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'''P. Kesava Pillai''' (20 July 1904 – 1 July 1983), better known by his pen-name '''P. Kesavadev''', was a novelist and social reformer of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He is remembered for his speeches, autobiographies, novels, dramas, short stories, and films. ''[[Odayil Ninnu]]'', ''Nadhi'', ''Bhrandalayam'', ''Ayalkar'' (Central Academi Award-winning novel), ''Ethirppu'' (autobiography) and ''Oru Sundariyude Athmakadha'' are some among his 128 literary works. Kesavadev along with [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] and [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] are considered the exponents of progressive Malayalam Literature.<ref>{{cite news |title= Thakazhi passes away
|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19990412/ige12182.html|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=12 April 1999|access-date=4 November 2008 }}</ref><ref name="Award winning Malayalam authors">{{Cite web |url=http://www.indianscripts.com/Articles/Award-winning-Malayalam-authors.html |title=Award winning Malayalam authors |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.indianscripts.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Kesavadev, born Kesava Pillai, on July 21, 1904 at Kedamangalam, a small hamlet near [[North Paravur]], then [[British Raj]], to Appu Pillai-Karthyayani Amma couple.<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/PKesavadev/Html/Kesavadevgraphy.htm |title=Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi |date=2019-01-26 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> He had formal education only up to High School levels when he had to abandon it due to financial constraints and take up part time jobs such as a collection agent, tuition teacher and cloth merchant. It was during this time, he was influenced by the thoughts of [[Sahodaran Ayyappan]] and participated in the ''Mishra Bhojanam'', a grand feast organized by Ayyappan where around 200 people including people of the lower castes sat together to eat. Subsequently, he joined [[Arya Samaj]] and adopted the name Kesavadev to get rid of his last name "[[Pillai (title)#Kerala usage|Pillai]]" which denoted his caste. He later aligned himself with the [[Indian National Congress - Freedom Era|Indian National Congress]] and with the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" /> He was involved with several publications, starting with [[Swadeshabhimani (newspaper)|Swadeshabhimani]] as an interim editor when A. K. Pillai, the then editor traveled to the UK. ''Malayala Rajyam'', ''Bhaje Bharatham'', ''Prathidinam'' and ''Thozhilali'' were some of the other publications he was involved with; the last one when he was an active [[Communism|communist]].<ref name="A catalyst that triggered progressive literature">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/russian-revolutions-influence-in-malayalam-literature/article19993174.ece |title=A catalyst that triggered progressive literature |last=Anandan |first=S. |date=2017-11-06 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> He also wrote propaganda literature for the communist movement<ref name="A rebel’s manifesto">{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/a-rebels-manifesto/article6228930.ece |title=A rebel's manifesto |last=Pradeep |first=K. |date=2014-07-20 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> and served as the president of the ''Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham'' (Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society) and [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]].<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" />

Kesavadev published his autobiography, ''Ethirppu'', in 1959,<ref name="Ethirppu - P.Kesavadev">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.in/Ethirppu-P-Kesavadev/dp/B007E4WQI4 |title=Ethirppu |last=P.Kesavadev |date=1959-02-10 |publisher=Prabhath Book House |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> which reflected his communist ideals.<ref name="Poet Sugathakumari receives Kesavadev Literary Award - Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/poet-sugathakumari-receives-kesavadev-literary-award/articleshow/59689654.cms |title=Poet Sugathakumari receives Kesavadev Literary Award - Times of India |date=July 20, 2017 |website=The Times of India |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> He was a recipient of [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] Fellowship.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Fellows/Html/HonMembersPage.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship |date=2019-01-26 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> In 1964, [[Sahitya Akademi]] selected his work, ''Ayalkkar'' for their [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|annual award for Novel]].<ref name="Profile of Malayalam Story Writer P. Kesavadev">{{Cite web |url=https://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=story&artist=P%2520Kesavadev |title=Profile of Malayalam Story Writer P. Kesavadev |date=2019-01-26 |website=en.msidb.org |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |title=Kendra Sahitya Academy Awards (Malayalam) |publisher=Public Relations Department, [[Government of Kerala]] |access-date=11 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070524212356/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/awards.htm |archive-date=24 May 2007 }}</ref> He was also a recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award.<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" />

