi fellows">Sahitya Akademi Fellowship</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">Ezhuthachan Award</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Mathrubhumi_Literary_Award" title="Mathrubhumi Literary Award">Mathrubhumi Literary Award</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Kovilan" title="Special:EditPage/Kovilan">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2022</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novels">Novels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Novels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Title in English </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Thakarnna Hridayangal</i></td> <td><i>Broken Hearts</i></td> <td>1946</td> <td>Arunodayam Press, <a href="/wiki/Vadakkencherry" title="Vadakkencherry">Vadakkencherry</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>A Minus B</i></td> <td></td> <td>1958</td> <td>Current Books, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ezhamedangal</i></td> <td><i>Army Wives</i></td> <td>1965</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Thazhvarakal</i></td> <td><i>The Valleys</i></td> <td>1969</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Thottanngal</i></td> <td><i>Incantations</i></td> <td>1970</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Himalayam</i></td> <td><i>The Himalayas</i></td> <td>1972</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Bharathan</i></td> <td></td> <td>1976</td> <td>Poorna Publications, <a href="/wiki/Calicut" class="mw-redirect" title="Calicut">Calicut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Janmantharanngal</i></td> <td><i>Through Many Births</i></td> <td>1982</td> <td>Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society, <a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Thattakam</i></td> <td><i>The Terrain</i></td> <td>1995</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Novelettes">Novelettes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Novelettes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Title in English </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Board Out</i></td> <td></td> <td>1936</td> <td>Current Books, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Tharavadu</i></td> <td><i>The Ancestral Home</i></td> <td>1963</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Short_stories">Short stories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Short stories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Title in English </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Oru Palam Manayola</i></td> <td><i>A Measure of Red Arsenic</i></td> <td>1957</td> <td>Current Books, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ee Jeevitham Anadhamanu</i></td> <td><i>This Life is Orphaned</i></td> <td>1957</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Orikkal Manushyanayirunnu</i></td> <td><i>Once a Man I was...</i></td> <td>1960</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Oru Kashanam Asthi</i></td> <td><i>A Piece of Bone</i></td> <td>1961</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Vendamkadi</i></td> <td><i>The Unwanted</i></td> <td>1969</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Thervazchakal</i></td> <td><i>Apparitions</i></td> <td>1971</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Pitham</i></td> <td><i>The Bilious Child</i></td> <td>1971</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sujatha</i></td> <td></td> <td>1971</td> <td>Poorna Publications, <a href="/wiki/Calicut" class="mw-redirect" title="Calicut">Calicut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Sakunam</i></td> <td><i>The Omen</i></td> <td>1974</td> <td>Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society, <a href="/wiki/Kottayam" title="Kottayam">Kottayam</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Adyathe Kathakal</i></td> <td><i>Stories of Early Days</i></td> <td>1978</td> <td>Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society, Kottayam </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Theranjedutha Kathakal</i></td> <td><i>Selected Stories</i></td> <td>1980</td> <td>Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society, Kottayam </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Kovilante Kathakal</i></td> <td><i>Stories of Kovilan</i></td> <td>1985</td> <td>Current Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Suvarna Kathakal</i></td> <td><i>Golden Stories</i></td> <td>2002</td> <td>Green Books, Thrissur </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ente Priyappetta Kathakal</i></td> <td><i>My Favourite Stories</i></td> <td>2003</td> <td><a href="/wiki/DC_Books" title="DC Books">DC Books</a>, Kottayam </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Play">Play</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Title in English </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Ninte Viswasam Ninne Poruppikkum</i></td> <td><i>Your Faith Ensures What Happens to You</i></td> <td>1957</td> <td>Current Books, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miscellaneous_writings">Miscellaneous writings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Miscellaneous writings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th>Title in English </th> <th>Year </th> <th>Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td><i>Kovilante Lekhanangal</i></td> <td><i>Essays of Kovilan</i></td> <td>1984</td> <td>Sikha Publications, <a href="/wiki/Calicut" class="mw-redirect" title="Calicut">Calicut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Kathayum Kathakalum</i></td> <td><i>Stories Behind the Stories</i></td> <td>1957</td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Poorna_Publications&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Poorna Publications (page does not exist)">Poorna Publications</a>, Calicut </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Athmabhavangal</i></td> <td><i>Self Reflections</i></td> <td>1995</td> <td>Jwala, Ariyannur, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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A study on the writings of Kovilan</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kovilan&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/">http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/</a> Kovilan Page at dvaipayana.net</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://kovilanstudygroup.org">The International Kovilan Study Group</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111128051230/http://kovilan.com/">Kovilan Trust</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/intron.html">A brief introduction to the novels of Kovilan</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/rad.html">Ballads of Rage: An introduction to the short stories by P. Radhakrishnan Nair</a> (in English translation)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/bharathan.html">Translation of Bharathan: A novel written by Kovilan</a> (in seven chapters)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/conch.html">Translation of Conch: A story written by Kovilan</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/mof.html">Translation of M/F: A story written by Kovilan</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/tales.html">Tales behind Thottangal</a> (in English translation)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/totvi.pdf">An appreciation of Thottangal by A. Purushothaman</a> (in Malayalam)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/kovstory.html">When Kovilan constructs story: An appreciation of the story Conch by K. P. Appan</a> (in English translation)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/tarakan.html">A study of Thottangal by Dr. K. M. Tharakan</a> (in English translation)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dvaipayana.net/kovilan/thottv.html">Thottangal: A commentary in Malayalam by A. 