Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (17 April 1912 – 10 April 1999), popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth, was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 7 short stories focusing on the lives of the oppressed classes. Known for his works such as Kayar (Coir, 1978) and Chemmeen (Prawns, 1956), Pillai was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award. He was also a recipient of the Jnanpith, India's highest literary award, awarded in 1984 for the novel Kayar.
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai was born on 17 April 1912 in Thakazhy,[1] a small village in Kuttanad in present-day Alappuzha district of Kerala to Poypallikalathil Sankara Kurup, who was the brother of Guru Kunchu Kurup, a doyen of Kathakali and Aripurathuveettil Parvathy Amma.[2] After early tutoring by his father and Chakkampurathu Kittu Asan, a local teacher, Pillai had his primary education at a local school in Thakazhi and passed 7th standard examination from the English School in Ambalappuzha. Subsequently, he did his high school education, first at a high school in Vaikom and later at a school in Karuvatta, where he had the opportunity to study under Kainikkara Kumara Pillai, who was the headmaster of the school during that period. After passing 10th standard, he moved to Trivandrum and passed the pleader examination from the Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram.[2] He started his career as a reporter at Kerala Kesari daily but moved to legal career by practising under a lawyer named P. Parameshwaran Pillai at the munsif court of Ambalappuzha. It was during this time, he was attracted by the communist movement and he participated in the functioning of the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham (Writers' Cooperative Society). He presided Kerala Sahitya Akademi and was also associated with Sahitya Akademi as a member of its general council.[2]
Pillai married Thekkemuri Chembakasseril Chirakkal Kamalakshy Ammai, affectionately called by him as Katha, in 1934 and the couple had one son and four daughters.[3] He died on 10 April 1999, at the age of 86 (A week before his 87th birthday), survived by his wife, who died on 1 June 2011, and their five children.[4]
Literary career
Pillai, whose works would later earn him the moniker, Kerala Maupassant,[5][6] started writing at an early age and his associations with Kainikkara Kumara Pillai during his school days and with Kesari Balakrishna Pillai during his Thiruvananthapuram days are known to have helped the aspiring writer in his career, it was the latter who introduced him to European literature.[7] His first short story was Daridran (The Poor) which was published in 1929.[8] After many short stories, he wrote Thyagathinu Prathiphalam (Fruits of sacrifice) in 1934 which primarily dealt with the social injustices prevalent during that time.[3] This was the first of his 39 novels; he also published 21 anthologies composed of over 600 short stories, two plays and four memoirs.[4][9]
Pillai's literary works are known to portray the society in Kerala in the mid-20th century. Thottiyude Makan (Scavenger's Son), a story about a scavenger who strives unsuccessfully to keep his son from continuing the family profession was published in 1947 and is known to be the first realistic novel in Malayalam literature.[3] His political novel, Randidangazhi (Two Measures, 1948), projected the evils of the feudal system that prevailed in Kerala then, especially in Kuttanad. The film adaptation, directed and produced by P. Subramaniam from a screenplay by Thakazhi himself, received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards in 1958.[10]
In 1956, Pillai published his love epic Chemmeen (Prawns), which was a departure from his earlier line of realism and the novel received critical acclaim, becoming the first post-colonial Indian novel to be translated into English; the English translation was accepted into the Indian Series of UNESCO Collection of Representative Works.[11] It told a tragic love story against the backdrop of a fishing village in Alappuzha. The novel and its film adaptation, also titled Chemmeen (1965), earned him national and international fame. Chemmeen was translated into 19 world languages and adapted into film in 15 countries. The film adaptation, directed by Ramu Kariat, won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1965.[12] His next notable work was Enippadikal (Rungs of the Ladder), published in 1964, which traces the careerism of an ambitious bureaucrat whose lust for power and position becomes his own undoing. The novel was adapted into a movie in 1973 by Thoppil Bhasi.[13]Anubhavangal Paalichakal, another novel he published in 1966, was also made into a feature film by K. S. Sethumadhavan, in 1971, with Sathyan, Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles.[14]
