Karur Neelakanta Pillai
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Karoor Neelakanta Pillai (Malayalam: കാരൂർ നീലകണ്ഠപ്പിള്ള) (1898–1975) was a Malayalam short story writer and one of the founders of Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham (Writers' Co-operative Society).
Karoor was born in 22 February 1898 in the village of Ettumanoor
in Kottayam district
, Kerala
, to Kunhilekshmy Amma and Neelakanta Pillai. Karoor is his housename. He began his career as a school teacher. He and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
are considered to be the preeminent storytellers in Malayalam literature
.
His short stories often portray the plight of the middle class in a simple and straightforward manner. Many of his stories were translated into other Indian languages and English. The short story "Anakkaran" (The Elephant Boy) was translated into English by Santa Ramesvara Rao.
He wrote many stories for children. His story "Anchu Kadalasu" was filmed. In 1960, he received the Kerala Sahithya Academi Award.
Karoor was born in 22 February 1898 in the village of Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor
Ettumanoor is a major town in Kottayam District of Kerala, India, located 11 kilometers north-east of Kottayam town, 65 km from Cochin and 73 km from Cochin International Airport...
in Kottayam district
Kottayam district
Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...
, Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, to Kunhilekshmy Amma and Neelakanta Pillai. Karoor is his housename. He began his career as a school teacher. He and Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer was a Malayalam fiction writer from the state of Kerala in India. He was a humanist, freedom fighter, novelist and short story writer. He is noted for his pathbreaking, disarmingly down-to-earth style of writing that made him equally popular among literary critics as well...
are considered to be the preeminent storytellers in Malayalam literature
Malayalam literature
The term Malayalam literature refers to Literature written in Malayalam language. Malayalam is the language spoken by around 35 million people, mainly the inhabitants of the state of Kerala and the union territory of Lakshadweep Islands in India. Malayalam is a Dravidian language and thus has close...
.
His short stories often portray the plight of the middle class in a simple and straightforward manner. Many of his stories were translated into other Indian languages and English. The short story "Anakkaran" (The Elephant Boy) was translated into English by Santa Ramesvara Rao.
He wrote many stories for children. His story "Anchu Kadalasu" was filmed. In 1960, he received the Kerala Sahithya Academi Award.