Vaisakhan

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Vaisakhan
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BornM.K. Gopinathan Nair
27 June 1940 (1940-06-27) (age 84)
Muvattupuzha, India
Language Malayalam
Alma mater
Genre Short stories, screenplays

M.K. Gopinathan Nair, popularly known as Vaisakhan, is an Indian short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Till 2022, he was the President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. [1] Recently he has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Tirur Thunchan Smaraka Trust replacing Late M.T.Vasudevan Nair, who was the Chairman of the Trust for the last 32 years. . His stories are known for their simplicity in style and freshness in theme. Many of his stories feature the Indian Railways as the backdrop.

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Early life, education and career

Vaisakhan was born in 1940 as Gopinathan to A.V. Krishna Kurup and Narayani Amma in Muvattupuzha. [2] He did his education from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, [3] Nirmala College, [4] and St. Albert's College.

In 1964, he was appointed in the Southern Railway (India) as the station master. After 20 years of service, Vaisakhan took a voluntary retirement to pursue a full-time career in writing. [2]

Vaisakhan was married to Padma, who died in 1998. They have three children - Praveen, Pradeep, and Poornima. He currently lives in Raghavapuram, near Chittur, Palakkad.

Vaisakhan's most notable work is Noolpalam Kadakkunnavar, a story that has won multiple awards and critical acclaim. His other published books include: [5]

Short story collection

Children's literature

Memoirs

Major awards

Positions held

See also

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