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Narayana Panickar">R. Narayana Panickar</a> (1955)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a> (1957)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Kesava_Menon" title="K. P. Kesava Menon">K. P. Kesava Menon</a> (1958)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uroob" title="Uroob">Uroob</a> (1960)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Kurup" title="G. Sankara Kurup">G. Sankara Kurup</a> (1963)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P. Kesavadev</a> (1964)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a> (1965)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttikrishna_Marar" title="Kuttikrishna Marar">Kuttikrishna Marar</a> (1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kunhiraman_Nair" title="P. Kunhiraman Nair">P. Kunhiraman Nair</a> (1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edasseri_Govindan_Nair" title="Edasseri Govindan Nair">Edasseri Govindan Nair</a> (1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a> (1970)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyloppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" title="Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon</a> (1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Pottekkatt" title="S. K. Pottekkatt">S. K. Pottekkatt</a> (1972)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a> (1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennikkulam_Gopala_Kurup" title="Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup">Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup</a> (1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="3" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sahitya Academy Award received by Hindu religious leader Rambhadracharya." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg/155px-Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg/233px-Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg/310px-Sahitya_Academy_Award_to_Rambhadracharya.jpg 2x" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="584" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1976–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a> (1976)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalithambika_Antharjanam" title="Lalithambika Antharjanam">Lalithambika Antharjanam</a> (1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a> (1978)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Krishna_Warrier" title="N. V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a> (1979)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punathil_Kunjabdulla" title="Punathil Kunjabdulla">Punathil Kunjabdulla</a> (1980)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Menon" title="M. K. Menon">Vilasini</a> (1981)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Krishna_Pillai" title="N. Krishna Pillai">N. Krishna Pillai</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Radhakrishnan" title="C. Radhakrishnan">C. Radhakrishnan</a> (1988)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna" title="Olappamanna">Olappamanna</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Sankunni_Nair" title="M. P. Sankunni Nair">M. P. Sankunni Nair</a> (1991)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Mohammed" title="N. P. Mohammed">N. P. Mohammed</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_(writer)" title="Anand (writer)">Anand</a> (1997)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovilan</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sreeraman" title="C. V. Sreeraman">C. V. Sreeraman</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/R._Ramachandran" title="R. Ramachandran">R. Ramachandran</a> (2000)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attoor_Ravi_Varma" title="Attoor Ravi Varma">Attoor Ravi Varma</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._G._Sankara_Pillai" title="K. G. Sankara Pillai">K. G. Sankara Pillai</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Joseph_(author)" title="Sarah Joseph (author)">Sara Joseph</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zacharia" title="Paul Zacharia">Zacharia</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkanadan" title="Kakkanadan">Kakkanadan</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sukumaran" title="M. Sukumaran">M. Sukumaran</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a> (2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Appan" title="K. P. Appan">K. P. Appan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Veerendra_Kumar" title="M. P. Veerendra Kumar">M. P. Veerendra Kumar</a> (2010)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Sanu" title="M. K. Sanu">M. K. Sanu</a> (2011)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Satchidanandan" title="K. Satchidanandan">K. Satchidanandan</a> (2012)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Paloor" title="M. N. Paloor">M. N. Paloor</a> (2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Chandran" title="Subhash Chandran">Subhash Chandran</a> (2014)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._R._Meera" title="K. R. Meera">K. R. Meera</a> (2015)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prabha_Varma" title="Prabha Varma">Prabha Varma</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Ramanunni" title="K. P. Ramanunni">K. P. Ramanunni</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Ramesan_Nair" title="S. Ramesan Nair">S. Ramesan Nair</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusoodanan_Nair" title="V. Madhusoodanan Nair">V. Madhusoodanan Nair</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omchery_N._N._Pillai" title="Omchery N. N. Pillai">Omchery N. N. Pillai</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Onakkoor" title="George Onakkoor">George Onakkoor</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Thomas_Mathew" title="M. Thomas Mathew">M. Thomas Mathew</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._V._Ramakrishnan" title="E. V. Ramakrishnan">E. V. 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R. Bendre">D. R. Bendre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tarasankar_Bandyopadhyay" title="Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay">Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sumitranandan_Pant" title="Sumitranandan Pant">Sumitranandan Pant</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._Rajagopalachari" title="C. Rajagopalachari">C. Rajagopalachari</a> (1969)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Firaq_Gorakhpuri" title="Firaq Gorakhpuri">Firaq Gorakhpuri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Sakharam_Khandekar" title="Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar">Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Viswanatha_Satyanarayana" title="Viswanatha Satyanarayana">Viswanatha Satyanarayana</a> (1970)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kaka_Kalelkar" title="Kaka Kalelkar">Kaka Kalelkar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gopinath_Kaviraj" title="Gopinath Kaviraj">Gopinath Kaviraj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gurbaksh_Singh" title="Gurbaksh Singh">Gurbaksh Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalindi_Charan_Panigrahi" title="Kalindi Charan Panigrahi">Kalindi Charan Panigrahi</a> (1971)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Masti_Venkatesha_Iyengar" title="Masti Venkatesha Iyengar">Masti Venkatesha Iyengar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mangharam_Udharam_Malkani" title="Mangharam Udharam Malkani">Mangharam Udharam Malkani</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilmoni_Phukan_(Senior)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nilmoni Phukan (Senior)">Nilmoni Phukan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vasudev_Vishnu_Mirashi" title="Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi">Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Sen_(linguist)" title="Sukumar Sen (linguist)">Sukumar Sen</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=V._R._Trivedi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="V. R. Trivedi (page does not exist)">V. R. Trivedi</a> (1973)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/T._P._Meenakshisundaram" title="T. P. Meenakshisundaram">T. P. Meenakshisundaram</a> (1975)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Atmaram_Ravaji_Deshpande" title="Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande">Atmaram Ravaji Deshpande</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jainendra_Kumar" title="Jainendra