Asha Menon (writer)

Asha Menon
Born	(1947-11-18) 18 November 1947 (age 77) Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala
Occupation	Writer, Author, Reviewer
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	India
Genre	Stories, Travelogue
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue
Website
Official website

K. Sreekumar, known as Asha Menon is a writer and reviewer of Malayalam literature. ^[1]

Personal life

Asha Menon was born on 18 November 1947 at Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala, India. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Government College, Chittur. He left his engineering studies midway to join the South Indian Bank as an officer. After some years, he took voluntary retirement from the service. ^[1] He is a lifelong bachelor.

Works

Asha Menon is a study of a calm search for nature and man, and a study of genetics, music, science and spirituality.

• Puthiya Purusharthangal (1978) ^[2]
• Kaliyugaranyakangal (1982) ^[3]
• Parivrajakante Mozhi (1984) ^[4]
• Prathirodhangal (1985) ^[5]
• Herbarium (1985) ^[6]
• Thanumanasi (1990) ^[7]
• Jeevante Kaiyoppu (1992) ^[8]
• Adarunna Kakkakal (Travelogue-1994) ^[9]
• Paragakosangal (1997) ^[10]
• Payasvini (1999) ^[11]
• Krishnasilayum Himasirassum (2001) ^[12]
• Khalsayude Jalasmrithi (2003) ^[13]
• Sraddhaswarangal (2006) ^[14]
• Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu (2007) ^[15]
• Himalaya Prathyakshangal (2007) ^[16]
• Elamulachikal (2007, 2010) ^{[17] [18]}
• Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal (2010) ^[19]
• Prathirodhangal (2010) ^[20]
• Katha Dasakam (2012) ^[21]
• Utharendian Greeshmathiloode (2015) ^[22]

Awards

• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Thanumanasi' in 1990. ^[23]
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Jeevante Kaiyoppu' in 1994. ^[23]
• Nalappadan Award 2022 for his Holistic Contributions to Malayalam Literature (Nalappadan Memorial Cultural Society-NMCS)

See also

• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue to Adarunna Kakkakal in 1995

References

1. "Asha Menon". Good Reads.
2. "Puthiya Purusharthangal". Kerala Book Store.
3. "Kaliyugaranyakangal". Daily Hunt.
4. "Parivrajakante Mozhi". Indulekha.
5. Prathirodhangal. Amazon. 23 July 2010.
6. "Herbarium". Kerala Book Store.
7. "Thanumanasi". Kerala Book Store.
8. "Jeevante Kaiyoppu". Good Reads.
9. "Adarunna Kakkakal". Mathrubhumi.
10. "Paragakosangal". KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL.
11. "Payasvini". Good Reads.
12. "Krishnasilayum Himasirassum". Mount Cart.
13. Khalsayude Jalasmrithi. Amazon. 18 June 2003.
14. Sraddhaswarangal. Amazon. 18 June 2003.
15. "Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu". Good Reads.
16. Himalaya Prathyakshangal. Amazon. ISBN   9788126422197.
17. "Elamulachikal". Connemara.
18. Elamulachikal. Amazon. 21 July 2010.
19. Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal. ASIN   818265467X.
20. Prathirodhangal. Amazon. 23 July 2010.
21. Katha Dasakam. Amazon. January 2012.
22. ആഷാ മേനോന്‍. ASIN   9385269348 .
23. "Utharendian Greeshmathiloode". Kerala Literature. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

External links

• Official website
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
• DC Books Archived 31 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine