K. P. Khalid (10 October 1930 – 1 October 1994) was an Indian author writing in the

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 ...

language. In 1988, he won the

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing a novel of literary merit. It is one of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award#Awards, twelv ...

for his work ''Ore Deshakkaraya Njangal''. Born on 10 October 1930, Khalid was in

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, Madhya Pradesh for a long time, working in a transport company and later in a trading agency. His literary works include ''Pithave Ninte Koode'', ''Udayasooryanethire'', ''Thuramukham'', ''Simham'', ''Banarasi Babu'', ''Ore Deshakkaraya Njangal'', ''Adimakal Udamakal'' and ''Allahuvinte Makkal''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalid 1930 births 1994 deaths Malayali people Indian male novelists Novelists from Kerala Malayalam-language writers Malayalam novelists 20th-century Indian male writers 20th-century Indian novelists Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award