Kumar">Jainendra Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuvempu" title="Kuvempu">Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa 'Kuvempu'</a>, <a href="/wiki/V._Raghavan" title="V. Raghavan">V. Raghavan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mahadevi_Varma" title="Mahadevi Varma">Mahadevi Varma</a> (1979)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1981–2000</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Umashankar_Joshi" title="Umashankar Joshi">Umashankar Joshi</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._R._Srinivasa_Iyengar" title="K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar">K. R. Srinivasa Iyengar</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._Shivaram_Karanth" class="mw-redirect" title="K. Shivaram Karanth">K. Shivaram Karanth</a> (1985)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mulk_Raj_Anand" title="Mulk Raj Anand">Mulk Raj Anand</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vinayaka_Krishna_Gokak" title="Vinayaka Krishna Gokak">Vinayaka Krishna Gokak</a>, <a href="/wiki/Laxmanshastri_Balaji_Joshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi">Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amritlal_Nagar" title="Amritlal Nagar">Amritlal Nagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Annada_Shankar_Ray" title="Annada Shankar Ray">Annada Shankar Ray</a> (1989)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nagarjun" title="Nagarjun">Nagarjun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ashapurna_Devi" title="Ashapurna Devi">Ashapurna Devi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Qurratulain_Hyder" title="Qurratulain Hyder">Qurratulain Hyder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Bhikaji_Kolte" title="Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte">Vishnu Bhikaji Kolte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanhu_Charan_Mohanty" title="Kanhu Charan Mohanty">Kanhu Charan Mohanty</a>, <a href="/wiki/P._T._Narasimhachar" title="P. T. Narasimhachar">P. T. Narasimhachar</a>, <a href="/wiki/R._K._Narayan" title="R. K. Narayan">R. K. Narayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harbhajan_Singh_(poet)" title="Harbhajan Singh (poet)">Harbhajan Singh</a> (1994)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jayakanthan" title="Jayakanthan">Jayakanthan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vinda_Karandikar" title="Vinda Karandikar">Vinda Karandikar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vidya_Niwas_Mishra" title="Vidya Niwas Mishra">Vidya Niwas Mishra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Subhash_Mukhopadhyay_(poet)" title="Subhash Mukhopadhyay (poet)">Subhash Mukhopadhyay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raja_Rao" title="Raja Rao">Raja Rao</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sachidananda_Routray" title="Sachidananda Routray">Sachidananda Routray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Sobti" title="Krishna Sobti">Krishna Sobti</a> (1996)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Syed_Abdul_Malik" title="Syed Abdul Malik">Syed Abdul Malik</a>, <a href="/wiki/K._S._Narasimhaswamy" title="K. S. Narasimhaswamy">K. S. Narasimhaswamy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gunturu_Seshendra_Sarma" title="Gunturu Seshendra Sarma">Gunturu Seshendra Sarma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajendra_Shah_(author)" title="Rajendra Shah (author)">Rajendra Shah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ram_Vilas_Sharma" title="Ram Vilas Sharma">Ram Vilas Sharma</a>, <a href="/wiki/N._Khelchandra_Singh" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Khelchandra Singh">N. Khelchandra Singh</a> (1999)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ramchandra_Narayan_Dandekar" title="Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar">Ramchandra Narayan Dandekar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rehman_Rahi" title="Rehman Rahi">Rehman Rahi</a> (2000)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">2001–present</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Ram_Nath_Shastri" title="Ram Nath Shastri">Ram Nath Shastri</a> (2001)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kaifi_Azmi" title="Kaifi Azmi">Kaifi Azmi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Govind_Chandra_Pande" title="Govind Chandra Pande">Govind Chandra Pande</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilmani_Phookan_(Junior)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nilmani Phookan (Junior)">Nilamani Phookan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhisham_Sahni" title="Bhisham Sahni">Bhisham Sahni</a> (2002)</dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovilan</a>, <a href="/wiki/U._R._Ananthamurthy" title="U. R. Ananthamurthy">U. R. Ananthamurthy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vijaydan_Detha" title="Vijaydan Detha">Vijaydan Detha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bhadriraju_Krishnamurti" title="Bhadriraju Krishnamurti">Bhadriraju Krishnamurti</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amrita_Pritam" title="Amrita Pritam">Amrita Pritam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shankha_Ghosh" title="Shankha Ghosh">Shankha Ghosh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nirmal_Verma" title="Nirmal Verma">Nirmal Verma</a> (2004)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Das" title="Manoj Das">Manoj Das</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishnu_Prabhakar" title="Vishnu Prabhakar">Vishnu Prabhakar</a> (2006)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Anita_Desai" title="Anita Desai">Anita Desai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kartar_Singh_Duggal" title="Kartar Singh Duggal">Kartar Singh Duggal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ravindra_Kelekar" title="Ravindra Kelekar">Ravindra Kelekar</a> (2007)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Gopi_Chand_Narang" title="Gopi Chand Narang">Gopi Chand Narang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramakanta_Rath" title="Ramakanta Rath">Ramakanta Rath</a> (2009)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Chandranath_Mishra_Amar" title="Chandranath Mishra Amar">Chandranath Mishra Amar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kunwar_Narayan" title="Kunwar Narayan">Kunwar Narayan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bholabhai_Patel" title="Bholabhai Patel">Bholabhai Patel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kedarnath_Singh" title="Kedarnath Singh">Kedarnath Singh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khushwant_Singh" title="Khushwant Singh">Khushwant Singh</a> (2010)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raghuveer_Chaudhari" title="Raghuveer Chaudhari">Raghuveer Chaudhari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arjan_Hasid" title="Arjan Hasid">Arjan Hasid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sitakant_Mahapatra" title="Sitakant Mahapatra">Sitakant Mahapatra</a>, <a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asit_Rai" title="Asit Rai">Asit Rai</a>, <a href="/wiki/Satya_Vrat_Shastri" title="Satya Vrat Shastri">Satya Vrat Shastri</a> (2013)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/S._L._Bhyrappa" title="S. L. Bhyrappa">Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa</a>, <a href="/wiki/C._Narayana_Reddy" title="C. Narayana Reddy">C. Narayana Reddy</a> (2014)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nirendranath_Chakravarty" title="Nirendranath Chakravarty">Nirendranath Chakravarty</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gurdial_Singh" title="Gurdial Singh">Gurdial Singh</a> (2016)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Honorary Fellows</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/L%C3%A9opold_S%C3%A9dar_Senghor" title="Léopold Sédar Senghor">Léopold Sédar Senghor</a> (1974)</dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_C._Dimock,_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward C. Dimock, Jr. (page does not exist)">Edward C. Dimock, Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_H._H._Ingalls_Sr." title="Daniel H. H. Ingalls Sr.">Daniel H. H. Ingalls Sr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamil_Zvelebil" title="Kamil