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M. K. Sanu (born 27 October 1928) is a Malayali writer, critic, retired professor, biographer, journalist, orator, social activist, and human rights activist. He is a prominent literary figure who has authored over thirty-six books. He is a permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, as well as the founding member of the Mithram, a school for the mentally handicapped, in Mulanthuruthy, Ernakulam District, Kerala. He was a member of the award selection committee of the Vayalar Rama Varma Literary Award; however, he resigned in September 2019.[1] In 2011, he won the Padmaprabha Literary Award.[2]
Personal life
M K Sanu - a prominent Malayalam literary figure
Sanu was born in 1928 in Alappuzha, Kerala. In 1953, he married Retnamma.
In 1987, he was elected as an MLA from Ernakulam assembly constituency. In 1991, he joined Kumkumam Weekly, Kollam, as the chief editor. He became the elected President of the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust in 2005.
Recognition
1981 – SPCS Award for the best Biography for the book "Sahodaran. K. Ayyappan"
Sanu resigned from the award selection committee and chairmanship of the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust (VRMT) in September 2019, specifying that he was suffering from health issues. A few days later, during an interview, he clarified the controversy of his resignation from the trust. Sanu stated that he was being pressurized to select a book.[6] which, according to him, scored the least during evaluation. He also said that the piece Nireeshwaran by author V. J. James had scored the highest points in the last stage of the assessment.[1] Later in September 2019, VRMT chose Nireeshwaran by V. J. James for the Vayalar Rama Varma Literary Award 2019.[7]
