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. Until 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 the late M.T.Vasudevan Nair, who had been Chairman for 32 years. His stories are known for their simplicity in style and freshness in theme. Many feature the Indian Railways as their 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 received his education at 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 alvoluntary 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

References

  1. ↑ "KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI - About" . Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 tommattam (5 January 2011), Interview with Vaisakhan-writer-Mattathil Thodupuzha. , retrieved 7 December 2016
  3. ↑ "A special get-together at Maharaja's college". 17 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016– via The Hindu - Kerala.
  4. ↑ "Nirmala Alumni Association". www.nirmalaalumni.org. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "കെ.പി.എ.സി. ലളിത സംഗീതനാടക അക്കാദമി അധ്യക്ഷ" – via The Big 14 News.
  6. 1 2 3 "Centralized OPAC Catalog › VAISAKHAN". central.tnopac.gov.in. Retrieved 7 December 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ AKALATHIL VASANTHAM - Koha Online Catalog (1 ed.). VIMA.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Cherukad Award" . Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "KOCHI TODAY". 28 November 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2016– via The Hindu - Kerala.
  10. ↑ "Award presentation". 12 January 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2016– via The Hindu - Kerala.
  11. ↑ "State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran". The Hindu . 27 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Praveen, S.R. (31 July 2016). "Vaisakhan to head Sahitya Akademi" . Retrieved 7 December 2016– via The Hindu - Thiruvananthapuram.
  13. ↑ "Kuncham Nambiar Smarakam - Killikurissimangalam". www.kunchannambiarsmarakam.com. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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