M. P. Narayana Pillai

M. P. Narayana Pillai
Born	22 November 1939 Ernakulam, Kerala State, India
Died	19 May 1998 Mumbai
Occupation	Novelist, Short story writer
Spouse(s)	Prabha
Children	Balakrishna Pillai, Madhavankutty Pillai
Parent(s)	Kuttan Pillai Ammukutty Amma
Awards	Kerala Sahitya Academy Award - 1992

M. P. Narayana Pillai (Malayalam: എം.പി. നാരായണപിള്ള) (22 November 1939 – 19 May 1998), affectionately known as Nanappan, was a journalist and prolific short story writer in Malayalam. He also wrote a novel Parinamam (The Evolution) that won the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award in 1992. However, he declined the award. His work Yathrakkidayil (In The Journey) was considered to be a classic in Malayalam short stories.

Manikkathazhathu Pulluvazhy Narayana Pillai was born in the village of Pulluvazhy near Perumbavoor in Ernakulam district, Kerala. His early schooling was in the local school in Pulluvazhy and completed his Pre-University course at Nirmala College, Muvattupuzha. He then moved to Banaras Hindu University and after obtaining his B.Sc degree in [agricultural science] from there, he began his professional career as a telephone operator in the East German Consulate at Delhi. Later, he joined Central Planning Commission, Delhi as an economic investigator and worked there for five years. It was during this time that he started his literary career. In 1967, he joined the Hong Kong based Far Eastern Economic Review as the assistant editor. In 1970, he left Hong Kong and came to Bombay to serve as the Chief of publication with Commerce Group. He was also the Indian correspondent for McGraw-Hill World News and served as the editor for "Minerals and Metals Review".

He was also the CEO of Asian Industries Information Center and the editor of the Malayalam weekly 'Trial'.

He was married to Prabha Pillai who wrote two books named as Verpadinte Vedanakal and Ormakalude Mahanagarathil which recollect her memories of Narayan Pillai.

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