8.
Kapilavedhi
Shri Anand
Hearty welcome
to Shri Sachidanandan better known
with the pen-name 'Anand' to the internet
pages of Kerala' s modern literary
field. Shri Anand who is a well known
figure in Malayalam literature was
born in the year 1936 at Irinjalakuda
in Thrissur district. After
getting a degree in Civil Engineering
in 1958, from
Thiruvananthapuram Engineering College, Anand served in many places in North India. Later he served in the defence
service for four years . After retiring as a planning director from the Delhi based Central Water Commission , he entered
the literary field and got a foothold by narrating his
experiences in a lively style.
Important
literary contributions from Anand:
Al
koottam (Novel)
Marana
certificate (Novel)
Uththaraayanam
(Novel)
Abhayarththikal
(Novel)
Marubhoomikal
Untaakunnathu (Novel)
Govardhante
Yaathrakal ( Novel)
Vyasanum
Vigneswaranum ( Novel)
Jaiva
Manushyan ( A study)
Veetum
Thatavum ( Story)
Ira
(Story)
Otiyunna
Kurisu ( Story)
Samvaadham
( Story)
Asaantham
( Story )
Sava Ghosha Yaathra ( play )
Mukthipatham
( Play)
Most
of his Creative writings are questioning the negative
elements in contemporary world. His writings contain in them the
values of Indian culture as
well as the dilemmas in life.
Awards conferred:
Yaspal Award
Kerala
Sahitya Academy Award
Vayalar
Award
Samastha
Kerala Sahitya Parishad Award
Abudhabi
Malayala Samajam Award
Sahitya
Academy Award (Govardhante Yaathrakal -1997)
He
declined the Kerala Sahitya Academy award for 'Abhayaarththikal'.
Congratulations
to Shri Anand on behalf of the internet pages of Kerala's gateway to Internet
for his remarkable literary contributions.
Translated by
Lakshmy N