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Kapilavedhi
Shri. M. Achuthan
Hearty
welcome to Shri. M. Achuthan who is
serving as a teacher and who is also a writer, to Kerala's modern literary website pages
in Internet. Shri Achuthan who entered the
literary field, as a short story writer, was born on June 30, 1930, in a place called
Vadama in Thrissoor district. Apart from Short Stories he has many other creative works to
his credit. His education that began in St. Antony's High School in Mala. Ended with a B.
A degree, in Maharajas College, Cochin. Having
left Kerala in 1953, he accomplished a postgraduate degree
- MA- in Malayalam with a first rank, from the University of Madras and
returned to his homeland in 1956. Landing back in Kerala, He started his professional
career as a college lecturer in St. Albert's College in Ernakulam. Later until 1983 he
served as head of the language
department in many Government college s in Kerala. In 1983 he took a voluntary retirement
from teaching profession.
Other
Designations held:
- Publication
Manager in Mathrubhoomi.
- Chief
Public Relations Manager to the Chief Minister.
- Director
- State Institute of Encyclopedic
Publications
1.
Chief Editor -
'Sarva Vijna Kosam'
2.
All Kerala Sahithya Parishad
3.
Committee member - Kerala Sahithya Academy Nirvahaka
Samithi.
Some
of the Creative works:
- Innale
innu (short story)
- Swathanthrya
samaravum Malayala Sahithyavum
- Kavithayum
Kalavum
- Samanvayam
- Vivechanam
- Novel-
Prasnangalum PaTanavum
- Vimarsalochanam
- Nirdhaaranam
- Ayiraththinnu
RaaavukaL
Major
Award:
- Kerala
Sahithya Academy Award.
His
wife is the daughter of Mahakavi (Late) G. Sankara Kuruppu.
Congratulations
to shri Akbar Kakkattil on behalf of Kapilavedi.
Translated by
Lakshmy N