Puthur Unnikrishnan

Unnikrishnan Puthur (July 15, 1933 – April 2, 2014) was a Malayalam–language novelist and short story writer from Kerala state, South India. Puthur has written about 700 short stories. He has published 29 collections of short stories, 15 novels, a collection of poems and autobiographical writings, among others. He was awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Balikkallu in 1968. He received the Odakkuzhal Award in the year 2010 for the novel Anubhavangal Ner Reghakal.

Born in the village of Engandiyur, in Thrissur district of Kerala, as the son of Chulliparambil Sankunni Nair and Puthur Janaki Amma, Unnikrishnan Puthur studied at the Chavakkad Board School and Government Victoria College, Palakkad. He started his career in college and parallelly worked as a newspaper correspondent for two years. Then he joined to Guruvayur Sreekrishna temple Devaswom office as a clerk and retired as head of the establishment wing of the Guruvayur Devaswom Library in the year 1987. He was a trade union leader and a socialist. He was nominated to the Temple Managing Committee as the representative of the temple employees.

He also served as the president of the Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society, member of the executive committee of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the general council of the Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi, and founder-member of the editorial committee of Bhakthapriya magazine.

He died on 2 April 2014 at a private hospital in Chavakkad. He had been undergoing treatment for age related ailments for quite some time. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

Unnikrishnan Puthur belongs to writers of modern era with vivid taste in selecting the topics. His works include Jalasamadhi, Dharmachakram, Gajarajan Guruvayur Kesavan, Puthurinte Kathakal, Thallaviral, Akashavani, Kuttasammatam, Atmaviboothi, Aanappaka, Amruthamadhanam, Karayunna Kalpadukal, Nashtapetta Ponnonam, Kamsan, Dylan Thomasinte Ganam, Sundari Cheriamma, and Kalpakapoomazha (collection of poems).

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