K. J. Baby
K. J. Baby (27 February 1954 − August or September 2024) was an Indian writer and film director from the Kerala state. He was a Dalit writer and followed left ideology. He worked for Tribal education throughout his life. Baby's body was discovered from a fall near his house in Wayanad on 1 September 2024. He was 70.[1]
Early life
[edit]Baby was born into a settler Christian family in Kannur. During his late teens, he shifted to Wayanad. He married Shirly and had two daughters, Geethi and Santhi. Shirly died in 2021. He used to take part in the cultural activities during the Naxal movement in 1970s.[2]
Career
[edit]Baby's literary works include Nadugaddika, Mavelimantam and Bespurkana. Mavelimantam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.[3] Baby and his wife Shirly founded Kanavu, an alternative school/commune for Wayanad's Adivasi children.[4] He directed the film Guda (The Cage, 2003) which told the story of Kattunayakar tribe.[5]
Goodbye Malabar, the latest novel written by K.J. Baby, was released on 16 November 2019.[6] K.J. Baby won the Bharat Bhavan award for the overall contribution and playwriting in the village drama 'Nadugaddika'.[7]
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Writer and social activist K.J. Baby passes away
- ^ "K J Baby- Dalit writer & champion of Leftist ideals, tribal education". Onmanorama. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" Archived 24 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ K. A. Shaji (22 March 2008). "Masti Ki Pathashala" Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. At Kanavu he successfully implemented an unconventional system in which the senior students takes care of teaching juniors Tehelka.Kanavu stands apart as a model for addressing one of the serious issues of tribal life which is drop out of children from conventional schools. Kanavu also help the children to learn martial arts and traditional music. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "K. J. Baby" Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "K.J. Baby's new novel on William Logan's Malabar to be out today". The Hindu. 16 November 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "'Nattugaddika' author KJ Baby wins Bharat Bhavan award for overall contribution in drama". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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