Anoop Sasikumar is an Indian economist and a novelist of
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
literature. He is the author of several articles on economics and his first novel, ''Ettamathe Velipadu'', regarded by many as the first
urban fantasy novel in Malayalam, was among the novels shortlisted for
DC Books Literary Award in 2018.
Biography
Born on 23 February 1984 in
Kottayam district
Kottayam (), is one of 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. Kottayam district comprises six municipal towns: Kottayam, Changanassery, Pala, Erattupetta, Ettumanoor, and Vaikom. It is the only district in Kerala that neither borders the ...
in the south Indian state of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, Anoop Sasikumar graduated in mechanical engineering from
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology (RIT) (Government Engineering College), Kottayam, India is a state government-owned engineering college in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Located 14 km away from Kottayam, Kerala, India, near Pamp ...
of
Mahatma Gandhi University.
He started his career as an engineer at
Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Private Limited, trading as Shapoorji Pallonji Group, is an Indian conglomerate company, headquartered in Mumbai. It operates in construction, real estate, textiles, engineered goods, home appliances, shipping, pu ...
in 2006.
After a year, he moved to Consolidated Contractors International Company as a quality engineer. In 2009, he quit his job and moved to
Hyderabad Central University
The University of Hyderabad ( IAST: ''Hydarāvād visvavidyālayamu'') is a top ranking public central research university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Founded in 1974, this mostly residential campus has more than 5,000 students ...
(HCU) from where he earned his master's degree in economics.
He continued at HCU to secure an MPhil and PhD
in Economics . In 2015, he joined
as an assistant professor and he worked there until 2017.
Sasikumar is known to have done research in the field of economics and has published a number of articles,
ResearchGate
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, an online repository of research articles, has listed 30 of them.
He has also contributed chapters to books published by others.
His first novel, ''Ettamathe Velipadu'' (The Eighth Revelation),
shortlisted for the 2018
DC Books Literary Award, was published in 2019;
it is considered by many to be the first
urban fantasy novel in Malayalam.
His second novel, ''Gotham'', was published by Logos Books in 2020.
Sasikumar lives in Kottayam, Kerala.
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Cloud computing
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Statistical computing
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List of Malayalam-language authors by category
The field of Malayalam writers include the following people, from various disciplines and periods.
Art criticism
*Mani Madhava Chakyar (1899–1990)
Poetry
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*Cherusseri Namboothiri
*Irayimman Thampi
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List of Malayalam-language authors
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Indian economists
People from Kottayam district
Malayali people
Indian economics writers
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala alumni
Academic staff of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
University of Hyderabad alumni
Indian mechanical engineers