Abin Joseph | |
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Born | Keezhpally, Kannur, Kerala, India | 26 October 1990
Occupation | Short story writer |
Notable works | Kalliasseri 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]
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, Arrival 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.