Zvelebil">Kamil Zvelebil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ji_Xianlin" title="Ji Xianlin">Ji Xianlin</a> (1996)</dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vassilis_Vitsaxis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vassilis Vitsaxis (page does not exist)">Vassilis Vitsaxis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Chelyshev" title="Eugene Chelyshev">Eugene Chelyshev</a> (2002)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ronald_E._Asher" title="Ronald E. Asher">Ronald E. Asher</a> (2007)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Abhimanyu_Unnuth" title="Abhimanyu Unnuth">Abhimanyu Unnuth</a> (2013)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Premchand Fellowship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Intizar_Hussain" title="Intizar Hussain">Intizar Hussain</a> (2005), <a href="/wiki/Kishwar_Naheed" title="Kishwar Naheed">Kishwar Naheed</a> (2016)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ananda Coomaraswamy Fellowship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Senake_Bandaranayake" title="Senake Bandaranayake">Senake Bandaranayake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chie_Nakane" title="Chie Nakane">Chie Nakane</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Azad_N._Shamatov&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Azad N. Shamatov (page does not exist)">Azad N. Shamatov</a> (1996)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Recipients_of_Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Template:Ezhuthachan Puraskaram"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Template talk:Ezhuthachan Puraskaram"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Ezhuthachan Puraskaram"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Recipients_of_Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Recipients of <a href="/wiki/Ezhuthachan_Puraskaram" title="Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">Ezhuthachan Puraskaram</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sooranad_Kunjan_Pillai" title="Sooranad Kunjan Pillai">Sooranad Kunjan Pillai</a> (1993)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponkunnam_Varkey" title="Ponkunnam Varkey">Ponkunnam Varkey</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Appan" title="M. P. Appan">M. P. Appan</a> (1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Narayana_Pisharody" title="K. P. Narayana Pisharody">K. P. Narayana Pisharody</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Narayanan_Nair" title="Pala Narayanan Nair">Pala Narayanan Nair</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a> (2005)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovilan</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. 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Radhakrishnan</a> (2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Satchidanandan" title="K. Satchidanandan">Satchidanandan</a> (2017)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a> (2018)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_(writer)" title="Anand (writer)">Anand</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zacharia" title="Paul Zacharia">Zacharia</a> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Vatsala" title="P. Vatsala">P. Vatsala</a> (2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a> (2022)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Vasanthan" title="S. K. Vasanthan">S. K. 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P. Kesava Menon">K. P. Kesava Menon</a> (1970)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Kurup" title="G. Sankara Kurup">G. Sankara Kurup</a> (1970)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Puthezhath_Raman_Menon" title="Puthezhath Raman Menon">Puthezhath Raman Menon</a> (1971)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mundasseri" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Mundasseri">Joseph Mundasseri</a> (1973)</dd> <dd>Mathew M. Kuzhiveli (1973)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a> (1976)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sooranad_Kunjan_Pillai" title="Sooranad Kunjan Pillai">Sooranad Kunjan Pillai</a> (1976)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N._Krishna_Pillai" title="N. Krishna Pillai">N. Krishna Pillai</a> (1979)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N._Balamani_Amma" class="mw-redirect" title="N. Balamani Amma">N. Balamani Amma</a> (1979)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/V._Unnikrishnan_Nair" title="V. Unnikrishnan Nair">V. Unnikrishnan Nair</a> (1981)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P. Kesavadev</a> (1981)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vailoppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" class="mw-redirect" title="Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vailoppilli Sreedhara Menon</a> (1981)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a> (1981)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lalithambika_Antharjanam" title="Lalithambika Antharjanam">Lalithambika Antharjanam</a> (1981)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ronald_E._Asher" title="Ronald E. Asher">R. E. Asher</a> (1983)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a> (1985)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N._V._Krishna_Warrier" title="N. V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a> (1985)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kainikkara_Kumara_Pillai" title="Kainikkara Kumara Pillai">Kainikkara Kumara Pillai</a> (1986)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/T._M._Chummar" title="T. M. Chummar">T. M. Chummar</a> (1986)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a> (1989)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ponkunnam_Varkey" title="Ponkunnam Varkey">Ponkunnam Varkey</a> (1989)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/M._P._Appan" title="M. P. Appan">M. P. Appan</a> (1989)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/C._N._Ahmad_Moulavi" title="C. N. Ahmad Moulavi">C. N. Ahmad Moulavi</a> (1989)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a> (1991)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/M._P._Sankunni_Nair" title="M. P. Sankunni Nair">M. P. Sankunni Nair</a> (1994)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._Surendran" title="K. Surendran">K. Surendran</a> (1995)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/S._Gupthan_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="S. Gupthan Nair">S. Gupthan Nair</a> (1996)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a> (1997)</dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovilan</a> (1997)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/P._Bhaskaran" title="P. Bhaskaran">P. Bhaskaran</a> (1998)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a> (1999)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a> (1999)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a> (2000)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a> (2001)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a> (2002)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">Ayyappa Paniker</a> (2003)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a> (2004)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._Satchidanandan" title="K. Satchidanandan">K. Satchidanandan</a> (2010)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/C._Radhakrishnan" title="C. Radhakrishnan">C. Radhakrishnan</a> (2010)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Yusuf_Ali_Kecheri" class="mw-redirect" title="Yusuf Ali Kecheri">Yusuf Ali Kecheri</a> (2013)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N._S._Madhavan" title="N. S. Madhavan">N. S. Madhavan</a> (2013)</dd> <dd>M. Thomas Mathew (2014)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kavalam_Narayana_Panicker" title="Kavalam Narayana Panicker">Kavalam Narayana Panicker</a> (2014)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Joseph_(author)" title="Sarah Joseph (author)">Sara Joseph</a> (2015)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a> (2015)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Attoor_Ravi_Varma" title="Attoor Ravi Varma">Attoor Ravi Varma</a> (2017)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._N._Panikkar" title="K. N. Panikkar">K. N. Panikkar</a> (2017)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._G._Sankara_Pillai" title="K. G. Sankara Pillai">K. G. Sankara Pillai</a> (2018)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a> (2018)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/P._Valsala" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Valsala">P. Valsala</a> (2019)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/N._V._P._Unithiri" title="N. V. P. Unithiri">N. V. P. Unithiri</a> (2019)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a> (2020)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Perumbadavam_Sreedharan" title="Perumbadavam Sreedharan">Perumbadavam Sreedharan</a> (2020)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Vaisakhan" title="Vaisakhan">Vaisakhan</a> (2021)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/K._P._Sankaran" title="K. P. Sankaran">K. P. 