Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (1980) Winner
S. K. Pottekkatt
エス・ケー・ポッテッカット
S. K. Pottekkatt
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1913-03-14 （Calicut (Kozhikode)）
- Died
- 1982-08-06 （Calicut, Kerala） age 69
- Nationality
- India
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Residence History
- Kozhikode → Bombay → Lucknow
Career
- Occupations
- Teacher, writer, politician
- Active Years
- 1928-1982
- Affiliations
- Indian National Congress
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zamorin's High School | — | General Education | — | 幼少期 | India |
| Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College | — | General Education | — | 1929-1934 | India |
Zamorin's High School
General Education
Period:
幼少期
Year of Graduation:
1929
Country:
India
Matriculation
Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College
General Education
Period:
1929-1934
Year of Graduation:
1934
Country:
India
Intermediate examination
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel | Oru Theruvinte Katha | Novel | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1972 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Oru Desathinte Katha | Novel | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Jnanpith Award | Oru Desathinte Katha | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel
1961
Work:
Oru Theruvinte Katha
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1972
Work:
Oru Desathinte Katha
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1980
Work:
Oru Desathinte Katha
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Oru Desathinte Katha
1971 NovelA biographical novel narrating the history of a region.
SocietyHistoryKerala
Translations
- English
Oru Theruvinte Katha
1960 NovelNovel based on a street in Kozhikode.
Urban lifeSociety
Translations
- English
Naadan Premam
1941 NovelRomantic story set in Mukkam.
RomanceRural life
Adaptations
- [Film] Naadan Premam (1972)
Bibliography
- Oru Desathinte Katha
- Oru Theruvinte Katha
- Naadan Premam
Adaptations
- Moodupadam (1963)
- Naadan Premam (1972)
- Pulliman (1972)
Translations of Works
- English, Italian, Russian, German, Czech, and major Indian languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Social commitmentIndividualistic visionPioneer of travelogues
- Recurring Motifs
- TravelKerala lifeSocial issues
Health
-
Paralytic stroke1982年7月Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of travelogues in Malayalam literature. Jnanpith Award recipient.
In Popular Culture
- 2003 India Post stamp
Trivia
- From Thiyya family
- Known as world traveler