Kesavadev's first marriage was to Gomathy Amma but the marriage did not last long.<ref name="Portrait of a Rebel">{{Cite web |url=http://kesavadev.net/en/l_and_t_kdv.htm |title=Portrait of a Rebel |date=2019-01-26 |website=kesavadev.net |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> His married again in 1957 when he was in the sixties and working at the [[All India Radio]]; Seethalekshmi Dev, his second wife was a known novelist and was much younger to him in her thirties.<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" /> Jothydev Kesavadev, their son, is a [[diabetologist]] and a pioneer in telemedicine in diabetes care.<ref name="Constant monitoring reduces risk of diabetes">{{Cite web |url=http://gulftoday.ae/portal/beaef885-46d4-4e18-a602-c3155e73f1b2.aspx |title=Constant monitoring reduces risk of diabetes |date=June 23, 2014 |website=gulftoday.ae |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref>

Kesavadev died on July 1, 1983, at the age of 78.<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" />

==Novels==
Kesavadev emerged as one of the makers of modern Malayalam fiction.<ref name="Kesavadev - a biography">{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.5454 |title=Kesavadev - a biography |last=Sasidharan K.p. |date=1990 |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> He can be referred to as the first writer to usher in the Renaissance in Malayalam literature, by writing the novel ''[[Odayil Ninnu]]'' (''From the Gutter''; 1942) with a rickshaw puller as its hero.<ref name="Odayil Ninnu synopsis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/21806849 |title=Odayil Ninnu synopsis |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> Dev was in the forefront among the writers who employed new norms in the content and characterisation in Malayalam fiction. ''Odayil Ninnu'' came as a shocking revelation that a finest piece of literature can be produced with commonplace themes and unconventional style of prose with ordinary mortals as heroes and heroines. Apart from the fact that the appearance of rickshaw puller was a thrilling experience at that time, the he was known to have started a new trait in Malayalam literature and many writers followed suit.<ref name="Menon1979">{{cite book|author=A. Sreedhara Menon|title=Social and cultural history of Kerala|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BXluAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Sterling}}</ref> The novel was made into a movie with the name unchanged, by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]] in 1965.<ref name="Odayil Ninnu 1965 film">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0213961/ |title=Odayil Ninnu 1965 film |date=2019-01-26 |website=IMDb |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>

His second novel, ''Bhranthalayam'' (''The Mad House''; 1949), was novel based on the tragedy of partition of the nation and showed Kesavadev as a humanist.<ref name="Bhranthalayam synopsis">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/21862637 |title=Bhranthalayam synopsis |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref><ref name="Bhranthalayam - Synopsis on Good Reads">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/21862637 |title=Bhranthalayam - Synopsis on Good Reads |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> ''Rowdy'', his next novel, was published in 1958, which was based on the story of an abused orphan, taking to arms in defense against the community, narrated in a sarcastic style.<ref name="Kesavadev">{{Cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.5454 |title=Kesavadev |last=Sasidharan K.p. |date=1990 |website=Sahitya Akademi archives |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]]'s 1966 film, [[Rowdy (1966 film)|Rowdy]] was based on this novel.<ref name="Rowdy (1966)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=197 |title=Rowdy (1966) |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> ''Ayalkar'' (''The Neighbours''), published in 1963, is considered by many as his masterpiece.<ref name="Biography published by Kerala Sahitya Akademi" /> This novel is acclaimed as the chronicle of the evolution of the three leading communities of the State of Kerala, the [[Nair]]s, Christians and Ezhavas from the days of feudalism to the post independent era.<ref name="Ayalkkar - synopsis on Good Reads">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/19024081-ayalkkar |title=Ayalkkar - synopsis on Good Reads |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> Writing about the tragedy of the disintegration of the two major [[Tharavadu|tharavads]] – Mangalassery and Pachazhi, Kesavadev recreates their past and also narrates the trials and tribulations paving the way for their total destruction as well as the history of the state for a period of about fifty years from the times of feudalism to the rise of the new era. The novel won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref name="P. Kesavadev - Author profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5753924.P_Kesavadev |title=P. Kesavadev - Author profile |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>

