C. R. Parameswaran
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C. R. Parameswaran | |
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| Born | 1950 Chalakudy, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
C. R. Parameswaran (born 1950) is a Malayalam novelist and essayist from Kerala, India.[1]
Life
[edit]Parameswaran was born in Meloor, near Chalakudy in August 1950 to KP Raman Nambidi and CK Amminni.[2] He completed his education from Kalady, Irinjalakuda and Agra. He has completed his post-graduate degree in English language and literature.[citation needed] As a teacher at the Indian Air Force, he graduated with a degree in English teaching from the Hyderabad Central Institute of English. He has worked in Delhi, Belgaum, Bangalore and Cochin.
He retired from the Income tax department as a Deputy commissioner.[citation needed]
Literary activities
[edit]Parameswaran began writing poems and stories as a university student. He won the first prize in the poetry competitions conducted by Kerala University in 1969 and 1970, and the first prize in a poetry and drama competition conducted by Mathrubhumi in 1971.[citation needed] His first novel initiative Prakriti Niyamam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 1989 and the work Vamsha Chihnangal won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 2015.[3][4]
Works
[edit]- Prakriti Niyamam (പ്രകൃതിനിയമം)
- Vamsha Chihnangal (വംശചിഹ്നങ്ങൾ)
- Mounathinte Shampalam Maranam (മൌനത്തിൻറെ ശമ്പളം മരണം)
- Veruppu Bhakshikkumpol (വെറുപ്പ് ഭക്ഷിക്കുമ്പോൾ)
- Vipal Sandeshangal (വിപൽ സന്ദേശങ്ങൾ)
- Asahishnuthayude Avashyam (അസഹിഷ്ണുതയുടെ ആവശ്യം)
- Ningalude Chodyangal (നിങ്ങളുടെ ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ)
- Nammude Avasavyavastha (നമ്മുടെ ആവാസവ്യവസ്ഥ)
- Ente Ezhupathukal (എന്റെ എഴുപതുകൾ)
References
[edit]- ^ "MT Vasudevan Nair: Solitary reaper with fierce streak of rebellion marches on at 90!". The New Indian Express. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "PARAMESWARAN C R - Buy Malayalam Books Online | Mathrubhumi Books". www.mbibooks.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" (PDF) (Press release). Trichur: Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Parameswaran, C.R.; Sherrif, K.M. (1993). "ON OUR POETRY INDUSTRY: Praise the sea; on shore remain.—JOHN FLORIS". Indian Literature. 36 (3 (155)): 101–110. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23337449.
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Novelists from Kerala
- Malayali people
- People from Thrissur district
- Writers from Thrissur
- Indian male novelists
- Malayalam-language novelists
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- 20th-century Indian essayists
- 21st-century Indian essayists
- Indian male essayists
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- 21st-century Indian male writers