Pillai wrote Kayar (Coir) in 1978, a long novel extending to over 1000 pages, covering the history of several generations in Kuttanad for over 200 years and is considered by many as his masterpiece, n spite of the popularity of Chemmeen.[15] The novel deals with hundreds of characters over four generations, bringing back to life an axial period (1885–1971) during which feudalism, matriliny, and bonded labour gave way to conjugal life and to universal access to land ownership, and later, to decolonisation and the industrial revolution of the 1960s.[8]
Pillai wrote his only play in 1946 titled Thottilla, which was a social drama; it was performed on many stages by Kerala People's Arts Club.[16] He published four autobiographical books and two other works.[17] Four of his short stories were the base of a film, Naalu Pennungal, made by Adoor Gopalakrishnan in 2007, which he termed as his homage to the writer.[18]
Awards and honours
Pillai on a 2003 stamp of India
Pillai received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1957 for the love epic, Chemmeen.[19] Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Enippadikal for their annual award for novels in 1965.[20] His Novel, Kayar was selected for the Vayalar Award in 1984,[21] and he received the highest Indian literary award, Njanapeedam in 1984[22][23] and a year later, the Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan.[24]Sahitya Akademi elected him as a distinguished fellow in 1989;[25] he had already been a distinguished fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi by then.[26] In 1994, the Government of Kerala awarded him Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, their highest literary honour.[27] In 1996 he was conferred with an honorary doctorate (D.Litt) by Mahatma Gandhi University.[28]India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp depicting his image in 2003, under the Jnanapith Award Winners series.[29]Sahitya Akademi commissioned a documentary film on the life of Pillai to be made[30] and M. T. Vasudevan Nair made Thakazhi, a documentary film of 57 minutes length, which was released a year before Pillai's death in 1998.[31] The Government of Kerala acquired Sankaramanagala, the ancestral home of Pillai, in 2000[32] and a museum, Thakazhi Memorial Museum was set up in 2001, honoring the writer's memory.[33]
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Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 17 April 1912 10 April 1999 popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 7 short stories focusing on the lives of the oppressed classes Known for his works such as Kayar Coir 1978 and Chemmeen Prawns 1956 Pillai was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan the third highest Indian civilian award He was also a recipient of the Jnanpith India s highest literary award awarded in 1984 for the novel Kayar Thakazhi Sivasankara PillaiBorn 1912 04 17 17 April 1912Thakazhi Alleppey Travancore present day Kerala India Died10 April 1999 1999 04 10 aged 86 Thakazhi Alleppey Kerala IndiaPen nameThakazhiOccupationwriterNationalityIndianPeriodno periodsGenreNovel short storySubjectSocial aspectsLiterary movementRealismNotable awards1994 Ezhuthachan Puraskaram1985 Padma Bhushan1984 Jnanapith Award1984 Vayalar Award1957 Sahitya Akademi Award1965 Kerala Sahitya Akademi AwardSahitya Akademi FellowshipKerala Sahitya Akademi FellowshipSpouseKamalakshy AmmaParentsPoypallikalathil Sankara KurupAripurathuveettil Parvathy AmmaRelativesGuru Kunchu Kurup Uncle Raj Nair Grandson Contents 1 Biography 2 Literary career 3 Awards and honours 4 Bibliography 4 1 Novels 4 2 Short story anthologies 4 3 Autobiographies 4 4 Plays 4 5 Other works 4 6 Translations into other languages 4 7 Films 5 Critical studies on Thakazhi 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksBiography EditThakazhi Sivasankara Pillai was born on 17 April 1912 in Thakazhy 1 a small village in Kuttanad in present day Alappuzha district of Kerala to Poypallikalathil Sankara Kurup who was the brother of Guru Kunchu Kurup a doyen of Kathakali and Aripurathuveettil Parvathy Amma 2 After early tutoring by his father and Chakkampurathu Kittu Asan a local teacher Pillai had his primary education at a local school in Thakazhi and passed 7th standard examination from the English School in Ambalappuzha Subsequently he did his high school education first at a high school in Vaikom and later at a school in Karuvatta where he had the opportunity to study under Kainikkara Kumara Pillai who was the headmaster of the school during that period After passing 10th standard he moved to Trivandrum