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'''[[O. V. Vijayan]]''' was an [[India]]n author and cartoonist, an important figure in modern [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] literature. Vijayan wrote his first short story, "Tell Father Gonsalves", in [[1953]]. He went on to write five novels and translated some of his own work into English. His first and most famous novel, Khasakinte Ithihasam, tells the story of a teacher named Ravi dispatched to a newly created school in remote Khasak. He brought about a sea-change in Malayalam literature with this novel: so much so that it can be divided into pre-Khasak and post-Khasak eras, named after Vijayan's pioneering first novel. The former era was romantic and formal; the latter is modernist, post-modernist and post-post-modernist, with tremendous experimentation in style and content. In a way, Vijayan released Malayalam fiction writing from the shackles of tradition. He wrote many other short stories, essays and satire. He is also a cartoonist. The famous malayalam poet OV Usha is his sister. In [[2003]], he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]]. Vijayan struggled with [[Parkinson's Disease]] for 10 years and finally sucummed to organ failure in a [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] hospital at age 75. ([[O. V. Vijayan|'''more...''']])

Portal:India/SC Summary/SA O. V. Vijayan - Revision history

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