E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.
Biography
Sreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala. [1] He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014. [2] [3] [4] He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books. [1] His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.
Awards
Sreekumar is a recipient of several awards including: [5]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2011 for Parasya Sareeram [6]
- Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 2015 for Currency [7] [8]
- K. R. Manoraj Award in 2015 for Currency [9]
- C. V. Sreeraman Award in 2018 for Adhwanavetta [10]
- Ulloor Award in 2019 for Adhwanavetta [11]
- Current Books Golden Jubilee Novel Award for Maramudra[ citation needed]
- T. V. Kochubava Award[ citation needed]
- S. K. Pottekkatt Award[ citation needed]
- SBT Literary Award[ citation needed]
Works
Short story collections
- Parasya Sareeram ( DC Books, 2008)
- Currency ( Mathrubhumi Books, 2014) [12]
- Kanneerppasu (Logos Books, 2017)
- Adhwanavetta ( DC Books, 2017) [13]
- Khalasi ( DC Books, 2022)
Novels
References
- ^ a b c "Literature: Maramudra" Archived 14 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Standing tall at his desk". The Hindu. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'E P Sreekumar a Banker, Writer Par Excellence'". The New Indian Express. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'Reminiscence' to Honour E P Sreekumar". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ P. R. Pushpangadan (3 April 2020). "മറവിയുടെ രഹസ്യങ്ങൾ തേടി ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാർ". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Award winners". The Hindu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്ഡുകള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Muralidharan (10 September 2015). "പ്രഥമ മനോരാജ് കഥാപുരസ്ക്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'കറന്സിക്ക് '". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന് കഥാപുരസ്കാരം". DC Books. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഉള്ളൂർ സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ E. P. Sreekumar (25 October 2016). "ബോധമുള്ളപ്പോള് മാത്രമേ സ്നേഹത്തിന് അര്ത്ഥമുണ്ടാകുന്നുള്ളൂ". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Midhun Krishna (3 September 2017). "സംഭ്രമത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ തലങ്ങള്". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'ദ്രവ്യം'; കവര്ചിത്രം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു" (in Malayalam). DC Books. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
- "കണ്ണീർപ്പശു" [Kanneerppasu] (Full text of the short story) at Puzha.com
- "ഖലാസി" [Khalasi] (Full text of the short story) at Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika
Further reading
- M. M. Basheer, ed. (2020). "Maramudra". Malayala Novel Sahityamala (in Malayalam). Vol. 3. DC Books. pp. 2159–2174. ISBN 978-9-353-90670-2.
- Malayalam novelists
- Malayalam-language writers
- Writers from Kochi
- Indian male novelists
- Indian male short story writers
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian short story writers
- Novelists from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 21st-century Indian male writers
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.
Biography
Sreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala. [1] He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014. [2] [3] [4] He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books. [1] His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.
Awards
Sreekumar is a recipient of several awards including: [5]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2011 for Parasya Sareeram [6]
- Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 2015 for Currency [7] [8]
- K. R. Manoraj Award in 2015 for Currency [9]
- C. V. Sreeraman Award in 2018 for Adhwanavetta [10]
- Ulloor Award in 2019 for Adhwanavetta [11]
- Current Books Golden Jubilee Novel Award for Maramudra[ citation needed]
- T. V. Kochubava Award[ citation needed]
- S. K. Pottekkatt Award[ citation needed]
- SBT Literary Award[ citation needed]
Works
Short story collections
- Parasya Sareeram ( DC Books, 2008)
- Currency ( Mathrubhumi Books, 2014) [12]
- Kanneerppasu (Logos Books, 2017)
- Adhwanavetta ( DC Books, 2017) [13]
- Khalasi ( DC Books, 2022)
Novels
References
- ^ a b c "Literature: Maramudra" Archived 14 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Standing tall at his desk". The Hindu. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'E P Sreekumar a Banker, Writer Par Excellence'". The New Indian Express. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'Reminiscence' to Honour E P Sreekumar". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ P. R. Pushpangadan (3 April 2020). "മറവിയുടെ രഹസ്യങ്ങൾ തേടി ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാർ". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Award winners". The Hindu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്ഡുകള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Muralidharan (10 September 2015). "പ്രഥമ മനോരാജ് കഥാപുരസ്ക്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'കറന്സിക്ക് '". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന് കഥാപുരസ്കാരം". DC Books. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഉള്ളൂർ സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ E. P. Sreekumar (25 October 2016). "ബോധമുള്ളപ്പോള് മാത്രമേ സ്നേഹത്തിന് അര്ത്ഥമുണ്ടാകുന്നുള്ളൂ". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Midhun Krishna (3 September 2017). "സംഭ്രമത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ തലങ്ങള്". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'ദ്രവ്യം'; കവര്ചിത്രം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു" (in Malayalam). DC Books. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
- "കണ്ണീർപ്പശു" [Kanneerppasu] (Full text of the short story) at Puzha.com
- "ഖലാസി" [Khalasi] (Full text of the short story) at Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika
Further reading
- M. M. Basheer, ed. (2020). "Maramudra". Malayala Novel Sahityamala (in Malayalam). Vol. 3. DC Books. pp. 2159–2174. ISBN 978-9-353-90670-2.
- Malayalam novelists
- Malayalam-language writers
- Writers from Kochi
- Indian male novelists
- Indian male short story writers
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian short story writers
- Novelists from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 21st-century Indian male writers
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award