and passed the pleader examination from the Government Law College Thiruvananthapuram 2 He started his career as a reporter at Kerala Kesari daily but moved to legal career by practising under a lawyer named P Parameshwaran Pillai at the munsif court of Ambalappuzha It was during this time he was attracted by the communist movement and he participated in the functioning of the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham Writers Cooperative Society He presided Kerala Sahitya Akademi and was also associated with Sahitya Akademi as a member of its general council 2 Pillai married Thekkemuri Chembakasseril Chirakkal Kamalakshy Ammai affectionately called by him as Katha in 1934 and the couple had one son and four daughters 3 He died on 10 April 1999 at the age of 86 A week before his 87th birthday survived by his wife who died on 1 June 2011 and their five children 4 Literary career EditPillai whose works would later earn him the moniker Kerala Maupassant 5 6 started writing at an early age and his associations with Kainikkara Kumara Pillai during his school days and with Kesari Balakrishna Pillai during his Thiruvananthapuram days are known to have helped the aspiring writer in his career it was the latter who introduced him to European literature 7 His first short story was Daridran The Poor which was published in 1929 8 After many short stories he wrote Thyagathinu Prathiphalam Fruits of sacrifice in 1934 which primarily dealt with the social injustices prevalent during that time 3 This was the first of his 39 novels he also published 21 anthologies composed of over 600 short stories two plays and four memoirs 4 9 Pillai s literary works are known to portray the society in Kerala in the mid 20th century Thottiyude Makan Scavenger s Son a story about a scavenger who strives unsuccessfully to keep his son from continuing the family profession was published in 1947 and is known to be the first realistic novel in Malayalam literature 3 His political novel Randidangazhi Two Measures 1948 projected the evils of the feudal system that prevailed in Kerala then especially in Kuttanad The film adaptation directed and produced by P Subramaniam from a screenplay by Thakazhi himself received a certificate of merit at the National Film Awards in 1958 10 In 1956 Pillai published his love epic Chemmeen Prawns which was a departure from his earlier line of realism and the novel received critical acclaim becoming the first post colonial Indian novel to be translated into English the English translation was accepted into the Indian Series of UNESCO Collection of Representative Works 11 It told a tragic love story against the backdrop of a fishing village in Alappuzha The novel and its film adaptation also titled Chemmeen 1965 earned him national and international fame Chemmeen was translated into 19 world languages and adapted into film in 15 countries The film adaptation directed by Ramu Kariat won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in 1965 12 His next notable work was Enippadikal Rungs of the Ladder published in 1964 which traces the careerism of an ambitious bureaucrat whose lust for power and position becomes his own undoing The novel was adapted into a movie in 1973 by Thoppil Bhasi 13 Anubhavangal Paalichakal another novel he published in 1966 was also made into a feature film by K S Sethumadhavan in 1971 with Sathyan Prem Nazir and Sheela in the lead roles 14 Pillai wrote Kayar Coir in 1978 a long novel extending to over 1000 pages covering the history of several generations in Kuttanad for over 200 years and is considered by many as his masterpiece n spite of the popularity of Chemmeen 15 The novel deals with hundreds of characters over four generations bringing back to life an axial period 1885 1971 during which feudalism matriliny and bonded labour gave way to conjugal life and to universal access to land ownership and later to decolonisation and the industrial revolution of the 1960s 8 Pillai wrote his only play in 1946 titled Thottilla which was a social drama it was performed on many stages by Kerala People s Arts Club 16 He published four autobiographical books and two other works 17 Four of his short stories were the base of a film Naalu Pennungal made by Adoor Gopalakrishnan in 2007 which he termed as his homage to the writer 18 Awards and honours Edit Pillai on a 2003 stamp of India Pillai received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1957 for the love epic Chemmeen 19 Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Enippadikal for their annual award for novels in 1965 20 His Novel Kayar was selected for the Vayalar Award in 1984 21 and he received the highest Indian literary award Njanapeedam in 1984 22 23 and a year later the Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan 24 Sahitya Akademi elected him as a distinguished fellow in 1989 25 he had already been a distinguished fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi by then 26 In 1994 the Government of Kerala awarded him Ezhuthachan Puraskaram their highest literary honour 27 In 1996 he was conferred with an honorary doctorate D Litt by Mahatma Gandhi University 28 India Post issued a commemorative postage stamp depicting his image in 2003 under the Jnanapith Award Winners series 29 Sahitya Akademi commissioned a documentary film on the life of Pillai to be made 30 and M T Vasudevan Nair made Thakazhi a documentary film of 57 minutes length which was released a year before Pillai s death in 1998 31 The Government of Kerala acquired Sankaramanagala the ancestral home of Pillai in 2000 32 and a museum Thakazhi Memorial Museum was set up in 2001 honoring the writer s memory 33 Bibliography EditNovels Edit Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1934 Thyagathinu Prathiphalam Poorna Publications ISBN 8171805302 ASIN 8171805302 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1956 Chemmeen Westport Conn Greenwood Press ISBN 0313212139 OCLC 4194651 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1963 Avante Smaranakal Novel Sahitya Pravarthaka Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1948 Randidangazhi DC Books ISBN 817130673X Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1996 Thottiyude Makan 1st ed Kottayam DC Books ISBN 8171306373 OCLC 37694031 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1950 Thendivargam Poorna Publications ISBN 9788130000244 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 2006 Enippadikal DC Books ISBN 978 81 7130 722 7 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1967 Anubhavangal Palichakal Current Books ASIN B007E4VG0I Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1978 Kayar DC Books ISBN 978 81 7130 071 6 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 1975 Punnapra Vayalaarinu Sesham DCB Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1977 Azhiyakkurukku Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 2007 Baloonukal Poorna Publications ISBN 9798171805234 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 1991 Nellum thengayum Thrissur Current Books Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 1990 Oru Erinjadangal Kottayam S P C S Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 1996 Paramaarthangal Kozhikode Poorna Publications ISBN 9788171805280 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 2004 Irupathonnaam noottaandu Thrissur Kerala Sahitya Academy ISBN 9788176900690 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 1996 Pathithapankajam Kozhikode Poorna Publications ISBN 9788171805259 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 2007 Nellum thengayum Kozhikode Poorna Publications ISBN 9788130007038 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 2007 Kure manushyarute katha Kozhikode Poorna Publications ISBN 9788130006185 Sivasankarapilla Thakazhi 3 February 2019 Thakazhiyude novalukal Kottayam DC Books ISBN 9788126431786 Thakazhi 1968 Pappiammayum makkalum Current books Thrissur Current Books Thakazhi 1969 Ouseppinde Makkal Current books Thrissur Current Books Thakazhi 1969 Anjupennungal Current books Thrissur Current Books Sivasankarapilla Thakazhi 1967 Chukku Kottayam N B S Sivasankarapillai Thakazhi 1972 Kodipoya mukhangal Sahithya pravarthakasahakaranasangam Sahithya pravarthakasahakaranasangam Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1977 Thakazhiyude Adhyakala Novelukal Sahithya Pravarthaka Co Sahithya Pravarthaka Co Thakazhi 1974 Akathalam Sahithya Pra Co s Sahithya Pra Co s Thakazhi sivasankarapillai 1967 Vilpanakkari Mangalodayam Mangalodayam Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1996 Jeevitham Sundaramaanu Pakshe Kozhikode Poorna Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1948 Thalayodu Kottayam NBS Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi Author 2004 Aakaasam Kottayam D C Books ISBN 9788126407972 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help Sivasankarapilla Thakazhi 1965 Dharmaneethiyo Alla Jeevitham THRISSUR THE MANGALODAYAM Sivasankarapilla Thakazhi 1984 Perillaakatha KOTTAYAM S P C S Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi Pennu Kozhikode Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1971 Pennaayi Pirannaal Kottayam Author Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi Nurayum Pathayum Poorna Publications ISBN 9788130000152 Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi Oru Premathinte Bakki Poorna Publications ISBN 9788130003740 Shivashankarapilla Thakazhi 1983 Oru Manushyante Mukham DC Books Shivashankarapilla Thakazhi 1966 Maamsathinte Vili Champakkulam B K M BOOK DEPOT Susheelan Thakazhiyude Lakhunovelukal Short story anthologies Edit Venugopalan P ed 2015 Thakazhi Sampoorna Kathakal 3 Vols Thrissur Green Books ISBN 9788184234442 Sivasankara Pilla Takazhi 2014 Theranjedutha kathakal Kottayam Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahagarana Sangham ISBN 9789384075538 Sivasankara Pilla Thakazhi 2016 Kathakal Kottayam D C books ISBN 9788126464425 Sivasankarapillai Thakazhi 1995 Thakazhiyude kadhakal D C Books Kottayam D C Books Kottayam Thakazhi 1969 Changathikal Mangalodayam Mangalodayam Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1992 Oru Kuttanaadan Katha Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1993 Jeevithathinte Oredu Kottayam DCB Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 2007 Vellappokkathilum mattu pradhaana kathakalum Ed 5 ed Kottayam D C Books ISBN 9788126405589 Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 2004 Irupathonnaam noottaandu samaaharikkaatha 16 kathakal Thrissur Kerala Sahithya Akademi Ke ISBN 9788176900690 Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi Author 2009 Nithyakanyaka kathakal Kottayam Sahitya Pravarthaka Co operative Society Ltd a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first has generic name help Sivasankara Pilai Thakazhi 1980 Kure kathaapaathrangal in Malayalam Kottayam D C books Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1969 Ekanthapathikan KADAPPAKKADA N B S Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1958 Njan Piranna Nadu Thrissur Current Books Thakazhi 1969 Anjupennungal Current books Thrissur Current Books Inquilab 1952 Khoshayathra Pativratha Chaste Wife 1946 Pratheekshakal Puthumalar Adiyozhukkukal Prathijna Njarakkangal Makalude Makal Kanakku Theerkkal Aadhyathe Prasavam Alinganam Charithrasathyangal Autobiographies Edit Thakazhi sivasankarapillai 1967 Ente Balyakala kadha Mangalodayam Mangalodayam Shivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 2007 Athmakatha Thrissur Green Books Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 1985 Ormayude Theerangalil Ente Vakeel JeevithamPlays Edit Thakazhi sivasankarapillai 1946 Thottilla KPAC Other works Edit Sivasankarapilla Thakazhi 1966 American Thirasseela Mangalodayam Mangalodayam Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi 2000 Ente Ullile Kadal Kottayam D C Books ISBN 9788126401178 Translations into other languages Edit Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Anita Nair translator 2016 Chemmeen Seagull Books ISBN 978 0 85742 391 7 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author2 has generic name help Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Narayana Menon translator 1975 Chemmeen a Novel Transl by Narayana Menon Introduction by Santha Rama Rau 5 Impression Jaico a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author2 has generic name help Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai R E Asher translator 1990 Scavenger s Son Orient Paperback a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a author2 has generic name help Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 2002 கய ற Coir Sahitya Akademi ISBN 978 81 260 1078 3 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1987 ச ம ம ன Chemmeen Sahitya Akademi Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1983 Machhuare in Hindi Sahitya Akademi Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1 January 1994 SHUNGTAM KONKANI IN KANNADA SCRIPT Raknno Prakashan Mangalore ISBN 978 0 10 000784 0 Sivasankara Pillai Thakazhi The unchaste Delhi Hind Pocket Books Pillai Thakazhi Sivasankara 1974 The iron rod New Delhi sterling publishers Sivasankara Pillai Takazhi 1976 Rungs of the ladder Translated by C Paul Verghese Arnold Heinemann India Retrieved 4 February 2019 Sivasankarapilla Takazhi 1984 The Children of Ouseph Translated by Mary Mathai Samuel Mathai New Delhi Arnold Heinemann Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai 1996 In the Flood The Blind Man Gratified Death of Gandhiji Haritham 7 1996 Films Edit Nurayum Pathayum Naalu Pennungal Chemmeen Eanippadikal Anubhavangal Paalichakal Randidangazhi Chukku Oru Pennum RandaanumCritical studies on Thakazhi EditAnnamma Jacob Samuel C D Guide 1990 Thakazhiyude novelukalile saamoohika prathibhalanam PhD ed Kottayam Mahatma Gandhi University Mathew Manarcadu 2000 Thakazhiyum Basheerum koodikkaazhchakalil Kottayam Current Books ISBN 9788124008195 Ayyappa Panicker K Chandrika Tr 1992 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pilla a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Krishnan Patyam O 1994 Raajam Krishnanum Thakazhiyum tharathamya saahithya padhanam Kottayam NBS Sarma V S Ed 1991 Thakazhiyum malayala