Abin Joseph

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Abin Joseph
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990 (age 32)
Keezhpally, Kannur, Kerala, India
OccupationShort story writer
Notable worksKalliasseri Thesis
Notable awards Yuva Puraskar
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment

Abin Joseph is a Malayalam language short story writer from Kerala, India. his short story collection Kalliasseri Thesis won many awards including the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2017) and Yuva Puraskar (2020) by Sahitya Akademi. [1] [2]

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Biography

Abin was born on 26 October 1990, to Joy and Mary at Keezhpally near Iritty, Kannur district. [3] [4] Abin's family was migrated to Kannur from the Kottayam Kuruppanthara region in the 1960s. [3] After schooling from Idaveli Government LP School and Velimanam St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School, he graduated from Iritty M.G. College with a degree in physics and a postgraduate degree in journalism from Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Kannur. [5] He worked as Sub Editor of Mathrubhumi Periodicals. [5]

While in sixth grade, Abin participated in a story competition and won second place. [6] That was his first story. As he lived in a place of migration, which has deep political roots, most of his stories has traces of local politics and immigration. [4] He lived for some time at Anchampeedika near Kalliasseri, which provided inspiration for his story Kalliasseri Thesis. [6]

He is known for his stories like Kalliasseri Thesis, Sahayatrika, [7] Prathinayakan, Pelayakkurish Satyam, Arival Chuttika Nakshatram [8] etc. Political intrigue, satirical take on revolution, the issues of caste, migration and belonging, female identity and liberation are some of the themes he explored. He has published articles in Mathrubhumi, [9] Manorama, [10] [11] Asianet [12] and Indian Express [13] online portals.

Abin said in an interview that his work experience as a journalist has benefited his writing. [6] "The journalist's eye is instrumental in finding the plot and getting the story started and ended well," he said. Media experience will also help to edit stories carefully, he added.

Literary contributions

Awards

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