Padmarajan Award (Padmarajan Puraskaram)
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E. Harikumar
エダッセリ ハリクマール
Edasseri Harikumar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1943-07-13 （Ponnani, Kerala, India）
- Died
- 2020-03-24 （Kerala, India） age 76
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
- Residence History
- Kerala, India
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1962-2020
- Affiliations
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi
- Memberships
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi (member)
- Influenced By
- Edasseri Govindan Nair
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story | Dinosarinte Kutti (The Dinosaur's Baby) | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Padmarajan Award | Pachhapayyine Pidikkan (To Catch a Grasshopper) | — | Padmarajan Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Nalappadan Award | Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli (Peacock Feather Treasured) | — | Nalappadan Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Kathapeedam Award | Anithayude Veedu (Anitha's House) | — | Kathapeedam | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Kerala State Chalachithra Academy Award | Sreeparvathiyude Paadam (Holy Foot of Goddess Sree Parvathi) | — | Kerala State Chalachithra Academy | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story
1988
Work:
Dinosarinte Kutti (The Dinosaur's Baby)
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Padmarajan Award
1997
Work:
Pachhapayyine Pidikkan (To Catch a Grasshopper)
Organization:
Padmarajan Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Nalappadan Award
1998
Work:
Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli (Peacock Feather Treasured)
Organization:
Nalappadan Foundation
Result:
受賞
Kathapeedam Award
2006
Work:
Anithayude Veedu (Anitha's House)
Organization:
Kathapeedam
Result:
受賞
Kerala State Chalachithra Academy Award
2012
Work:
Sreeparvathiyude Paadam (Holy Foot of Goddess Sree Parvathi)
Organization:
Kerala State Chalachithra Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dinosarinte Kutti (The Dinosaur's Baby)
1988 Short story collectionA collection of short stories exploring loneliness and longing through family and everyday episodes. Winner of the 1988 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
FamilyLonelinessEveryday life
Anithayude Veedu (Anitha's House)
2006 Short story / NovelA work that probes family and memory from a female perspective. One of the author's award-winning works after publication.
WomenMemoryFamily
Pachappayine Pidikkan (To Catch a Grasshopper)
1997 Short storyA short story that incisively captures the minutiae of everyday life. Winner of the 1997 Padmarajan Award.
Everyday lifeObservationComing of age
Urangunna Sarpangal (The Serpents Dormant)
NovelAn early novel by the author. Exact publication year and detailed synopsis are not available.
Bibliography
- Urangunna Sarpangal (The Serpents Dormant)
- Asaktiyude Agninalangal (The Flames of Passion)
- Oru Kudumbapuranam (A Family Saga)
- Engine Drivere Snehicha Penkutti (The Girl Who Loved An Engine Driver)
- Ayanangal (The Solstices)
- Thadakatheerathu (On the Banks of the Lakes)
- Pranayathinnoru Software (A Software for Love)
- Kochambratti (Young Mistress)
- Ariyathalangalilekku (Journey to the Unknown)
- Nee Evideyanenkilum (Wherever You're)
- Ee Oramakal Marikkathirikkatte (Let Not Die These Memories)
- Koorakal (The Cockroaches)
- Vrishabhathinte Kannu (The Eye of the Taurus)
- Kumkumam Vithariya Vazhikal (Alleys Sprinkled With Vermilion)
- Dinosarinte Kutti (The Dinosaur's Baby)
- Canadayilninnoru Rajakumari (A Princess from Canada)
- Sreeparvathiyude Paadam (The Holy Foot of Goddess Sri Parvathi)
- Sookshichu Vacha Mayilpeeli (The Peacock Feather Treasured)
- Pachappayine Pidikkan (To Catch a Grasshopper)
- Doore Oru Nagarathil (In a City Far Away)
- Karutha Thambratti (The Black Mistress)
- Nagaravasiyaya Oru Kutti (Boy Who Lives in the City)
- Ilaveyilinte Santhwanam (Solace of the Mellow Sunshine)
- Vellithirayilennapole (As If In A Silver Screen)
- Ente Sthreekal (My Women)
- Ummukkulsoonte Veedu (House of Ummukkulsu)
Adaptations
- Sreeparvathiyude Paadam (TV short film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismPsychological depthConcise, observational narration
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyMemoryFemale perspectivesDetails of everyday life
Health
-
COVID-192020年3月Died of COVID-19 in March 2020
Legacy
E. Harikumar was an important Malayalam short story writer and novelist, highly regarded for his depictions of everyday life and psychological depth. He served in Kerala's premier literary institution and received multiple literary awards.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Archives
- Complete works posted on the official site (e-harikumar.com)
Trivia
- The author posted his complete works from 1962 to 2013 on his website.
- A CD containing his complete works was produced for research institutions and libraries.