| Kakkanadan |
Kakkanadan |
| Born |
(1935-04-23)April 23, 1935[1]
Thiruvalla, Kerala, India |
| Died |
October 19, 2011(2011-10-19) (aged 76)[2]
Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Occupation |
Writer |
| Nationality |
 India |
| Genres |
Novel, short story |
| Literary movement |
Modernism |
George Varghese Kakkanadan (Malayalam: ജോര്ജ്ജ് വര്ഗ്ഗീസ് കാക്കനാടന്; 23 April 1935 – 19 October 2011[3]), commonly known as Kakkanadan, was a Malayalam language short story writer and novelist from Kerala state, South India. He is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature. He is a recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in addition to numerous other awards and recognitions.[4]
Professional career[edit]
Born in Thiruvalla to evangelist George Kakkanadan and Rosamma, George Varghese Kakkanadan spent most of his childhood at Kollam and Kottarakkara. After completing BSc Chemistry from SN College, Kollam, Kakkanadan started his career as a school teacher in Kerala. He quit the job to join Southern Railway in Tamil Nadu as an officer and later shifted to Ministry of Indian Railways in New Delhi in late 1950s. In early 1960s, he shot into prominence as one of the most promising writers in Malayalam and was among the pioneers of the modernist trend in Malayalam literature. He went to Germany in 1967 on a scholarship to pursue research in literature but abandoned it midway and returned to Kerala to become a full-time writer. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his short-story collection Aswathamavinte Chiri in 1980 and for his novel Orotha in 1984. In 2005 he won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Jappana Pukayila and in 2008 he was bestowed with the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship. Kakkanadan was a craze among the younger generation of Kerala during the 1960s and 1970s.[3]
Major works[edit]
- Ushnamekhala
- Vasoori
- Japana Pukayila
- Kakkanadante Priyakathakal
- Saakshi
- Orotha
- Kambolam
- Parangimala
Awards and honours[edit]
References[edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
George Varghese Kakkanadan |
| Alternative names |
Kakkanadan |
| Short description |
Indian writer |
| Date of birth |
23 April1935 |
| Place of birth |
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| Date of death |
19 October 2011 |
| Place of death |
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India
