N. Mohanan (27 April 1933 – 3 October 1999) was a Malayalam–language

short story writer A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

and

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from Kerala state,

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. He received the

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam writers for their outstanding books of literary merit. The awards are given in various categories.

in the year 1998 for the novel ''Innalathe Mazha''."Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards"
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. Retrieved 12 April 2014. He has published some ten collections of short stories including ''Ninte Katha (Enteyum), Dukhathinte Rathrikal, Poojakkedukkatha Pookkal, N. Mohanante Kathakal, Sheshapathram, Nunayude Kshanikathakal Thedi, Snehathinte Vyakaranam, Nishedha Rajyathile Rajavu'' and ''Orikkal''. He was the son of noted Malayalam writer

Lalithambika Antharjanam Lalithambika Antharjanam (March 30, 1909 – February 6, 1987) was an Indian author and social reformer best known for her literary works in Malayalam language. She was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and social reform movements among the Nambuth ...

, and A.N. Narayanan Namboothiri of Amanakara Illam,

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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 A ...

References

2. https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151001/entertainment-mollywood/article/remembering-n-mohanan 3. https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/news/features/memories-n-mohanan-rajam-g-namboothiri/ Writers from Kottayam Indian male short story writers Indian male novelists 1933 births 1999 deaths Malayalam-language writers Malayalam short story writers Malayalam novelists Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Indian novelists Novelists from Kerala 20th-century Indian male writers {{India-writer-stub