E. Santhosh Kumar

E. Santhosh Kumar
Born	1969 Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation	Writer
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Novel, short story
Notable works	Andhakaranazhi
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award

E. Santhosh Kumar is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam writers. He has won numerous awards, including that of Kerala Sahitya Academy. Andhakaranazhi, published in 2012 and recipient of 2012 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, is considered as one of his best.^[1][2]

Biography

E. Santhosh Kumar was born in 1969 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala. He studied in Government High School, Pattikkad, Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and St. Thomas College, Thrissur. He works with National Insurance Company.

His contributions has largely been in novel and short story. Galapagos, which was later published as a collection, was his first published short story. He won his first Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for Chavukali, a collection of short stories. This was followed up with an award for the best children’s novel Kakkara Desathe Urumbukal instituted by Kerala State Children's Literature Institute in 2011. In 2012, he won the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the second time, for his novel Andhakaranazhi. The novel was translated by P. N. Venugopal into English under the title The Island of Lost Shadows.^[3]

List of works

Novels

• Amusement Park (2002)
• Vaakkukal (2007)
• Kaakkaradesathe Urumbukal (2009)
• Andhakaranazhi (2011)

Novellas

• Thankachan Manjakkaran(2009)
• Kunnukal Nakshathrangal (2014)

Short Story Collections

• Galapagos (2000)
• Moonnu Andhanmaar Aanaye Vivarikkunnu (2003)
• Chaavukali (2006)
• Moonnu Viralukal (2008)
• Neechavedam (2010)
• Kathakal: E Santhosh Kumarv (2013)

Awards

• E P Sushama Endowment for Short Story (2002)
• Current Books Golden Jubilee Award for Short Story (2002)
• V P Sivakumar Keli Award for Short Story (2005)
• T P Kishore Memorial Award for Short Story (2005)
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story (2006)
• Meloor Damodaran Kathapuraskaram (2010)
• Kerala State Children’s Literature Institute Award for best children’s novel (2011)
• Nooranad Haneef Memorial Novel Award (2012)
• Kovilan Novel Award (2012)
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel (2012)

References

1. T. K. Sadasivan (July 2013). "The journey through darkness". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
2. DC (July 2013). "2012 Sahitya Akademi awards announced". Retrieved 2014-06-30.
3. P. N. Venugopal (August 14, 2015). "നോവല്‍ മൊഴി മാറുമ്പോള്‍". Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika (in Malayalam) 19 (14): 71–72. zero width joiner character in |title= at position 6 (help);

External links

• E Santhosh Kumar novels are available as e-books at http://www.pustaka.co.in/home/author/14/E%20Santhosh%20Kumar