novelum Thiruvananthapuram Kerala Sarvakalaasaala Malayala Vibhaagam Karim M M 1985 Premchandum Thakazhiyum S Karunya Worlds of Amitav Ghosh and Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Ecological Archetypes in the Select Novels Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal Francis Zimmermann 2007 Thakazhi s KAYAR Stories Narrative and History in a Malayalam modern epic Nidhi Malik The fall of customs in the Chemmeen International Journal of Applied Research See also EditThakazhi film a documentary on Thakazhi by M T Vasudevan Nair Raj NairReferences Edit Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Indian writer Encyclopedia Britannica 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b c Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal Kerala Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b c Obituary Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai The Independent 26 April 1999 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b Staff Reporter 1 June 2011 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai s wife passes away The Hindu Retrieved 3 February 2019 BeAnInspirer Team 17 April 2018 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai The Great Indian Writer Who Brought International Recognition to Malayalam Literature Be An Inspirer Retrieved 3 February 2019 Sandy 24 April 2017 Thakazhi Also Known as Kerala s Maupassant My Words amp Thoughts Retrieved 3 February 2019 Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Veethi profile veethi com 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a b The end of historiography 9 March 2007 Archived from the original on 9 March 2007 Retrieved 3 February 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link List of works Kerala Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Randidangazhi 1958 The Hindu 2 August 2008 Retrieved 3 February 2019 India yesterday s heritage tomorrow s hopes UNESCO Digital Library 1989 Retrieved 3 February 2019 B Vijayakumar 22 November 2010 Chemmeen 1965 The Hindu Archived from the original on 9 November 2012 Enippadikal Malayalachalachithram 2014 Retrieved 7 December 2014 Vijayakumar B 5 May 2013 Anubhavangal Palichakal 1971 The Hindu Retrieved 3 February 2019 Decolonising the land The Hindu 3 August 2008 Retrieved 3 February 2019 History kpacdrama com Retrieved 4 February 2019 Bibliography PDF Shodhganga 4 February 2019 Retrieved 4 February 2019 Adoor s homage to Thakazhi The Hindu 7 November 2007 Retrieved 4 February 2019 Sahitya Akademi Award Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel Kerala Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Award Page Malayalam Kerala Sahitya Academy 31 January 2019 Retrieved 31 January 2019 Jnanpith Laureates Official listings Jnanpith Website Archived from the original on 13 October 2007 Sreedhar Pillai 4 January 2014 Novelist Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai gets coveted Jnanpith Award for 1984 India Today Retrieved 3 February 2019 Padma Awards PDF Ministry of Home Affairs Government of India 2015 Retrieved 21 July 2015 Sahitya Akademi Fellows and Honorary Fellows sahitya akademi gov in 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Kerala Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Ezhuthachan Award Archived from the original on 18 June 2012 Retrieved 2 November 2012 Mahatma Gandhi University Government of Kerala 5 October 2014 Archived from the original on 5 October 2014 Retrieved 22 March 2019 Commemorative and definitive stamps postagestamps gov in 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Thakazhi University of Wisconsin Libraries 2010 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Staff Reporter 9 May 2012 Akademi to celebrate Thakazhi centenary The Hindu Retrieved 3 February 2019 Thakazhi Memorial Museum in Alappuzha www keralaculture org 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Thakazhi museum house of Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai www alappuzhaonline com 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Further reading Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Press Trust of India A literary colossus Thakazhi helped Malayalam literature break colonial mould Venu Menon Pantheon Revisited Thakazhi Cherian M T Thakazhi museum P K Thilak Female characters in Thakazhi s literature in Malayalam Archived from the original on 24 May 2013 External links EditPostage stamp issued Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai Portrait on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal Kerala Sahitya Akademi 3 February 2019 Retrieved 3 February 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai amp oldid 1136624551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
