E. P. Sreekumar

E. P. Sreekumar is an Indian short story writer and novelist in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2010 for his collection Parasya Sareeram. He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award, C. V. Sreeraman Award and Ulloor Award.

Biography

Sreekumar was born in Pallipuram near Cherai in Ernakulam district, Kerala. He worked for 35 years at the People's Urban Cooperative Bank in Tripunithura and retired as its General Manager in 2014.{{cite news |title=Standing tall at his desk |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/standing-tall-at-his-desk/article7540823.ece |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=The Hindu |date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104013159/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/standing-tall-at-his-desk/article7540823.ece |archive-date=4 January 2023}}{{cite news |title='E P Sreekumar a Banker, Writer Par Excellence' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2014/apr/29/e-p-sreekumar-a-banker-writer-par-excellence-606102.html |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=29 April 2014}}{{cite news |title='Reminiscence' to Honour E P Sreekumar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/apr/24/reminiscence-to-honour-e-p-sreekumar-604108.html |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=The New Indian Express |date=24 April 2014}} He published a science fiction novel titled Maramudra in 2002 which a prize in a competition held as part of the golden jubilee of Current Books. His other works include the short story collections Parasya Sareeram, Currency and Adhwanavetta, and the novels Mamsapporu and Dravyam.

Awards

Sreekumar is a recipient of several awards including:{{cite news |last1=P. R. Pushpangadan |title=മറവിയുടെ രഹസ്യങ്ങൾ തേടി ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാർ |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=276183&u=local-news-ernakulam |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=Kerala Kaumudi |date=3 April 2020}}

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2011 for Parasya Sareeram{{cite web |title=2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards |author= |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Award-Announcement-%2710.pdf |publisher=Kerala Sahitya Akademi | date= |accessdate=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125033131/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Award-Announcement-'10.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2011}}
Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award in 2015 for Currency{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/award-winners/article7369118.ece |title=Award winners |newspaper=The Hindu |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=14 February 2023}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/478904 |title=അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു |newspaper=Deshabhimani |date=30 June 2015 |access-date=14 February 2023}}
K. R. Manoraj Award in 2015 for Currency{{cite web |last1=Muralidharan |title=പ്രഥമ മനോരാജ് കഥാപുരസ്‌ക്കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ 'കറന്‍സിക്ക് ' |url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/ernakulam/ep-sreekumar-currency-wins-manoraj-puraskaram-kochi-138433.html |website=Oneindia.in |access-date=14 February 2023 |date=10 September 2015}}
C. V. Sreeraman Award in 2018 for Adhwanavetta[https://www.dcbooks.com/ayanam-c-v-sreeraman-kathapuraskaram-for-e-p-sreekumar.html "ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന് കഥാപുരസ്‌കാരം"]. DC Books. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
Ulloor Award in 2019 for Adhwanavetta[https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=204593&u=local-news--thiruvananthapuram "ഉള്ളൂർ സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരം ഇ പി ശ്രീകുമാറിന്"]. Kerala Kaumudi (in Malayalam). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
Current Books Golden Jubilee Novel Award for Maramudra{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
T. V. Kochubava Award{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
S. K. Pottekkatt Award{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}
SBT Literary Award{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

Works

=Short story collections=

Parasya Sareeram (DC Books, 2008)
Currency (Mathrubhumi Books, 2014){{cite news |last1=E. P. Sreekumar |title=ബോധമുള്ളപ്പോള്‍ മാത്രമേ സ്‌നേഹത്തിന് അര്‍ത്ഥമുണ്ടാകുന്നുള്ളൂ |url=https://archives.mathrubhumi.com/features/literature/malayalam-news-1.1452590 |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=ml |date=25 October 2016}}
Kanneerppasu (Logos Books, 2017)
Adhwanavetta (DC Books, 2017){{cite news |last1=Midhun Krishna |title=സംഭ്രമത്തിന്റെ പുതിയ തലങ്ങള്‍ |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/special/news-03-09-2017/668231 |access-date=14 February 2023 |work=Deshabhimani |language=ml |date=3 September 2017}}
Khalasi (DC Books, 2022)

=Novels=

Maramudra (Current Books, 2002)[https://sites.google.com/site/literaturev3/maramudra "Literature: Maramudra"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214165312/https://sites.google.com/site/literaturev3/maramudra |date=14 February 2023 }}. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
Mamsapporu (DC Books, 2013)
Dravyam (DC Books, 2021){{cite web |title=ഇ.പി.ശ്രീകുമാറിന്റെ ‘ദ്രവ്യം’; കവര്‍ചിത്രം പ്രകാശനം ചെയ്തു |url=https://www.dcbooks.com/e-p-jayakumars-new-book-dravyam-cover-page-released.html |publisher=DC Books |access-date=14 February 2023 |language=ml |date=3 November 2021}}

References

External links

[https://www.puzha.com/blog/magazine-ep-sreekumar-story2-comp/ "കണ്ണീർപ്പശു"] [Kanneerppasu] (Full text of the short story) at Puzha.com
[https://archive.today/20230214171612/https://www.samakalikamalayalam.com/malayalam-vaarika/story/2019/may/31/%E0%B4%96%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%87%E0%B4%AA%E0%B4%BF-%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%AF-%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%A5-57167.html "ഖലാസി"] [Khalasi] (Full text of the short story) at Samakalika Malayalam Vaarika