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title="Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">Ezhuthachan Puraskaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Biography_and_Autobiography" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Children%27s_Literature" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Drama" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Humour" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Award_for_Literary_Criticism" title="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism">Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism</a></li> <li><a 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N. V. Literary Award">O. N. V. Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan_Literary_Award" title="O. V. Vijayan Literary Award">O. V. Vijayan Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odakkuzhal_Award" title="Odakkuzhal Award">Odakkuzhal Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan_Award" title="Padmarajan Award">Padmarajan Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev_Literary_Award" title="P. Kesavadev Literary Award">P. Kesavadev Literary Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulloor_Award" title="Ulloor Award">Ulloor Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Award" title="Vallathol Award">Vallathol Award</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Award" title="Vayalar Award">Vayalar Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fiction writers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajijesh_Pachat" title="Ajijesh Pachat">Ajijesh Pachat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akbar_Kakkattil" title="Akbar Kakkattil">Akbar Kakkattil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anand_(writer)" title="Anand (writer)">Anand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_Nair" title="Anita Nair">Anita Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoop_Sasikumar" title="Anoop Sasikumar">Anoop Sasikumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appu_Nedungadi" title="Appu Nedungadi">Appu Nedungadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashitha_(writer)" title="Ashitha (writer)">Ashitha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashtamoorthi_K._V." title="Ashtamoorthi K. V.">Ashtamoorthi K. V.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aymanam_John" title="Aymanam John">Aymanam John</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Babu_Bharadwaj" title="Babu Bharadwaj">Babu Bharadwaj</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._M._Suhara" title="B. M. Suhara">B. M. Suhara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._Sandhya" title="B. Sandhya">B. Sandhya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Radhakrishnan" title="C. Radhakrishnan">C. Radhakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Balakrishnan" title="C. V. Balakrishnan">C. V. Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Raman_Pillai" title="C. V. Raman Pillai">C. V. Raman Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._V._Sreeraman" title="C. V. Sreeraman">C. V. Sreeraman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandramathi" title="Chandramathi">Chandramathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Harikumar" title="E. Harikumar">E. Harikumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/E._Vasu" title="E. Vasu">E. Vasu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._R._Indugopan" title="G. R. Indugopan">G. R. Indugopan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Onakkoor" title="George Onakkoor">George Onakkoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gracy_(writer)" title="Gracy (writer)">Gracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/I._K._K._Menon" title="I. K. K. Menon">I. K. K. Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayasree_Kalathil" title="Jayasree Kalathil">Jayasree Kalathil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Abraham_(director)" title="John Abraham (director)">John Abraham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_Panachippuram" title="Jose Panachippuram">Jose Panachippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_J._Kaimaparamban" title="Joy J. Kaimaparamban">Joy J. Kaimaparamban</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._J._Baby" title="K. J. Baby">K. J. Baby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arch_Deacon_Koshy" class="mw-redirect" title="Arch Deacon Koshy">Arch Deacon Koshy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._L._Mohana_Varma" title="K. L. Mohana Varma">K. L. 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Thayat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kainikkara_Padmanabha_Pillai" title="Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai">Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkanadan" title="Kakkanadan">Kakkanadan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanam_EJ" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanam EJ">Kanam EJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karunakaran_(Malayalam_writer)" title="Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)">Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karur_Neelakanta_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Karur Neelakanta Pillai">Karur Neelakanta Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khadija_Mumtaz" title="Khadija Mumtaz">Khadija Mumtaz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottayam_Pushpanath" title="Kottayam Pushpanath">Kottayam Pushpanath</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Kovilan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Anoop" title="K. V. Anoop">K. V. Anoop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lajo_Jose" title="Lajo Jose">Lajo Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalithambika_Antharjanam" title="Lalithambika Antharjanam">Lalithambika Antharjanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sukumaran" title="M. Sukumaran">M. Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madampu_Kunjukuttan" title="Madampu Kunjukuttan">Madampu Kunjukuttan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhupal" title="Madhupal">Madhupal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayattoor_Ramakrishnan" title="Malayattoor Ramakrishnan">Malayattoor Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallika_Yunis" title="Mallika Yunis">Mallika Yunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttathu_Varkey" title="Muttathu Varkey">Muttathu Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Mohanan" title="N. Mohanan">N. Mohanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Pisharody" title="N. N. Pisharody">N. N. Pisharody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Chellappan_Nair" title="N. P. Chellappan Nair">N. P. Chellappan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Mohammed" title="N. P. Mohammed">N. P. Mohammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Madhavan" title="N. S. Madhavan">N. S. Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandanar_(author)" title="Nandanar (author)">Nandanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_(writer)" title="Narayan (writer)">Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omchery_N._N._Pillai" title="Omchery N. N. Pillai">Omchery N. N. Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyyarathu_Chandu_Menon" title="Oyyarathu Chandu Menon">Oyyarathu Chandu Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Ayyaneth" title="P. Ayyaneth">P. Ayyaneth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._F._Mathews" title="P. F. Mathews">P. F. Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Balakrishnan" title="P. K. Balakrishnan">P. K. Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P. Kesavadev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Nathan" title="P. R. Nathan">P. R. Nathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Shyamala" title="P. R. Shyamala">P. R. Shyamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Valsala" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Valsala">P. Valsala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan" title="Padmarajan">Padmarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamman" title="Pamman">Pamman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappurath" title="Parappurath">Parappurath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattathuvila_Karunakaran" title="Pattathuvila Karunakaran">Pattathuvila Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Chirakkarode" title="Paul Chirakkarode">Paul Chirakkarode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zacharia" title="Paul Zacharia">Paul Zacharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumbadavam_Sreedharan" title="Perumbadavam Sreedharan">Perumbadavam Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponjikkara_Rafi" title="Ponjikkara Rafi">Ponjikkara Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponkunnam_Varkey" title="Ponkunnam Varkey">Ponkunnam Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punathil_Kunjabdulla" title="Punathil Kunjabdulla">Punathil Kunjabdulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Paleri" title="Raghunath Paleri">Raghunath Paleri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Hareesh" title="S. Hareesh">S. Hareesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Pottekkatt" title="S. K. Pottekkatt">S. K. Pottekkatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santhosh_Echikkanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Santhosh Echikkanam">Santhosh Echikkanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Joseph_(author)" title="Sarah Joseph (author)">Sarah Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Thomas_(writer)" title="Sarah Thomas (writer)">Sarah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socrates_K._Valath" title="Socrates K. Valath">Socrates K. Valath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhakar_Mangalodayam" title="Sudhakar Mangalodayam">Sudhakar Mangalodayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shihabuddin_Poythumkadavu" title="Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu">Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sohanlal" title="Sohanlal">Sohanlal</a></li> <li>Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Chandran" title="Subhash Chandran">Subhash Chandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Rajeevan" title="T. P. Rajeevan">T. P. Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Kochubava" title="T. V. Kochubava">T. V. Kochubava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Varkey" title="T. V. Varkey">T. V. Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatapuram_Sukumaran" title="Tatapuram Sukumaran">Tatapuram Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Joseph" title="Thomas Joseph">Thomas Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._K._Kumaran" title="U. K. Kumaran">U. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Puthur" title="Unnikrishnan Puthur">Unnikrishnan Puthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Thiruvazhiyode" title="Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode">Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uroob" title="Uroob">Uroob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._P._Sivakumar" title="V. P. Sivakumar">V. P. Sivakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallachira_Madhavan" title="Vallachira Madhavan">Vallachira Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengayil_Kunhiraman_Nayanar" title="Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar">Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Menon" title="M. K. Menon">Vilasini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinoy_Thomas" title="Vinoy Thomas">Vinoy Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Ayyappan" title="A. Ayyappan">A. Ayyappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Sreehari" title="A. C. Sreehari">A. C. Sreehari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. Raja Raja Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Ernst_Hanxleden" title="Johann Ernst Hanxleden">Arnos Pathiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attoor_Ravi_Varma" title="Attoor Ravi Varma">Attoor Ravi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandran_Chullikkadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Balachandran Chullikkadu">Balachandran Chullikkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodheswaran" title="Bodheswaran">Bodheswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandiroor_Divakaran" title="Chandiroor Divakaran">Chandiroor Divakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changampuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Changampuzha Krishna Pillai">Changampuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherusseri_Namboothiri" title="Cherusseri Namboothiri">Cherusseri Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Vinayachandran" title="D. Vinayachandran">D. Vinayachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappalli_Raghavan_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Edappalli Raghavan Pillai">Edappalli Raghavan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edasseri_Govindan_Nair" title="Edasseri Govindan Nair">Edasseri Govindan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankara_Kurup" class="mw-redirect" title="G. Shankara Kurup">G. Shankara Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irayimman_Thampi" title="Irayimman Thampi">Irayimman Thampi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">K. Ayyappa Paniker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Kesava_Pillai" title="K. C. Kesava Pillai">K. C. Kesava Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Ramakrishnan" title="K. V. Ramakrishnan">K. V. Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadammanitta_Ramakrishnan" title="Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan">Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadathanat_Madhavi_Amma" title="Kadathanat Madhavi Amma">Kadathanat Madhavi Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavanad_Kuttikrishnan" title="Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan">Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattakayam_Cherian_Mappillai" title="Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai">Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavitha_Balakrishnan" title="Kavitha Balakrishnan">Kavitha Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumaran_Asan" title="Kumaran Asan">Kumaran Asan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunchan_Nambiar" title="Kunchan Nambiar">Kunchan Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kureepuzha_Sreekumar" title="Kureepuzha Sreekumar">Kureepuzha Sreekumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalitha_Lenin" title="Lalitha Lenin">Lalitha Lenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Appan" title="M. P. Appan">M. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Banesh" title="M. S. Banesh">M. S. Banesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kuroor" title="Manoj Kuroor">Manoj Kuroor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_John_Thottam" title="Mary John Thottam">Mary John Thottam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanakrishnan_Kaladi" title="Mohanakrishnan Kaladi">Mohanakrishnan Kaladi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyinkutty_Vaidyar" title="Moyinkutty Vaidyar">Moyinkutty Vaidyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Kakkad" title="N. N. Kakkad">N. N. Kakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Krishna_Warrier" title="N. V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellikkal_Muraleedharan" title="Nellikkal Muraleedharan">Nellikkal Muraleedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranam_poets" title="Niranam poets">Niranam poets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna_Subramanian_Namboothirippad" class="mw-redirect" title="Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad">Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kunhiraman_Nair" title="P. Kunhiraman Nair">P. Kunhiraman Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._P._Ramachandran" title="P. P. Ramachandran">P. P. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Narayanan_Nair" title="Pala Narayanan Nair">Pala Narayanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonthanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonthanam">Poonthanam Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulikkottil_Hyder" title="Pulikkottil Hyder">Pulikkottil Hyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punaloor_Balan" title="Punaloor Balan">Punaloor Balan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthussery_Ramachandran" title="Puthussery Ramachandran">Puthussery Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Joseph" title="S. Joseph">S. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satchidanandan" class="mw-redirect" title="Satchidanandan">Satchidanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyan_Madakkara" title="Satyan Madakkara">Satyan Madakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirunalloor_Karunakaran" title="Thirunalloor Karunakaran">Thirunalloor Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolan_(medieval_poet)" title="Tolan (medieval poet)">Tholan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunchaththu_Ezhuthachan" title="Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan">Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulloor_S._Parameswara_Iyer" title="Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer">Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnayi_Variyar" title="Unnayi Variyar">Unnayi Variyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusoodanan_Nair" title="V. Madhusoodanan Nair">V. Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Balakrishna_Panicker" title="V. C. Balakrishna Panicker">V. C. Balakrishna Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._M._Girija" title="V. M. Girija">V. M. Girija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Narayana_Menon" title="Vallathol Narayana Menon">Vallathol Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Ramavarma" title="Vayalar Ramavarma">Vayalar Ramavarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerankutty" title="Veerankutty">Veerankutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennikkulam_Gopala_Kurup" title="Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup">Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayalakshmi_(poet)" title="Vijayalakshmi (poet)">Vijayalakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Madhusoodanan_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="V Madhusoodanan Nair">V Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyloppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" title="Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreedevi_Kakkad" title="Sreedevi Kakkad">Sreedevi Kakkad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Playwrights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/C._J._Thomas" title="C. J. Thomas">C. J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._L._Jose" title="C. L. Jose">C. L. Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Sreekantan_Nair" title="C. N. Sreekantan Nair">C. N. Sreekantan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Pillai" title="G. Sankara Pillai">G. Sankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Muhammed" title="K. T. Muhammed">K. T. Muhammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._L._Puram_Sadanandan" title="S. L. Puram Sadanandan">S. L. Puram Sadanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoppil_Bhasi" title="Thoppil Bhasi">Thoppil Bhasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Gopinathan_Nair" title="T. N. Gopinathan Nair">T. N. Gopinathan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children's literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Narendranath" title="P. Narendranath">P. Narendranath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumangala" class="mw-redirect" title="Sumangala">Sumangala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shebaly" title="Shebaly">Shebaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sippy_Pallippuram" title="Sippy Pallippuram">Sippy Pallippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiliroor_Radhakrishnan" title="Kiliroor Radhakrishnan">Kiliroor Radhakrishnan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Essayists/Critics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Thayyil" title="Annie Thayyil">Annie Thayyil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Ahmad_Moulavi" title="C. N. Ahmad Moulavi">C. N. Ahmad Moulavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._S._Venkiteswaran" title="C. S. Venkiteswaran">C. S. Venkiteswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mundassery" title="Joseph Mundassery">Joseph Mundassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Daniel" title="K. M. Daniel">K. M. Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Appan" title="K. P. Appan">K. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Sankaran" title="K. P. Sankaran">K. P. Sankaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Damodaran" title="K. Damodaran">K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kesari_Balakrishna_Pillai" title="Kesari Balakrishna Pillai">Kesari Balakrishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikodan" title="Kozhikodan">Kozhikodan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttikrishna_Marar" title="Kuttikrishna Marar">Kuttikrishna Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttipuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai">Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Sanu" title="M. K. Sanu">M. K. Sanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(author)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (author)">M. Krishnan Nair (author)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Karassery" title="M. N. Karassery">M. N. Karassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Vijayan" title="M. N. Vijayan">M. N. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Paul" title="M. P. Paul">M. P. Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Chandrasekharan" title="M. R. Chandrasekharan">M. R. Chandrasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Prasad" title="Narendra Prasad">Narendra Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rajasekharan" title="S. Rajasekharan">S. Rajasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabeena_Rafi" title="Sabeena Rafi">Sabeena Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjayan" title="Sanjayan">Sanjayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Sreejan" title="V. C. Sreejan">V. C. Sreejan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayakrishnan" title="Vijayakrishnan">Vijayakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._V._K._Valath" title="V. V. K. Valath">V. V. K. Valath</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scholars and<br />Grammarians</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. 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Narayana Panickar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Translators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Devi" title="Leela Devi">Leela Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Kumaran" title="M. K. Kumaran">M. