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Native name | എസ്.കെ. വസന്തൻ |
Born | Edappally, Kingdom of Cochin | 17 November 1935
Occupation | Writer, academic |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Genre | Critical study, novel |
Notable works | Kerala Samskarika Charitthra Nigandu |
Notable awards | Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature |
Parents | Karunakara Menon, Saraswathi Amma |
S. K. Vasanthan is a Malayalam history researcher, academic and writer from Kerala, India. He has published several books in various genres such as essay, novel, short story, history of Kerala and translation.
He received several awards including Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.
S. K. Vasanthan was born on 17 November 1935, at Edappally in present-day Ernakulam district to Karunakara Menon and Thathampally Saraswathi Amma. [1] After completing post graduate degree in Malayalam and English and Phd from the University of Kerala, he taught at Kalady Sreesankara College and Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University for 35 years. [1]
Chinta Publishers published his novel Ente Gramam, Ente Janatha (translated as "My Village, My People"), which won first prize in the novel competition organised by Chinta Publishers. [1] His second novel Arakkillam was published as various parts in Mathrubhumi. Vasanthan held several positions including assistant editor at Kerala Language Institute, member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and member of the boards of various Universities in Kerala. [1] [2]
He now lives in Kuriachira, Thrissur district. [1]
S. K. Vasanthan | |
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Native name | എസ്.കെ. വസന്തൻ |
Born | Edappally, Kingdom of Cochin | 17 November 1935
Occupation | Writer, academic |
Nationality | Indian |
Citizenship | India |
Genre | Critical study, novel |
Notable works | Kerala Samskarika Charitthra Nigandu |
Notable awards | Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature |
Parents | Karunakara Menon, Saraswathi Amma |
S. K. Vasanthan is a Malayalam history researcher, academic and writer from Kerala, India. He has published several books in various genres such as essay, novel, short story, history of Kerala and translation.
He received several awards including Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.
S. K. Vasanthan was born on 17 November 1935, at Edappally in present-day Ernakulam district to Karunakara Menon and Thathampally Saraswathi Amma. [1] After completing post graduate degree in Malayalam and English and Phd from the University of Kerala, he taught at Kalady Sreesankara College and Sree Sankaracharya Sanskrit University for 35 years. [1]
Chinta Publishers published his novel Ente Gramam, Ente Janatha (translated as "My Village, My People"), which won first prize in the novel competition organised by Chinta Publishers. [1] His second novel Arakkillam was published as various parts in Mathrubhumi. Vasanthan held several positions including assistant editor at Kerala Language Institute, member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and member of the boards of various Universities in Kerala. [1] [2]
He now lives in Kuriachira, Thrissur district. [1]