Sippy Pallippuram
Sippy Pallippuram is a highly acclaimed children's story writer in Malayalam who has won several awards including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award[1] and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. His novel about the memories of Kunjunni Mash Oridathoru Kunjunni won the national award for children's literature by Kendra Sahitya Akademi.[2] His book Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 2013.[3] A teacher by profession, he has over 80 (as of 2008)[4] poetries and stories to his credit in the children's category of Malayalam literature. Sippy has been into children's literature for more than four decades.[5]
He is a native of Pallippuram, Vypeen, Ernakulam, Kerala, and was born in a Roman Catholic Latin Rite[6] family belonging to Kodungallur-Kottappuram Roman Catholic Diocese.[7]
List of awards Sippy has received over the years
| Year | Book | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
| 2010 | Oridathoru Kunjunni | Kendra Sahitya Akademi |
| 1988 | Thathakalude Gramam | Kairalee Children's Book Trust Award |
| Appuppan Thadiyude Swarga Yathra | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment | |
| Pooram | Bheema Children's Literature Award | |
| Thathakalude Gramam | Thrissur Sahrudaya Vedi Award | |
References
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/childrens-literature-has-been-neglected/article806147.ece
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article209993.ece
- ^ "2013-ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്ഡുകള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/article1242487.ece
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article209993.ece
- ^ http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/KRLCC-Awards-Announced/2014/05/17/article2229251.ece
- ^ http://www.kottapuramdiocese.org
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