Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Indian English Template:Infobox writer Amal Pirappancode is a Malayalam language novelist, short story writer, illustrator, graphic novelist and C cartoonist from Kerala, India. His novel Vyasanasamuchayam has won the 2018 Yuva Puraskar and the Basheer Yuva Prathibha Award.[1] He has also received several other awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment.
Biography
Amal was born in 1987 to Thenguvila veettil Maniraj and Baby at Pirappancode, Thiruvananthapuram district.[2] He done his education at Pirappancode Government Primary School and Pirappancode Higher Secondary School.[2] From childhood, he was interested in painting.[2] He later became a cartoonist and his cartoons have been published in several magazines.[2] He passed his graduation in painting from Mavelikkara Raja Ravi Varma College of Fine Arts and Post Graduation in Art History from Visva-Bharati Santiniketan, Kolkata.[3] After Post Graduation, He first got teaching job at Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram.[3] After 3 years working at Arts college, he lost his job and went into journalism and worked for an online media for some time.[3] Then he joined as art history teacher at Raja Ravi Varma Center of Excellence for Visual Arts, Mavelikkara.[3] He studied Japanese language in Tokyo, Japan.[1]
Family
His wife Kumiko Tanaka is a Japanese woman who studied with him in Kolkata Shantiniketan.[4] One of his brothers Jith Pirappancode is a production controller in the Malayalam film industry, another brother Amith Raj is an assistant-director.[2]
Works
Short stories
- Narakathinte tattoo (Meaning:Tattoo of Hell), 2011, D.C. Books, Kottayam, Template:ISBN.[5]
- Manja cardukalude suvishesham (Meaning: Gospel of Yellow Cards), 2015, Chintha Publishers, Thiruvananthapuram, Template:ISBN.[5]
- Parasyakkaran theruvu (Meaning: Advertiser Street), 2016, Poorna Publications, Kozhikode, Template:ISBN.[5]
- Keniyasan, 2021, Mathrubhumi Books, Kozhikode, Template:ISBN.[6]
- Pathakam, vazha kolapathakam, 2018, D.C. Books, Kottayam, Template:ISBN.[5]
- Uruvam, 2022, DC Books, Kottayam
Novels
- Kalhanan, 2013, D.C. Books, Kottayam, Template:ISBN.[5]
- Vyasanasamuchayam, 2015, D.C. Books, Kottayam, Template:ISBN.[2]
- Anweshippin kandethum, 2018, Insight Publica, Kozhikode, Template:ISBN.[1]
- Bengali kalapam, 2019, Mathrubhumi Books, Kozhikode, Template:ISBN[4]
Graphic novels and stories
- Kallan Pavithran, 2014, Template:ISBN (Graphical representation of the work of P. Padmarajan)[5]
- Dyoayartham, 2015.[7]
- Vimanam, 2012 (Children's literature).[5]
Cartoon collection
- Mullu[5]
Others
- The story, dialogues and screenplay (jointly with Ambili) of Ambili S Rengan's Malayalam language film Idi Mazha Kaatu was done by him.[8]
Awards and honors
- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award (2018).[2]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2019)[9]
- Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer yuva prathibha (young talent) Award (2018).[2]
- Unyem Amikal The Mahi Award[10]
- E.P. Sushma Anganam Endowment (2016)[3]
- Thakazhi Story Award[11]
- M. Sukumaran Story Award[10]
- CV Sriraman Story Award (2017)[10]
- Mundur Story Award[11]
- A. Mahmood Story Award (2013)[10]
- Muttathu varky College Story Award (2008)[10]
- Rajalakshmi Story Award (2008)[10]
- Poorna Uroob College Story Award (2007)[10]
- First SBT College Story Award[10]
- Akam Story Award[10]
- Harishree Katha Award (2016)[10]
- Siddhartha Novel Award (2017)[10]
- K. Saraswati Amma Novel Award (2017)[10]
- Kolkata Malayalee Society Tirur Thunchanparambu Endowment (2012)[10]
- Kozhikode Dronacharya Yuva Pratibha Award for the story Manja cardukalude Suvishesham [4]
- Kadal Karayedukkunna Rathri was selected as one of the best stories in the MP Narayana Pillai story competition conducted by Samakalika Malayalam Weekly.[10]
References
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