Sivaraman Cheriyanad

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Sivaraman Cheriyanad
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Native name
ശിവരാമന്‍ ചെറിയനാട്
Born(1941-12-13)13 December 1941
Cheriyanad, Chengannur, Travancore
Died12 September 2019(2019-09-12) (aged 77)
Kollakadavu, Cheriyanad
Language Malayalam
GenreShort story, novel, children's literature, scholarly literature

Sivaraman Cheriyanad was a Malayalam-language writer from Kerala, India. He wrote short stories, novels and children's literature, besides contributing to scholarly literature including studies on the works of Parappurath and Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. He received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award and A. P. Kalakkad Award. He was also a school teacher and a recipient of the National Teachers Award.

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Life

Sivaraman was born on 13 December 1941 in Cheriyanad near Chengannur in the present-day Alleppey district of Kerala. [1] He started his career as an upper primary school teacher. He was a teacher in Tamil Nadu, Malabar and Alleppey, and retired from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mavelikkara. [2] He received the National Teachers Award in 1989. [1] The same year, he received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for the year 1988 for his short story collection Peruchazhikalude Maalam. [3] He received a scholarship from the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 1990-91 for the study of the works of the writer Parappurath. [4] He received the A. P. Kalakkad Award in 2009. [5] He was the president of Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society for nine years. [6] He also served as the vice president of A. R. Raja Raja Varma Memorial Committee, office-bearer of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham, [7] and an executive member of the publication wing of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. [1] He died on 12 September 2019 at a private hospital in Kollakadavu near Cheriyanad. [1] [5] [2] His wife Sarasamma had predeceased him. [1]

The Sivaraman Cheriyanad Award, instituted in his memory in 2023, is given annually to the best short story collection in Malayalam. The inaugural award was received by T. P. Venugopalan for his work Thunnalkkaran. [8]

Works

Short story collections

YearTitleTitle in MalayalamPublisher
Peruchazhikalude Maalamപെരുച്ചാഴികളുടെ മാളം
2000Puthiya Padangalപുതിയ പാഠങ്ങള്‍ Trivandrum: Chintha
1997Oru Pavam Kazhuthaഒരു പാവം കഴുത Trichur: Current Books
1996Ingane Oro Viddithamഇങ്ങനെ ഓരോ വിഡ്ഢിത്തം Trichur: Current Books
1992Asidharaഅസിധാര Alleppey: Janajagruti
1988Valiyavarude Maranam Valiya Maranamവലിയവരുടെ മരണം വലിയ മരണം Kottayam: N.B.S.
1980Neethipeedathile Kurudanനീതിപീഠത്തിലെ കുരുടന്‍ Kottayam: N.B.S.
1977Vietnam Kathakalവിയറ്റ്നാം കഥകള്‍ Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram
1977Kattinte Niramകാറ്റിന്റെ നിറം Trivandrum: Kerala Grandhasala Sangham
2006Kallan Vasullayude Shashtipoorthi Smaranika: Oru Mukhakurippuകള്ളന്‍ വാസൂള്ളയുടെ ഷഷ്ടിപൂര്‍ത്തി സ്മരണിക: ഒരു മുഖകുറിപ്പ് Trivandrum: Chintha
1978Udaya Geethamഉദയഗീതം Calicut: Deshabhimani
Bhranthillatha Bhranthanഭ്രാന്തില്ലാത്ത ഭ്രാന്തന്‍
Daivathinte Kalaദൈവത്തിന്റെ കാള
Thiranjedutha Kathakalതിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത കഥകള്‍

Novels

YearTitleTitle in MalayalamPublisher
1983Adhehamഅദ്ദേഹം Kottayam: N.B.S.
1981Kodaകോട Calicut: Deshabhimani
1979Tholuതോല് Calicut: Deshabhimani
2005Bhagavathitheruvile Kattuഭഗവതിത്തെരുവിലെ കാറ്റ് Calicut: Haritham Books

Children's literature

YearTitleTitle in MalayalamPublisher
1978Cheppukudathile Chenkadalചെപ്പുകുടത്തിലെ ചെങ്കടല്‍ Kottayam: Vidyarthi Mithram
1984Koodu Veeduകൂട് വീട് Trivandrum: Bala Sahitya Institute
1999Sundarapuriസുന്ദരപുരി Trivandrum: Bala Sahitya Institute
1985Thenvarikkaതേന്‍വരിക്ക Kottayam: S.P.C.S.
1999Neyyappamനെയ്യപ്പം Kottayam: N.B.S.
1981Anubombinte Pithavuഅണുബോംബിന്റെ പിതാവ് Trivandrum: Chintha
Munibalanമുനിബാലന്‍
1980Ammayude Kannuneerഅമ്മയുടെ കണ്ണുനീര്‍ Trivandrum: KANFED

Scholarly literature

YearTitleTitle in MalayalamPublisher
1995 Parappurath: Onakattukarayude Kathakaranപാറപ്പുറത്ത്: ഓണാട്ടുകരയുടെ കഥാകാരന്‍ Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Malayattoor: Jeevithavum Krithikalumമലയാറ്റൂര്‍: ജീവിതവും കൃതികളും

Awards

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