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|name=K. K. Kochu<br />
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|birth_place=[[Kallara]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|2025|3|13|1949|2|2|df=y}}<br />
|death_place=Kerala, India<br />
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|awards=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]] (2020)<br />
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'''K. K. Kochu''' (2 February 1949 – 13 March 2025) was an Indian Dalit thinker, writer and social activist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=കെ.കെ. കൊച്ച്|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/special/mbifl-2020/speakers/kk-kochu-1.4445433|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en|archive-date=19 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210919074446/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/special/mbifl-2020/speakers/kk-kochu-1.4445433|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=കേരളത്തിൽ ജാതി നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത് ശാരീരിക മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ – കെ കെ കൊച്ച്|url=https://siokerala.org/kk-kochu-dalithan-book-talk-2019/|access-date=2021-09-19|language=en-US|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028234109/https://siokerala.org/kk-kochu-dalithan-book-talk-2019/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He received the 2020 [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala Sahithya Akademi awards: Sethu, Perumbadavam bag fellowships|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-sahithya-akademi-awards-sethu-perumbadavam-bag-fellowships-kerala-sahithya-akademi-awards-2020-unni-r-op-suresh-kk-kochu-1.5921462|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Mathrubhumi|date=17 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Kochu was born on 2 February 1949, at [[Kallara]] in Kottayam District. His autobiography ''Dalitan'' is his most notable work.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.dcbooks.com|date=2019-02-26|title='ദലിതന്'; അസാധാരണമായ ഒരു ജീവിതയെഴുത്ത്|url=https://www.dcbooks.com/dalithan-autobiography-by-kochu-k-k.html|access-date=2021-09-19|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=അലക്സാണ്ടര് ഇന്ത്യയെ ആക്രമിച്ചു; ഒരു പാചകക്കാരന് കൂടെയില്ലായിരുന്നോ?|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/bookreview/2019/07/16/dalithan-autobiography-of-kk-kochu.html|access-date=2021-09-19|website=ManoramaOnline|language=ml}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-22|title=ആത്മകഥാപാഠങ്ങളും ദലിത് ജീവിതവും|url=http://utharakalam.com/dalit%20autobiography%20ok%20santhosh|access-date=2021-09-19|website=Utharakalam|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> His other works include ''Budhanilekkulla Dooram'', ''Desheeyathakkoru CharithrapaaTam'', ''Keralacharithravum Samooharoopeekaranavum'', ''Dalith Nerkkazchakal'', ''Idathupakshammillatha Kaalam'', ''Vaayanayude Dalit PaaTam'', ''Dalith samudayavaadavum Samudayika rashtreeyavum'' and ''Kalapavum Samskaravum''. Kochu died from cancer in [[Kerala]] on 13 March 2025, at the age of 76.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/renowned-dalit-writer-and-activist-k-k-kochu-passes-away-at-76/articleshow/118968290.cms Renowned dalit writer and activist K K Kochu passes away at 76]</ref><br />
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