E. P. Sreekumar

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E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.

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Biography

Sreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala. [1] He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014. [2] [3] [4] He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books. [1] His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.

Awards

Sreekumar is a recipient of several awards including: [5]

Works

Short story collections

Novels

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