imported>Jonesey95 m Fix ISBN error or other ISBN error using AutoEd (or wrap invalid ISBN in template to show error message) |
updated layout after review and updated info |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Short description|Indian writer (born 1936)}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} | {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}} | ||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
| pseudonym = Anand | | pseudonym = Anand | ||
| birth_name = P. Sachidanandan | | birth_name = P. Sachidanandan | ||
| birth_date = 1936 | | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1936}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Irinjalakkuda]], [[Kerala]], India | | birth_place = [[Irinjalakkuda]], [[Kerala]], India | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Sachidanandan was born in 1936 to a primary school teacher at [[Irinjalakuda]] in the [[Thrissur district]] (Trichur) of [[Kerala]].<ref name="Anand (P.Sachidanandan) -- Malayalam Writer">{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/anand.html |title=Anand (P.Sachidanandan) -- Malayalam Writer |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.loc.gov |publisher=The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office) |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> He graduated in [[Civil Engineering]] from [[College of Engineering, Trivandrum]] in 1958. He retired as Planning Director of the Central Water Commission after a career which included extended stints working in [[Gujarat]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Bengal]]. He also worked in the military ([[North-East Frontier Agency]]) for four years during | Sachidanandan was born in 1936 to a primary school teacher at [[Irinjalakuda]] in the [[Thrissur district]] (Trichur) of [[Kerala]].<ref name="Anand (P.Sachidanandan) -- Malayalam Writer">{{Cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/acq/ovop/delhi/salrp/anand.html |title=Anand (P.Sachidanandan) -- Malayalam Writer |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.loc.gov |publisher=The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office) |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> He graduated in [[Civil Engineering]] from [[College of Engineering, Trivandrum]] in 1958. He retired as Planning Director of the Central Water Commission after a career which included extended stints working in [[Gujarat]], [[Mumbai]] and [[Bengal]]. He also worked in the military ([[North-East Frontier Agency]]) for four years during 1966–70 in the Short Service Commission.<ref name="Anand - Sahapedia interview">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sahapedia.org/anand-0 |title=Anand - Sahapedia interview |date=2019-02-28 |website=www.sahapedia.org |access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> | ||
Anand resides in Delhi.<ref name="Anand: Doyen of Malayalam Literature">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sahapedia.org/anand-doyen-of-malayalam-literature |title=Anand: Doyen of Malayalam Literature |date=2016-06-29 |website=Sahapedia |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> | Anand resides in Delhi.<ref name="Anand: Doyen of Malayalam Literature">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sahapedia.org/anand-doyen-of-malayalam-literature |title=Anand: Doyen of Malayalam Literature |date=2016-06-29 |website=Sahapedia |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> | ||
==Writing== | ==Writing== | ||
It was the famous critic [[M. Govindan]] who helped Anand publish his maiden novel ''Alkkoottam''.<ref name="Anand - Chintha profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chintha.com/node/420 |title=Anand - Chintha profile |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.chintha.com |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> At age 34, it was his first ever published work. It was a new experience for the Malayalee readers and the book received rave reviews and pungent criticisms alike. He followed ''Alkkoottam'' (Crowd) with three more equally abstract novels: ''Maranacertificate'' (Death Certificate), ''Abhayarthikal'' (Refugees) and ''Utharayanam''. These books made Anand a writer with considerable standing in Malayalam. But it was in the late eighties and early nineties that Anand came up with two more novels, ''Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu'' and ''Govardhanante Yaathrakal'', which made him an icon in Malayalam literature. | It was the famous critic [[M. Govindan]] who helped Anand publish his maiden novel ''Alkkoottam''.<ref name="Anand - Chintha profile">{{Cite web |url=http://www.chintha.com/node/420 |title=Anand - Chintha profile |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.chintha.com |access-date=2019-01-25 |archive-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183235/http://www.chintha.com/node/420 |url-status=dead }}</ref> At age 34, it was his first ever published work. It was a new experience for the Malayalee readers and the book received rave reviews and pungent criticisms alike. He followed ''Alkkoottam'' (Crowd) with three more equally abstract novels: ''Maranacertificate'' (Death Certificate), ''Abhayarthikal'' (Refugees) and ''Utharayanam''. These books made Anand a writer with considerable standing in Malayalam. But it was in the late eighties and early nineties that Anand came up with two more novels, ''Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu'' and ''Govardhanante Yaathrakal'', which made him an icon in Malayalam literature. | ||
