Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty is a Malayalam short story writer born on 15 June 1947.

Life

He was born in a village called

Sreekrishnapuram Sreekrishnapuram is a town within the Ottappalam Tehsil of Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics * Total population: 27,597 As of the 2001 Indian census, Sreekrishnapuram -I had a population of 13204 with 6246 males an ...

near Cherpulassery in

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

District 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 ...

State,

South India South India, also known as Dakshina Bharata or Peninsular India, consists of the peninsular southern part of India. It encompasses the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, as well as the union territ ...

. He attended Sreekrishnapuram HSS and completed TTC from Anakkara. He gained Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in Malayalam Literature followed by

B.Ed. A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) is an undergraduate professional degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. In some countries such as Tanzania and Kenya, additional tasks like field work and research are required in order for ...

from

Calicut University The University of Calicut, also known as Calicut University, is a state-run public university headquartered at Tenhipalam in Malappuram district of the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1968, it is the first university to be set up in nor ...

. He started his career as a teacher for lower primary students and then moved to Moyan Girls High school,

. He retired from Government Higher Secondary School

Alanallur Alanallur is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organization that serves the villages of Alanallur-I, Alanallur-II and Alanallur-III Alanallur is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, ...

in 2001. Currently he is working as the Principal of Mannampatta TTI.

Works

* Karnnan (Novel) * Oru Verum Sakshi Mathram * Nilavilipole * Kannadiyil Kanathathu * Daivathinte Komali * Thavalam * Manassilekkoru Palam (In Press)

Awards and recognitions

* National Award for Best Teacher 2001 * M.S. Rudran Foundation Award 2007

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krishnankutty, Sreekrishnapuram Malayalam short story writers Malayalam-language writers 20th-century Indian short story writers Malayali people Writers from Kerala 1947 births Living people University of Calicut alumni Educators from Kerala Indian male short story writers 20th-century Indian male writers