P. K. Parakkadavu

P. K. Parakkadavu (Pi. Ke Pār̲akkaṭav) is an Indian writer from Kerala.[2][3] He was one of the recipients of the 2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards for overall contribution.[4][5][6][7][8]

P. K. Ahamed Parakkadavu
BornPonnamkotte Ahmad
(1952-10-15) 15 October 1952
Parakkadavu, Vadakara, Calicut
Pen nameP. K. Parakkadavu
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materFarook College, Calicut
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award[1]
SpouseZebunnisa
RelativesHassan and Mariyam (parents) Athira Sameer and Anuja Mirshad (children)

He was born on October 15, 1952, to Ponnankodu Hassan and Maryam in Parakkadavu near Vadakara in Calicut district. He completed his education from Farook College and migrated to the Persian Gulf region for a while to find work. He was the Periodicals Editor of the Madhyamam Daily and the Director of Editorial Relations. He has published thirty-eight books and some of them have been translated into English, Hindi, Arabic, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. He is a member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi and the executive committee of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad. After the murder of writers including Kalburgi, he resigned from Sahitya Akademi to protest against the silence of the central government and the Akademi.

Partial list of works
  • Mounathinte Nilavili
  • Guruvum Njanum
  • Khor Fakkan Kunnu
  • Prakasha Naalam
  • Manassinte Vathilukal
  • Njayarazhcha Nireekshanangal
  • Murivetta Vakkukal
  • Pranayathinte Nanarthangal
  • Parakkadavinte Kathakal
  • Iratti Mittayikal
  • Thiranjedutha Kathakal
  • Idiminnalukalude Pranayam

References
  1. "Malayalam novelist returns Akademi award, 2 others quit membership".
  2. "പ്രണയം പറയുന്ന നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾ".
  3. "Parakkadavu's stories in Arabic now".
  4. "Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced". Mathrubhumi. 21 February 2018.
  5. "Sahithya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 22 February 2018.
  6. "PK Parakkadavu resigns from Sahitya Akademi".
  7. "PK Parakkadavu | Madhyamam".
  8. Kunhikrishnan, K. (September 2016). "In solidarity". The Hindu.


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