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'''K. P. Nirmal Kumar''' (born 1947) is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] writer from [[Kerala]], India.<ref>[http://mal.sarva.gov.in/index.php?title=%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D,_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF._%281947%C2%A0-_%29 "നിര്മല് കുമാര്, കെ.പി. (1947 – )"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219142836/http://mal.sarva.gov.in/index.php?title=%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D,_%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86.%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF._%281947%C2%A0-_%29 |date=19 December 2014 }} (in [[Malayalam]]). mal.sarva.gov.in. Retrieved 7 July 2013.</ref> He is reckoned among the few front-ranking fiction writers in Malayalam who have contemporary vision.<ref name="Janamejayante Jignasa review">{{cite news | first=K. K. | last=Gopalakrishnan | date=12 October 2010 | url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2010/10/12/stories/2010101251931502.htm | title=Epic in new perspective | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129063611/http://www.hindu.com/br/2010/10/12/stories/2010101251931502.htm | archive-date=29 January 2011 | access-date=4 September 2018 }}</ref><br />
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He entered the literary field with the publication of the story ''Irumbinte Sangeetham'' in ''[[Mathrubhumi Weekly]]''. His first collection ''Jalam'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in the year 1971. His next works ''Oru Sangham Abhayarthikal'' and ''Krishna Gandhaka Jwalakal'' were published by Current Books. He also translated [[Kamala Das]]'s ''Summer in Calcutta'' into Malayalam. His next work ''Chelakkarayude Atheetha Swapnangal'' was published only in 1995 by [[Mulberry Publications]], after a gap of nearly two decades. His novel ''Janamejayante Jignasa'' (Janamejaya's Curiosity) was published in 2010 and looks at some of the episodes in the [[Mahabharata]] and at the emotional underpinning of the characters. His latest work, ''Innathe Athithi Atheethasakthi'', follows an unconventional method to depict Mahabharatha and focuses on themes of sex, power and invasions in the epic. A graduate in commerce, Nirmal Kumar worked in the [[Kanjirappally]] branch of the [[Bank of Baroda]] and retired as the Senior Manager. He lives in Peringode, [[Palakkad district]].<br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''Jalam'' (Current Books, 1970) (Stories)<br />
* ''Oru Sangham Abhayarthikal'' (Current Books) (Stories)<br />
* ''Krishna Gandhaka Jwalakal'' (Current Books) (Stories)<br />
* ''Chelakkarayude Atheetha Swapnangal'' ([[Mulberry Publications]], 1995) (Stories)<br />
* ''Mananchirayile Pottichirikkunna Pathradhipar'' ([[DC Books]], 2005) (Stories)<br />
* ''Janamejayante Jignasa'' ([[DC Books]], 2010) (Novel)<br />
* ''Innathe Athithi Atheethasakthi'' (DC Books, 2013) (Novel)<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* 1971: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] for ''Jalam''<br />
* 2005: [[Malayalam literary awards#Padmarajan Award|Padmarajan Award]] for ''Jaran / Avanoru Poojyapaadan''<br />
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