Santhosh Echikkanam is a 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...

n, contemperory short story writer from 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....

. He is one of the newcomers 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...

. He was born in Kasargode district in Kerala. Starting his college life as a politician, Santosh never stood first in the college story-writing competitions. But he stick on to his passion and later turned to be a good writer mostly in short stories. His stories are grounded to earth and speaks about the common people around us.

Santhosh is a recipient of Kerala Sahithya Academy

Kerala Sahithya Academy

Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in Thrissur, Kerala in India. The academy was inaugurated on October 15, 1956, by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of...

 award for short story.

Books

• Ottavathil
• Kathapathrangalum pankeduthavarum
• Oru chithrakathayile Nayattukar
• Komala
• Mangalyam thanthu naan dena

Short stories

• Idukki Gold, adapted for Aashiq Abu
  Aashiq Abu
  Aashiq Abu is a Malayalam film director from Kerala, India. He began his directorial career by directing a Mammootty movie, Daddy Cool. Daddy cool was appreciated for the brave attempt in making some experimental treatment. His second film Salt N' Pepper turned out to be a trend setter in malayalam...
  
  's upcoming film of same name.

External links

• http://minglemangles.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-post_9728.html - Komala by Santhosh Echikkanam