E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.
Biography
Sreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala.[1] He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014.[2][3][4] He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books.[1] His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.
Awards
Sreekumar is a recipient of several awards including:[5]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2011 for Parasya Sareeram[6]
- Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 2015 for Currency[7][8]
- K. R. Manoraj Award in 2015 for Currency[9]
- C. V. Sreeraman Award in 2018 for Adhwanavetta[10]
- Ulloor Award in 2019 for Adhwanavetta[11]
- Current Books Golden Jubilee Novel Award for MaramudraTemplate:Citation needed
- T. V. Kochubava AwardTemplate:Citation needed
- S. K. Pottekkatt AwardTemplate:Citation needed
- SBT Literary AwardTemplate:Citation needed
Works
Short story collections
- Parasya Sareeram (DC Books, 2008)
- Currency (Mathrubhumi Books, 2014)[12]
- Kanneerppasu (Logos Books, 2017)
- Adhwanavetta (DC Books, 2017)[13]
- Khalasi (DC Books, 2022)
Novels
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Literature: Maramudra" Template:Webarchive. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ Standing tall at his desk. The Hindu(14 August 2015). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ 'E P Sreekumar a Banker, Writer Par Excellence'. The New Indian Express(29 April 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ 'Reminiscence' to Honour E P Sreekumar. The New Indian Express(24 April 2014). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ മറവിയുടെ രഹസ്യങ്ങൾ തേടി ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാർ. Kerala Kaumudi(3 April 2020). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ 2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards. Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
- ↑ Award winners. The Hindu(30 June 2015). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്ഡുകള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു. Deshabhimani(30 June 2015). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ പ്രഥമ മനോരാജ് കഥാപുരസ്ക്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'കറന്സിക്ക് '. Oneindia.in(10 September 2015). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന് കഥാപുരസ്കാരം". DC Books. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ "ഉള്ളൂർ സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ ബോധമുള്ളപ്പോള് മാത്രമേ സ്നേഹത്തിന് അര്ത്ഥമുണ്ടാകുന്നുള്ളൂ. Mathrubhumi(25 October 2016). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ സംഭ്രമത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ തലങ്ങള്. Deshabhimani(3 September 2017). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ↑ ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ ‘ദ്രവ്യം’; കവര്ചിത്രം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു. DC Books(3 November 2021). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
- "കണ്ണീർപ്പശു" [Kanneerppasu] (Full text of the short story) at Puzha.com
- "ഖലാസി" [Khalasi] (Full text of the short story) at Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika
Further reading
- Malayala Novel Sahityamala{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. DC Books(2020). ISBN 978-9-353-90670-2