Contemporary Malayalam writer [[M. Mukundan]] made the following comment about Anand's style. | Contemporary Malayalam writer [[M. Mukundan]] made the following comment about Anand's style. | ||
| Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature]], 1994<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Miscellaneous">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm#Vivarthanam |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Miscellaneous |date=2019-01-25 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705044712/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm#Vivarthanam |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | * [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature]], 1994<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Miscellaneous">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm#Vivarthanam |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Miscellaneous |date=2019-01-25 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705044712/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/others_contd.htm#Vivarthanam |archive-date=5 July 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
* [[Odakkuzhal Award]], 1996<ref name="Winners of Odakkuzhal Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> | * [[Odakkuzhal Award]], 1996<ref name="Winners of Odakkuzhal Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/ |title=Winners of Odakkuzhal Award |date=2019-01-25 |website=www.keralaculture.org |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}}</ref> | ||
* [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Sahitya Akademi Award]], 1997 | * [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Sahitya Akademi Award]], 1997<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* [[Muttathu Varkey Award]], 2000 | * [[Muttathu Varkey Award]], 2000 | ||
* [[Sahitya Akademi]] | * [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]], 2012 | ||
* [[Vallathol Award]], 2015<ref>{{cite news|title=Vallathol Award for Anand|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/vision-and-intellect/article7644275.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 September 2015}}</ref> | * [[Vallathol Award]], 2015<ref>{{cite news|title=Vallathol Award for Anand|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/vision-and-intellect/article7644275.ece|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=12 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
* [[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]], 2019<ref name="Writer Anand selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anand-bags-ezhuthachan-puraskaram/article29855845.ece |title=Writer Anand selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram |date=2019-11-01 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2019-11-02 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | * [[Ezhuthachan Puraskaram]], 2019<ref name="Writer Anand selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/anand-bags-ezhuthachan-puraskaram/article29855845.ece |title=Writer Anand selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram |date=2019-11-01 |work=The Hindu |access-date=2019-11-02 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
| Line 49: | Line 49: | ||
==Books by Anand== | ==Books by Anand== | ||
=== Novels and novellas === | === Novels and novellas === | ||
* [[Marana Certificate]] (Death Certificate ) ''Current Books. 1974. {{ISBN|9788122612189}}.'' | |||
* {{Cite book|title=Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (The Deserts come into existence)|last=|publisher=DC Books|year=1989|isbn=9788171302017|location=Kottayam, Kerala State, India|oclc=898852623}} | |||
* {{Cite book|title=Govardhante Yathrakal (Govardhanan's Travels)|last=|publisher=DC Books|year=1995|id={{ASIN|8171305482|country=in}}}} Received 1997 Sahitya Akademi Award <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=April 2, 2007|title=Anand's book Govardhan's Travels talks about life experiences|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/story/19700101-govardhan-s-travels-a-novel-by-anand-748589-2007-04-02|access-date=2021-10-05|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | |||
* {{Cite book|title=Vyaasanum Vighneswaranum|last=|date=1996|publisher=DC Books|isbn=8171305482|location=Kottayam|oclc=37769967}} | |||
* [[Aalkkoottam]] ''(The Crowd) (1st DCB ed.). Kōṭṭayaṃ: DC Books. 1998. {{ISBN|8171304397}}.'' | * [[Aalkkoottam]] ''(The Crowd) (1st DCB ed.). Kōṭṭayaṃ: DC Books. 1998. {{ISBN|8171304397}}.'' | ||
