Ajijesh Pachat

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Ajijesh Pachat
Born Malappuram
OccupationNovelist, short story writer, columnist
Language Malayalam
NationalityIndian
Alma materVPKMMHSS Puthur Pallikkal
Years active2014 – present
Notable worksKisebi,
Daivakkali,
Athirazhisootram,
Ezhampathippinte Adyaprathi

Ajijesh Pachat is a Malayalam novelist, short story writer and columnist from Malappuram, Kerala, India. He has won numerous awards, including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Award. [1]

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Career

Ajijesh Pachat was born as the son of Krishnan and Shobana in Pallikkal, Malappuram, Kerala.. [2] His story Theevrashapam (The extreme curse) was published in the magazine Chandrika. In 2006, he won second place in short story contest conducted by Samakalika Malayalam weekly for his story To X-ray under 16. [3] Pachat published his first collection of stories, Kisebi in 2016 . [4] His Daivakkali (God's game), short stories collection, won the Geetha Hiranyan Endowment by Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2017. [5] [6] His first novel Ezhampathippinte Adya Prathi ( The first copy of the seventh edition) was published in 2019. [7] He has also wrote for The Indian Express, Madhyamam and Deshabhimani. [8]

List of works

Collection of short stories

Novels

Other works

Source: [9]

Awards and honours

Source: [10]

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