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'''V. K. Madhavan Kutty''' (17 January 1934 &ndash; 1 November 2005) was a journalist from the state of [[Kerala]], India. He was long associated with the ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' newspaper, a [[Malayalam]] daily based out of [[Kozhikode]]. He was stationed at [[New Delhi]] as Chief of Bureau for most of his career. He was well known among the journalism circles in the capital owing to his astute professionalism and efficiency.{{needs citation|date=October 2017}} He retired as the editor of ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' after serving for 40 years.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110320240300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060525213416/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110320240300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-05-25|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Kerala / Kochi News : Madhavankutty's death mourned|date=2005-11-03|access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref> He was also one of the founding directors of the Malayalam satellite channel [[Asianet (TV channel)|Asianet]]. Madhavankutty survived an aircrash which killed Union Minister [[Mohan Kumaramangalam]] and several others in 1973.{{cn|date=March 2018}}<br />
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== Literary works ==<br />
Apart from many in-depth articles, V K Madhavankutty has also authored several Malayalam & English novels. Some of his works are<br />
* ''Asrikaram''<br />
* ''Ormakalute Virunnu''<br />
* ''Orttucollan: Malayalattinte Priyappetta Kavyasakalannal''<br />
* ''Oru Malayali Patrapravarttakante ormmakkurippukal''<br />
* ''The Unspoken Curse''<br />
* ''The Village before Time''<ref name="bookfinder">{{cite web|url=http://www.bookfinder.com/author/v-k-madhavan-kutty/|publisher=bookfinder.com|title=V. K Madhavan Kutty: used books, rare books and new books @ BookFinder.com|access-date=2017-01-29}}</ref><br />
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He was honoured with the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] and [[Padma Shri|Padmashree]] (2002) by the Government of India.<ref name=gov>[http://www.kerala.gov.in/kercaldec05/p35.pdf] {{deadlink|date=May 2018}}</ref><br />
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