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K. Raghunathan

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K.Raghunathan
BornCheroor, Thrissur district, Kerala
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenreNovel, short story, essays
Notable worksPathira Vankara
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography and Autobiography

K.Raghunathan is a Malayalam novelist, journalist and short story writer from Kerala, India. He is best known for his novels Pathiravankara and Ajnathanama. Raghunathan won the Kerala Sahithya Academy award for best novel in 2007 for Pathira Vankara.[1] He also won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Biography in 2020 for Mukathakandam VKN.[2]

Early life

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Raghunathan was born in 1957 Cheroor, Thrissur district, Kerala.[3][4] After his education he joined Mathrubhumi daily in 1980, from where he started writing seriously.[5]

Bibliography

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  • Atharu saheb
  • Jvarabadhithamaya chila charithra pashchathalangal
  • Ellum poovum chandanavum
  • P.Krishna Pillaye kadicha pambu
  • 2 Bharyamar
  • Curiosity
  • Bhoomiyute Pokkil
  • Columbia
  • Raghunathante novellakal
  • Sanjay Gandhiyum Hanumanum
  • Narakabhoopatam
  • Karingoti
  • Pakaram
  • Bhoomiyute Pokkil
  • Shabdayamounam
  • Samadhanathinu Vendiyulla Yudhangal
  • Ajnathanama

Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Academy fellowships for Sethu and Perumbadavam Sreedharan". The Times of India. 2021-08-18. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  2. ^ Pillai, Erumeli Parameswaran (1998). മലയാള സാഹിത്യം കാലഘട്ടങ്ങളിലൂടെ: സാഹിത്യ ചരിത്രം (in Malayalam). Prathibha Books. ISBN 978-81-240-0615-3.
  3. ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. ^ "K Raghunathan". MBIFL 2019. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ^ "The Hindu : Kerala / Thrissur News : Stories from the world of news". 2009-02-10. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ Sudhīṣ, Vi Ār (2002). Kathāntaraṃ: kathāvimarśanaṃ (in Malayalam). Haritaṃ Buks.
  7. ^ "Mathrubhumi Books - Awards". 2012-08-09. Archived from the original on 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  8. ^ Correspondent, Special (2021-08-17). "Akademi fellowship for Sethu, Perumbadavam". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-07. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)