Akbar Kakkattil is a Short-story writer and Novelist from Kerala state, South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. He is noted for his story narration with humor element.

Life

Akbar born to P. Abdulla and Kunjhamina on July 7,1954 at Kakkatil in Kozhikode District

Kozhikode district

Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...

. He graduated from Madppally Govt. College and completed post-graduation in Malayalam literature from Maharajahs College . He earned B.Ed from Tallechery Govt. Training Center and joined as High School assistant at Vattoli national High school.

Literary Life

He has wrtten more than 34 books and won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi best novelist award in 2003 for his work Vadakkuninnoru Kudumbavrithantham. He also published Idam Porul Kalai, a Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 biography of Malayalam director Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Adoor Gopalakrishnan

Moutatthu "Adoor" Gopalakrishnan Unnithan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. Adoor Gopalakrishnan had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of India.. Adoor's first film Swayamvaram pioneered the new wave cinema...

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His best-selling books are:

• Aakaasathinte Athirukal
• 'Oru Vaayanakkaariyude Aavalaathikal'
• Naadaapuram
• School Dairy
• Vadakkuninnoru Kudumba Vriththaantham
• Dharmma Sangkadangngalude Rajavu
• Cherriya Kathakal
• Maayakkannan
• Mruthyu Yogam
• Sesham Screenil
• Thiranjedutha Kathhakal

In July 2009, he was nominated to the Malayalam Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi

Sahitya Akademi

The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...

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