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Sathyaardhi" title="M. N. Sathyaardhi">M. N. Sathyaardhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._K._Damodaran" title="N. K. Damodaran">N. K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileena_Abraham" title="Nileena Abraham">Nileena Abraham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Champukkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Champukkal">Champukkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_drama" title="Malayalam drama">Drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilippattu" title="Kilippattu">Kilippattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipravalam" title="Manipravalam">Manipravalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkan_Pattukal" title="Vadakkan Pattukal">Vadakkan Pattukal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venmani_School" title="Venmani School">Venmani School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanchippattu" title="Vanchippattu">Vanchippattu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalahayude_Penmakkal" title="Aalahayude Penmakkal">Aalahayude Penmakkal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalohari_Anandam" title="Aalohari Anandam">Aalohari Anandam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goat_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat Days">Aadujeevitham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akkapporinte_Irupathu_Nasrani_Varshangal" title="Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal">Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anal_Haq" title="Anal Haq">Anal Haq</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anargha_Nimisham" title="Anargha Nimisham">Anargha Nimisham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anuragathinte_Dinangal" title="Anuragathinte Dinangal">Anuragathinte Dinangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agnisakshi_(novel)" title="Agnisakshi (novel)">Agnisakshi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ara_Nazhika_Neram" title="Ara Nazhika Neram">Ara Nazhika Neram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arabi_Ponnu" title="Arabi Ponnu">Arabi Ponnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arohanam_(novel)" title="Arohanam (novel)">Arohanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asuravithu_(novel)" title="Asuravithu (novel)">Asuravithu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avakasikal" title="Avakasikal">Avakasikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Passing_Shadows" title="The Book of Passing Shadows">Ayussinte Pusthakam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balyakalasakhi" title="Balyakalasakhi">Balyakalasakhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barsa_(novel)" title="Barsa (novel)">Barsa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chemmeen_(novel)" title="Chemmeen (novel)">Chemmeen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheviyorkkuka!_Anthimakahalam" title="Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam">Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Mischief" title="God's Mischief">Daivathinte Vikrithikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Gadhakal" title="Delhi Gadhakal">Delhi Gadhakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enmakaje_(novel)" title="Enmakaje (novel)">Enmakaje</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Katha" title="Ente Katha">Ente Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Thankam" title="Ente Thankam">Ente Thankam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Francis_Itty_Cora" title="Francis Itty Cora">Francis Itty Cora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gurusagaram" title="Gurusagaram">Gurusagaram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Indulekha_(novel)" title="Indulekha (novel)">Indulekha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaalam_(novel)" title="Kaalam (novel)">Kaalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kayar" title="Kayar">Kayar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kesavan%27s_Lamentations" title="Kesavan's Lamentations">Kesavante Vilapangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khasakkinte_Itihasam" title="Khasakkinte Itihasam">Khasakkinte Itihasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kocharethi" title="Kocharethi">Kocharethi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kundalatha" title="Kundalatha">Kundalatha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manju_(novel)" title="Manju (novel)">Manju (novel)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manushyanu_Oru_Aamukham" title="Manushyanu Oru Aamukham">Manushyanu Oru Aamukham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maranathinte_Nizhalil" title="Maranathinte Nizhalil">Maranathinte Nizhalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marthandavarma_(novel)" title="Marthandavarma (novel)">Marthandavarma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mathilukal" title="Mathilukal">Mathilukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_(Surendran_novel)" title="Maya (Surendran novel)">Maya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mayyazhippuzhayude_Theerangalil" title="Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil">Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mucheettukalikkarante_Makal" title="Mucheettukalikkarante Makal">Mucheettukalikkarante Makal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Days" title="Jasmine Days">Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muthassi_(novel)" title="Muthassi (novel)">Muthassi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naadan_Premam" title="Naadan Premam">Naadan Premam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naalukettu_(novel)" title="Naalukettu (novel)">Naalukettu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nakshathrangale_Kaaval" title="Nakshathrangale Kaaval">Nakshathrangale Kaaval</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu" title="Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu">Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Odayil_Ninnu" title="Odayil Ninnu">Odayil Ninnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ormayude_Arakal" title="Ormayude Arakal">Ormayude Arakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Desathinte_Katha" title="Oru Desathinte Katha">Oru Desathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Sankeerthanam_Pole" title="Oru Sankeerthanam Pole">Oru Sankeerthanam Pole</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Theruvinte_Katha" title="Oru Theruvinte Katha">Oru Theruvinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Othappu" title="Othappu">Othappu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paleri_Manikyam:_Oru_Pathirakolapathakathinte_Katha_(novel)" title="Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (novel)">Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pathummayude_Aadu" title="Pathummayude Aadu">Pathummayude Aadu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peruvazhiyambalam_(novel)" title="Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)">Peruvazhiyambalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ponni_(novel)" title="Ponni (novel)">Ponni</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pravasam" title="Pravasam">Pravasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Premalekhanam" title="Premalekhanam">Premalekhanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randamoozham" title="Randamoozham">Randamoozham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randidangazhi" title="Randidangazhi">Randidangazhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rathinirvedam_(novel)" title="Rathinirvedam (novel)">Rathinirvedam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sarada_(novel)" title="Sarada (novel)">Sarada</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shabdangal" title="Shabdangal">Shabdangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smarakasilakal" title="Smarakasilakal">Smarakasilakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sufi_Paranja_Katha" title="Sufi Paranja Katha">Sufi Paranja Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundarikalum_Sundaranmarum" title="Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum">Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thottiyude_Makan" title="Thottiyude Makan">Thottiyude Makan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ummachu" title="Ummachu">Ummachu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasanavikriti" title="Vasanavikriti">Vasanavikriti</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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