The other works of Dev adapted as movies are [[Aadhyathe Katha]] (1972) directed by [[K. S. Sethumadhavan]],<ref name="Aadyathe Kadha (1972)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=436 |title=Aadyathe Kadha (1972) |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> ''Oru Sundariyude Athmakatha'', renamed as [[Oru Sundariyude Katha]] and directed [[Thoppil Bhasi]] (1972)<ref name="Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=430 |title=Oru Sundariyude Kadha (1972) |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> and [[Swapnam]] (1973), the directorial debut of [[Babu Nanthankode]].<ref name="Swapnam (1973)">{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=499 |title=Swapnam (1973) |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> His unfinished novel ''Padicha Kallanmar'' was later rewritten and published by his wife Seethalekshmi Dev.<ref name="Padicha Kallanmar">{{Cite book |title=Padicha Kallanmar |last=P. Kesavadev, Seethalakshmi Dev |date=2006 |publisher=Poorna Publications |isbn=8130004879 |edition= 1st |location=Kozhikode |oclc=77049064}}</ref>

==Short stories==
Kesavadev was a prolific writer.<ref name="List of works">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/PKesavadev/Html/PKesavadevbooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-01-26 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> He has written about 300 short stories. His stories offer a very wide range and variety in theme and technique and deal with the trivialities of the ordinary people as their themes.<ref name="Kesavadev - a biography" />

==Plays==
Though Kesavadev is primarily known for his contributions as a Novelist and Short Story writer, the full-length plays and one act plays he has written were very popular in those days and attracted huge audience when enacted on stages.<ref name="Kesavadevinde Nadakangal">{{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/220799 |title=Kesavadevinde Nadakangal |last=P |first=Kesavadev |date=1967 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> His plays reflect his social criticism. Plays like Pradhanamanthri (Prime Minister) have political undertones and were popular.<ref name="Kesavadev - a biography" />

==Kesavadev Awards==
{{Main|P. Kesavadev Literary Award}}
P. Kesavadev Trust has instituted P. Kesavadev Awards to be presented yearly to two dignified personalities.<ref>{{cite news |title= P. Kesavadev awards announced |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/11/stories/2007071152740500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007001519/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/11/stories/2007071152740500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 October 2008|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=11 July 2007|access-date=4 November 2008 }}</ref> One award goes to literature (poetry, novel, and essays). Diabscreen Kerala- Kesavadev Trust Award is presented to best health related article/report alternatively to visual and print media.<ref>{{cite news |title= Kesavadev Award presented|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/06/stories/2005040615800300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050406043457/http://www.hindu.com/2005/04/06/stories/2005040615800300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 April 2005|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 June 2005|access-date=4 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Kesavadev Award announced|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062958400300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704075018/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/29/stories/2008062958400300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2008|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 June 2008|access-date=4 November 2008 }}</ref> [[Sugathakumari]], [[Gopinath Muthukad]], [[G.N. Panicker]]<ref name="P.Kesavadev Awards 2016">{{Cite web |url=http://diabscreenkerala.net/prgms/2010/july_25_2016.html |title=P.Kesavadev Awards 2016 |date=2019-01-26 |website=diabscreenkerala.net |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> and [[Mohanlal]] are among the recipients of the award.<ref name="Poet Sugathakumari receives Kesavadev Literary Award - Times of India" /><ref name="Had Kesavadev been alive today, his speeches would have invited intolerance: Prabha Varma">{{Cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2018/jul/12/had-kesavadev-been-alive-today-his-speeches-would-have-invited-intolerance-prabha-varma-1841934.html |title=Had Kesavadev been alive today, his speeches would have invited intolerance: Prabha Varma |date=July 12, 2018 |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref>

