Vayalar Award
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Edition 2 (1978) Winner
P. K. Balakrishnan
パニッカッセリー・ケシャヴァン・バラクリシュナン
Panikkassery Keshavan Balakrishnan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-03-02 （Edavanakkad (Vypin), Ernakulam, Kingdom of Cochin）
- Died
- 1991-04-03 （Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India） age 66
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, critic, essayist, journalist, historian
- Active Years
- 1950-1991
- Influenced By
- Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Mathai Manjooran, Kumaran Asan, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maharaja's College, Ernakulam | — | — | — | 1940年代（在学期間中、独立運動参加で学業中断） | India |
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
Period:
1940年代（在学期間中、独立運動参加で学業中断）
Country:
India
Studies disrupted by participation in the Quit India Movement and subsequent imprisonment; did not complete degree.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel | Ini Njan Urangatte (And Now Let Me Sleep) | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Vayalar Award | Ini Njan Urangatte | — | Vayalar Award committee | 受賞 |
| — | Kerala History Association Award | Jaathivyavasthayum Kerala Charitravum (The Caste System and History of Kerala) | — | Kerala History Association | 受賞 |
| — | SPBF Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Prof Velayudhan Endowment Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| — | Kesari Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel
1974
Work:
Ini Njan Urangatte (And Now Let Me Sleep)
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Vayalar Award
1978
Work:
Ini Njan Urangatte
Organization:
Vayalar Award committee
Result:
受賞
Kerala History Association Award
Work:
Jaathivyavasthayum Kerala Charitravum (The Caste System and History of Kerala)
Organization:
Kerala History Association
Result:
受賞
SPBF Award
Result:
受賞
Prof Velayudhan Endowment Award
Result:
受賞
Kesari Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ini Njan Urangatte (And Now Let Me Sleep)
1973 Novel (Mahabharata-inspired)A novel inspired by the Mahabharata; a reinterpretation of the epic in a modern novelistic idiom. Considered Balakrishnan's magnum opus and translated into several languages.
Mahabharatafate and warindividual and societycaste and history
Translations
- And Now Let Me Sleep (translated by K. C. Sarsamma, 1999)
- Battle Beyond Kurukshetra (translated by P. K. Jayalekshmy, 2018)
- Ini Naan Urangattum (Tamil translation by A. Madhavan, 2001)
- Naninnu Nidrisuve (Kannada translation by Sara Aboobacker, 2000)
- Ab Mujhe Sone Do (Hindi translation by G. Gopinathan, 2017)
Pluto Priyappetta Pluto
1963 Novel (based on real life)A novel based on the true story of his dog, Pluto.
autobiographical elementsbond between humans and animals
Jaathivyavasthayum Kerala Charitravum (The Caste System and History of Kerala)
1983 social historyA study of the caste system and history of Kerala, presenting perspectives that differ from established historical narratives.
casteregional historysocial reform
Bibliography
- Narayana Guru (ed., 1954)
- Chandu Menon Oru Padanam (1957)
- Tippu Sulthan (1959)
- Pluto Priyappetta Pluto (1963)
- Novel Siddhiyum Sadhanayum (1965)
- Kavyakala Kumaranasaniloode (1970)
- Ini Njan Urangatte (1973)
- Ezhuthachante Kala: Chila Vyasabharatha Patanangalum (1982)
- Jaathivyavasthayum Kerala Charitravum (1983)
- P. K. Balakrishnante Lekhanangal (2004, collected writings)
- Keraleeyatayum Mattum (2004)
- Veritta Chintakal (2011)
- Oru Veera Pulakathinte Katha (2015)
Translations of Works
- And Now Let Me Sleep (English translation by K. C. Sarsamma, 1999)
- Battle Beyond Kurukshetra (English translation by P. K. Jayalekshmy, 2018)
- Ini Naan Urangattum (Tamil translation by A. Madhavan, 2001)
- Naninnu Nidrisuve (Kannada translation by Sara Aboobacker, 2000)
- Ab Mujhe Sone Do (Hindi translation by G. Gopinathan, 2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- reworking epic themes in a modern novelistic idiomlogical, historically informed critical essays
- Recurring Motifs
- Mahabharatacaste and societyreinterpretation of historyconflict between individual and collective
Legacy
A prominent figure in Malayalam literature; Ini Njan Urangatte is regarded as his masterpiece, reworking epic material into modern fiction. His critical and historical studies are also highly regarded and earned him several major literary awards.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi (as an awarding body)
In Popular Culture
- Ini Njan Urangatte has been translated into English and other languages and is studied in Kerala literary scholarship and university courses.
Trivia
- His first novel Pluto Priyappetta Pluto is based on his pet dog.
- He participated in the Quit India Movement and was imprisoned.
- His daughter P. K. Jayalekshmy produced an English translation of Ini Njan Urangatte (Battle Beyond Kurukshetra).