K. Raghunathan

K.Raghunathan
Born	Cheroor, Thrissur district, Kerala
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Novel, short story, essays
Notable works	Pathira Vankara
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography

K.Raghunathan is a Malayalam novelist, journalist and short story writer from Kerala, India. He is best known for his novels Pathiravankara and Ajnathanama. Raghunathan won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award for best novel in 2007 for Pathira Vankara. ^[1] He also won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography in 2020 for Mukathakandam VKN. ^[2]

Early life

Raghunathan was born in 1957 Cheroor, Thrissur district, Kerala. ^{[3] [4]} After his education he joined Mathrubhumi daily in 1980, from where he started writing seriously. ^[5]

Bibliography

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• Atharu saheb
• Jvarabadhithamaya chila charithra pashchathalangal
• Ellum poovum chandanavum
• P.Krishna Pillaye kadicha pambu
• 2 Bharyamar
• Curiosity
• Bhoomiyute Pokkil
• Columbia
• Raghunathante novellakal
• Sanjay Gandhiyum Hanumanum
• Narakabhoopatam
• Karingoti
• Pakaram
• Bhoomiyute Pokkil
• Shabdayamounam
• Samadhanathinu Vendiyulla Yudhangal
• Ajnathanama

Awards and recognition

• 1998: Edasseri Award - Wikipedia - Samadhanathinnu Vendiyulla Yudhangal ^[6]
• 2007: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel - Pathiravankara ^[7]
• 2020: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography- Mukathakandam VKN ^[8]

References

1. "Kerala Sahitya Academy fellowships for Sethu and Perumbadavam Sreedharan". The Times of India. 18 August 2021. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. Pillai, Erumeli Parameswaran (1998). മലയാള സാഹിത്യം കാലഘട്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ: സാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം (in Malayalam). Prathibha Books. ISBN   978-81-240-0615-3.
3. "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. "K Raghunathan". MBIFL 2019. 13 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
5. "The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : Stories from the world of news". 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
6. Sudhīṣ, Vi Ār (2002). Kathāntaraṃ: kathāvimarśanaṃ (in Malayalam). Haritaṃ Buks.
7. "Mathrubhumi Books - Awards". 9 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
8. "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. 17 August 2021. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 7 September 2023.