Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode (born 1942) is an Indian civil servant and a

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novelist from the state of

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. He received the

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in 1992 for the novel ''Driksakshi''.

Education and career

Unnikrishnan earned

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from

Government Victoria College, Palakkad The Government Victoria College in Palakkad, is the oldest institution of higher learning in the Malabar region of Kerala. It holds a rich educational heritage in the history of malabar region. It is affiliated to the Calicut University and ...

and then earned a

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degree from

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Training College. He later went on to earn Advanced Financial Management from

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, Scotland and in Public Sector Management from

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, United Kingdom. He commenced his career as a teacher in 1963. He later joined the

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in 1966 and retired in year 2002 as Deputy Secretary to

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from

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Life

He was born in Thiruvazhiyode village in Palakkad district of

, in 1942. He is married to Sridevi and has three children, Amrita, Namrata and Abhilash. The writer resides in

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."Hall of Fame - Alumni of the Palakkad Victoria College"

. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

Works

; Stories * ''Ha Paris'' * ''Thiruvazhiydinte Kathakal'' ; Novels * ''Hippy'' * ''Oru Dhwani Aayiram Prathidhwani'' * ''Maranathinte Niram'' * ''Nakhakshathangal'' * ''Panam'' * ''Driksakshi'' * ''Choothattam'' * ''Neelamalakalile Suvarna Nnjhorikal'' * ''Layanam'' * ''Manassakshi'' ; Novelettes * ''Velichhathinte Porulukal'' * ''Nakhachitrangal'' * ''Sisiranidra'' ; Other works * ''Theekkudukka'' (Drama) * ''Thaalam Thavalam'' (Radio play) * ''Aahuthi'' (Radio play)

External links

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 twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya ...

References

1942 births Living people Indian civil servants Central Secretariat Service officers Indian male novelists Malayali people Writers from Palakkad Malayalam-language writers Malayalam novelists Malayalam short story writers Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Government Victoria College, Palakkad alumni 20th-century Indian novelists Indian male short story writers 20th-century Indian short story writers Novelists from Kerala 20th-century Indian male writers {{india-writer-stub