U. K. Kumaran
Born (1950-05-11) 11 May 1950 (age 73)
Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala
Pen nameU.K
OccupationWriter, journalist
LanguageMalayalam
GenreNovel, short story, essays
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award

U. K. Kumaran (Malayalam: യു.കെ. കുമാരന്‍; born 11 May 1950) is a Malayalam-language novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist from Kerala, India. He is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Award.[1]

Biography

According to The Hindu, the short story "Chalanam" "is a comprehensive landscape, peopled with characters and nature. Each character should grow and reach a point where they move towards a climax well. You cannot leave them mid-way, unfinished."[2]

Awards

Kumaran has received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Policukarante Penmakkal (2011) and Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair Award for Thakshankunnu Swaroopam (2012).[3][4] Vayalar Award 2016.[5]

Works

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Novels

Short story collections

Novelettes

Others

References

  1. ^ "UK Kumaran felicitated". Mathrubhumi. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ P. Anima (4 August 2012). "Matters of the mind". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  3. ^ vayalar award (2017)"Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Award for U.K. Kumaran". The Hindu. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Kumaran: U K Kumaran wins Vayalar award | Thiruvananthapuram News - Times of India". The Times of India. 6 October 2016.

External links

Vayalar Award or Vayalar Rama Varma Literary Award
Malayalam literature
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