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Short
story writer and novelist in Malayalam,
the language of Kerala in South West India, E. Harikumar is a well known writer. Kerala is the land of
coconut palm groves and sunshine. The land of lakes and mountains. Of sea and sand. The trees are so green and lush, it is called the God's Own Land. Born on 13th July 1943 in Ponani a coastal town between Calicut and
Kochi.
Parents: Edasseri Govindan Nair,
well-known poet and playwright and E. Janaki
Amma.
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Awards:
Kerala
Sahitya Akademi Award
for the year 1988 for
anthology of short stories
titled
Dinosarinte Kutty
(The Dinosaur's
Baby),
Padmarajan Award in 1997 for the best story of the year
'Pachhapayyine
Pidikkan' (To Catch A Grasshopper)
Nalappadan Award for the book
'Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli'
(Peacock Feather Treasured) in 1998 and
Kathapeedam Award
for the book 'Anithayude Veedu'
(Anitha's House) in 2006
Kerala
State Chalachithra Academi Award for
best story for the TV film
'Sreeparvathiyude Paadam'
(Holy Foot of Goddess Sreeparvathi) in 2012 |
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E. Harikumar |
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E.
Harikumar was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the foremost
literary institution under the Cultural Department of Government
of Kerala, for two terms from 1998 till 20060 |
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