== Bibliography ==
=== Novels ===
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* {{Cite book |title=Odayil Ninnu |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publications |year=1942 |isbn=978-8171801343}}
* {{Cite book |title=Bhranthalayam |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Sahitya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd |year=1949 |isbn=9780000103727}}
* {{Cite book |title=Roudy |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publications |year=1958 |isbn=978-8171803842}}
* {{Cite book |title=Nadi |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=National Book Stall |year=1951}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/70164 |title=Ulakka |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=S.P.C.S. |year=1951}}
* {{Cite book |title=Kannadi |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |year=1961 |isbn=9788126407415}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://www.puzha.com/e-arcade/dcb/catalogue/cateng9.html |title=Sakhavu Karottu Karanavar |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |year=1961}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069698-pankalaaksheede-diary |title=Pankalaaksheede Diary |last=P. Kesavadev |year=1963 |isbn=9788126409990}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://www.puzha.com/e-arcade/dcb/catalogue/catengall.html |title=Prema Viddi |last=P. Kesavadev |year=1963}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/206124 |title=Swapnam |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Current Books |year=1967}}
* {{Cite book |title=Sughikkan Vendi |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publishers |year=1967 |isbn=978-8130013251}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/217023 |title=Adhyathe Kadha |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=National book stall |year=1968}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/212105 |title=Adhikaram |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=National Book Stall |year=1968}}
* {{Cite book |title=Oru Sundariyude Atmakatha |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publications |year=1970 |isbn=978-8171808427}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18366454-velicham-kerunnu |title=Velicham Kerunnu |last= P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |year=1974 |isbn=8126411228}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/73779 |title=Njondiyude Kadha |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1974 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/78707 |title=Randammayum Oru Makanum |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1975 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/80790 |title=Nahna Thettukaran |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1986 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite book |title=Ayalkkar |last=P. Kesavadev |date=1995 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=8171304532 |location=Kōṭṭayaṃ |oclc=35169081}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16034725-enikkum-jeevikkanam |title=Enikkum Jeevikkanam |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=H & C |isbn=978-9382776369 |page=112}}
* {{Cite book |title=Oru Lakshavum Carum |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publications |isbn=978-8130008561}}
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=== Short stories ===
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* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/221043 |title=Therenjedutha Kadhakal |last=P |first=Kesavadev |date=1969 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/70327 |title=Theranjedutha Kathakal, Part II |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1969 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21474461-sarvarajya-kozhikale-sangadikkuvin |title=Sarvarajya Kozhikale Sangadikkuvin |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |isbn=978-8126439201}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16034736-prathijnayum-mattu-pradhana-kathakalum |title=Prathijnayum Mattu Pradhana Kathakalum |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788126405619|year=2007 }}
* {{Cite book |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16069693-kesavadevinte-kathakal |title=Kesavadevinte Kathakal |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788126431670}}
* {{Cite book |title=Kesavadeinte Samboornakathakal |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=Poorna Publications |year=2010 |isbn=978-8130010793}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/72447 |title=Swargathil Oru Cheguthan |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1965 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
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=== Plays ===
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*''Pradhanamanthri'' (1940)
*''Munnottu'' (1947)
*''Manthriyaakkalle'' (1949)
*''Njanippokamunistaavum''(1953)
*''Thondukari'' (1954)
*''Mazhayangum Kudayingum'' (1956)
*''Orumuri thenga'' (1959)<ref name="Orumurithenga">{{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/70402 |title=Orumurithenga |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1957 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref>
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=== Memoirs ===
* {{Cite book |title=Ethirppu |last=P. Kesavadev |publisher=DC Books |isbn=978-8126453108}}

=== Other books ===
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/223549 |title=Samarakavi |last=Kesavadev.P |date=1946 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/72585 |title=Russiayude Kamukan |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1954 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/83336 |title=Novel Ente Kazhchappadil |last=Kesavadev |first=P. |date=1992 |website=find.uoc.ac.in |language=ml |access-date=2019-01-25}}

== Film Adaptations ==
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* [[Odayil Ninnu (film)|Odayil Ninnu]] (1965)
* [[Rowdy (1966 film)|Rowdy]] (1966)
* [[Aadhyathe Katha]] (1972)
* [[Oru Sundariyude Katha]] (1972)
* [[Swapnam]] (1973)
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsSE5byCLU0 |title=P.Kesavadev: the life of the legendary Malayalam writer of India |date=2019-01-25 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-01-25}}
* {{worldcat_id|name=Works by or about P. Kesavadev|id=lccn-n80-107318}}
* {{worldcat_id|name=Works by or about Seethalekshmi Dev|id=lccn-n83-159826}}
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/PKesavadev/Html/Kesavadevgraphy.htm |title=Biography |date=2019-01-25 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref>
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/PKesavadev/Html/PKesavadevpage.htm |title=Portrait |date=2019-01-26 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-26}}

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[[Category:1904 births]]
[[Category:1983 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian male novelists]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Ernakulam district]]
[[Category:Malayalam novelists]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]]
[[Category:Indian social reformers]]
[[Category:Novelists from Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]
[[Category:Indian dramatists and playwrights]]
[[Category:Indian short story writers]]

P. Kesavadev - Revision history

imported>Serols: Reverted edits by 176.202.164.144 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10)