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'''Ittyanath Kunjikrishna Menon''' (9 December 1919 – 12 January 2011), better known as '''I. K. K. Menon''' or '''I. K. K. M.''', was a [[Malayalam language]] writer from [[Kerala]], India. He also served as Secretary to the [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI).<br />
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==Life==<br />
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Menon was born on 9 December 1919 in [[Thrissur]] was a member of Ittyanath family, Villadom, Thrissur.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Menon was educated in Thrissur and erstwhile [[Madras]]. He went to [[Delhi]] in 1945 and joined government of India service as an officer at the Constituent Assembly Secretariat. He retired as Secretary to the Election Commission of India in 1977.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/><br />
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Menon wrote 150 articles, 175 short stories, five short story collections, novels, stories for children, and biographies in English and Malayalam. His works include ''Meghangalkidayil Mayil, Nigoodaniswanangal, IKKMinte Kathakal, Wild Flur, Palayanam, Kunjhalimarakkar, Folk Tales of Kerala, Story of Ayurveda, Parakkunna Raniyum Koottukarum'', and biographies of [[Appu Nedungadi]], [[K. Shankar Pillai|Cartoonist Shankar]] and [[Sultana Razia]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/><br />
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Menon won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2003.<ref name="The Hindu"/><br />
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I.K.K. Menon was married to Chaenkalath Leela. Their daughter Visalakshi Menon was Associate Professor of history at [[Jesus and Mary College]] [[Delhi University]].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/><br />
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Menon died on 12 January 2011, at his residence in [[New Delhi]].<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/IKK-Menon-passes-away/article15517931.ece | title=IKK Menon passes away | newspaper=The Hindu | date=13 January 2011 | access-date=23 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name="Mathrubhumi">[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=103301 "Writer IKK Menon passes away"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912002923/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/story.php?id=103301 |date=2014-09-12 }}. ''Mathrubhumi'' . 13 January 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2013.</ref><br />
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