K. P. Sudheera 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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. She has published 85 works in various genres, including novels, poetry, travelogues, biographies, memoirs, translations, letters, and children's literature. Many of her works have been translated to

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and

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languages.

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has honoured Sudheera in 2022 for her overall contributions.

Biography

K. P. Sudheera was born on 1958, at Kalathil house in Puthiyara,

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...

, the daughter of K. C. Padmanabhan and Sarada. Sudheera's father's

Tharavad Tharavad () (തറവാട്), is the Malayalam word for the ancestral home of aristocratic families in Kerala, which usually served as the common house for the joint family system practiced in the state. The German linguist Hermann Gunder ...

is situated in

Chavakkad Chavakkad, formerly Chowghat, is a municipality in Thrissur district of Kerala state in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city. Chavakkad is noted for its beach and fishing. It lies on National Highway 66 is located about north of the ...

, near

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, Thrissur district. After studying in BEM Girls' High School, Kozhikode, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Zoology from Govt. Arts & Science College and Providence College. She is currently the manager of North Malabar Gramin Bank, Regional Division, Kozhikode. T. M. Raghunath(Late), Retd. Superintendent, Provident Fund Office, Kozhikode is her husband and they have two children, Amit and Atul. Now, Sudheera and her family live in their house ''Visranthi'' in Kozhikode. Sudheera, who started writing at a young age, won a prize in an all-Kerala story competition while studying in college. Later, after joining in Gramin Bank, she became more active in writing. Renowned writer and literary critic M. Krishnan Nair wrote a very good comment about a story of her published at that time, that was her inspiration to write more. She has published 80 books in various genres, including novels, poetry, travelogues, biographies, memoirs, translations, letters, and children's literature. Many of her works have been translated to Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages. Prabhakaran Hebbar Illam received the award ''Balakrishna Goenka Anoodith Sahitya Puraskaram'' for his Hindi translation of K. P. Sudheera's ''Ganga''.

Selected works

Short story collections

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *''Atheetham'' *''Sahayathrika''

Novels

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Children's literature

* * * * * * *''Jeevanakala''

Biography

*. Based on life of

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam (4 June 1946 – 25 September 2020), also referred to as SPB or SP Balu or Balu, was an Indian playback singer, television presenter, actor, music composer, dubbing artist, and film producer. He is wi ...

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Poetry collection

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Memoirs

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translations

* . Adaptation of

Meghadūta } ''Meghadūta'' ( sa, मेघदूत literally ''Cloud Messenger'') is a lyric poem written by Kālidāsa (c. 4th–5th century CE), considered to be one of the greatest Sanskrit poets. It describes how a ''yakṣa'' (or nature spirit), who ...

Kalidasa Kālidāsa (''fl.'' 4th–5th century CE) was a Classical Sanskrit author who is often considered ancient India's greatest poet and playwright. His plays and poetry are primarily based on the Vedas, the Rāmāyaṇa, the Mahābhārata and ...

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Travelogues

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Article collection

* ''Snehathinte Mukhangal''

Awards

International level awards

* Dubai Art Lovers Association Award * Jeddah Arangu Award * Lingual Harmony Award, London * Daughter of Nile, Egypt * Woman of the Era Award, Tashkent * Lady of the Time Award, Dubai * Daughter of Himalaya Award, Nepal * Sangamitra of the Age Award, Sri Lanka * Minarva of East Award, Saint Petersburg

National level awards and awards from other states

* 2015: Akka Maha Devi literary Award * Delhi Sahithya Academy Award * Bijapur Taj Muglini Award * Gayathri Award * Mirabai Award (Delhi) * Kasthurba Samman * Sriman Aravind Ashram Award (Assam)

State level and other awards

* Kamala Surayya Award by Kerala government * Lalithambika Antharjanam Award for young writers * Mathrubhumi Grihalakshmi Award for Best Short Story (twice) * Kesari Balakrishna Pillai Award * Uroob Award * Aksharam Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Award * Arangu Award * Anveshi's Literary Award * Kodamana Award * Manaseva Puraskaram instituted in the name of Chatampi Swamikal * Dharmeekatha – Excellency Award * Kala Kairali Award * Thakazhi Award * Literary competition organized by OV Vijayan Memorial Committee on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of ''

Khasakkinte Itihasam ''Khasakkinte Itihasam'' ( or , generally referred to as ''Khasak'' in Malayalam literary circles) is the Malayalam debut novel by Indian writer O. V. Vijayan (1930–2005). It was first serialised in 1968 and published as a single edition in ...

'', prize in poetry. *

honour for the overall contributions in 2022

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sudheera, K. P. 1958 births Living people Malayalam-language writers Indian women poets Indian children's writers Malayali people Malayalam poets 21st-century Indian poets 21st-century Indian women writers Women writers from Kerala Translators to Malayalam 21st-century Indian translators Indian women translators Malayalam short story writers Malayalam novelists Indian women novelists Indian women short story writers People from Kozhikode district