E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.
Biography
editSreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala.[1] He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014.[2][3][4] He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books.[1] His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.
Awards
editSreekumar is a recipient of several awards including:[5]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2011 for Parasya Sareeram[6]
- Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 2015 for Currency[7][8]
- K. R. Manoraj Award in 2015 for Currency[9]
- C. V. Sreeraman Award in 2018 for Adhwanavetta[10]
- Ulloor Award in 2019 for Adhwanavetta[11]
- Current Books Golden Jubilee Novel Award for Maramudra[citation needed]
- T. V. Kochubava Award[citation needed]
- S. K. Pottekkatt Award[citation needed]
- SBT Literary Award[citation needed]
Works
editShort story collections
edit- Parasya Sareeram (DC Books, 2008)
- Currency (Mathrubhumi Books, 2014)[12]
- Kanneerppasu (Logos Books, 2017)
- Adhwanavetta (DC Books, 2017)[13]
- Khalasi (DC Books, 2022)
Novels
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Literature: Maramudra" Archived 14 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Standing tall at his desk". The Hindu. 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'E P Sreekumar a Banker, Writer Par Excellence'". The New Indian Express. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "'Reminiscence' to Honour E P Sreekumar". The New Indian Express. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ P. R. Pushpangadan (3 April 2020). "മറവിയുടെ രഹസ്യങ്ങൾ തേടി ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാർ". Kerala Kaumudi. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Award winners". The Hindu. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്ഡുകള് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Muralidharan (10 September 2015). "പ്രഥമ മനോരാജ് കഥാപുരസ്ക്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'കറന്സിക്ക് '". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന് കഥാപുരസ്കാരം". DC Books. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഉള്ളൂർ സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്". Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ E. P. Sreekumar (25 October 2016). "ബോധമുള്ളപ്പോള് മാത്രമേ സ്നേഹത്തിന് അര്ത്ഥമുണ്ടാകുന്നുള്ളൂ". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Midhun Krishna (3 September 2017). "സംഭ്രമത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ തലങ്ങള്". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'ദ്രവ്യം'; കവര്ചിത്രം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു" (in Malayalam). DC Books. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
External links
edit- "കണ്ണീർപ്പശു" [Kanneerppasu] (Full text of the short story) at Puzha.com
- "ഖലാസി" [Khalasi] (Full text of the short story) at Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika
Further reading
edit- M. M. Basheer, ed. (2020). "Maramudra". Malayala Novel Sahityamala (in Malayalam). Vol. 3. DC Books. pp. 2159–2174. ISBN 978-9-353-90670-2.