E. Vasu is a

Malayalam language 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 ...

writer from

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. Best known for his 1966 novel ''Chuvappunada'', Vasu has written about forty works, including novels, short stories, travelogues and essays.

Biography

E. Vasu was born in 1935, in Naduvattom in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

, to Chanthukkutty and Unnooli. He had his formal schooling from

Beypore Beypore or Beypur (formerly Beypoor) is an ancient port town and a locality town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located opposite to Chaliyam, the estuary where the river Chaliyar empties into Arabian Sea. Beypore is p ...

and

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high schools. He obtained a higher diploma in co-operation and a bachelor's degree in Economics. He started his professional career as a government employee and worked in various departments such as Agriculture, Co-operation, Development etc. Vasu made a mark for himself as a novelist with ''Chuvappunada'' (''Redtape'', 1966) which brought out the red-tapism of the governmental machinery. Vasu has written about forty literary works, including novels, short stories, travelogues and essays. He also served as the Rural Information Bureau Chief Officer and the editor of ''Janapatham'', a journal published by the Public Relations Department of Kerala government.

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