* Utharayanam ''(in Malayalam). DC Books.'' | * Utharayanam ''(in Malayalam). DC Books.'' | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Abhayarthikal (The Refugees)|last=|date=2001|publisher=DC Books|isbn=817130141X|location=Kōṭṭayaṃ|oclc=53328951}} | * {{Cite book|title=Abhayarthikal (The Refugees)|last=|date=2001|publisher=DC Books|isbn=817130141X|location=Kōṭṭayaṃ|oclc=53328951}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Apaharikkapetta Daivangal|last=|date=2001|publisher=DC Books|isbn=812640390X|location=Kottayam|oclc=50913230}} | * {{Cite book|title=Apaharikkapetta Daivangal|last=|date=2001|publisher=DC Books|isbn=812640390X|location=Kottayam|oclc=50913230}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Samharathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Destruction)|last=|date=2005|publisher=DC Books|isbn=8126409967|location=[Kottayam]|oclc=61261101}} | * {{Cite book|title=Samharathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Destruction)|last=|date=2005|publisher=DC Books|isbn=8126409967|location=[Kottayam]|oclc=61261101}} | ||
| Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Parinamathinte Bhoothangal (The Ghosts of Evolution)|last=|publisher=DC Books|year=2007|isbn=9788126417070}} | * {{Cite book|title=Parinamathinte Bhoothangal (The Ghosts of Evolution)|last=|publisher=DC Books|year=2007|isbn=9788126417070}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Dweepukalum Theerangalum (Islands and Shores)|last=|date=2010|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126427000|location=Kottayam|oclc=660089123}} | * {{Cite book|title=Dweepukalum Theerangalum (Islands and Shores)|last=|date=2010|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126427000|location=Kottayam|oclc=660089123}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Anandinte Novellakal|last=|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126451005|location=Kottayam, Kerala State, India|oclc=907750487}} | * {{Cite book|title=Anandinte Novellakal|last=|year=2014|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126451005|location=Kottayam, Kerala State, India|oclc=907750487}} | ||
=== Short story collection === | === Short story collection === | ||
| Line 70: | Line 70: | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Samvādaṃ (kathakaḷ)|last=|date=1987|publisher=Sāhityapr̲avarttaka Sahakaraṇasaṅghaṃ : Nāṣanal Bukkst̲āḷ|location=Kōṭṭayaṃ|oclc=19326154}} | * {{Cite book|title=Samvādaṃ (kathakaḷ)|last=|date=1987|publisher=Sāhityapr̲avarttaka Sahakaraṇasaṅghaṃ : Nāṣanal Bukkst̲āḷ|location=Kōṭṭayaṃ|oclc=19326154}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Nalamathe Aani (The Fourth Nail)|last=|date=1999|publisher=DC Books|isbn=8171309410|location=Kottayam|oclc=42737283}} | * {{Cite book|title=Nalamathe Aani (The Fourth Nail)|last=|date=1999|publisher=DC Books|isbn=8171309410|location=Kottayam|oclc=42737283}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/ente-priyappetta-kathakal-anand|title=Ente Priyappetta Kathakal|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126479702|page=131}} | * {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/ente-priyappetta-kathakal-anand|title=Ente Priyappetta Kathakal|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126479702|page=131|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183424/http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/ente-priyappetta-kathakal-anand|url-status=dead}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/irippu-nilppu-ezhunnelppu|title=Irippu Nilppu Ezhunnelppu|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126477517|year=2018}} | * {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/irippu-nilppu-ezhunnelppu|title=Irippu Nilppu Ezhunnelppu|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126477517|year=2018|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183330/http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/irippu-nilppu-ezhunnelppu|url-status=dead}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/vruthanthangalum-kathakalum|title=Vruthanthangalum Kathakalum|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-6960-4|page=230}} | * {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/vruthanthangalum-kathakalum|title=Vruthanthangalum Kathakalum|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-6960-4|page=230|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183439/http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/vruthanthangalum-kathakalum|url-status=dead}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Charithr̲akāṇḍaṃ|date=2003|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126406418|location=Kottayam|oclc=55680321}} | * {{Cite book|title=Charithr̲akāṇḍaṃ|date=2003|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126406418|location=Kottayam|oclc=55680321}} | ||
| Line 82: | Line 82: | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Jaiva Manushyan (The Biological Man)|publisher=DC Books|year=2006|isbn=8171302173|location=Kottayam, Kerala State, India|oclc=888466925}} | * {{Cite book|title=Jaiva Manushyan (The Biological Man)|publisher=DC Books|year=2006|isbn=8171302173|location=Kottayam, Kerala State, India|oclc=888466925}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Prakriti, Paristhithi, Daaridryam, Jalam, Oorjam|date=2007|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-8126415359|location=[Kottayam]|oclc=180690158}} | * {{Cite book|title=Prakriti, Paristhithi, Daaridryam, Jalam, Oorjam|date=2007|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-8126415359|location=[Kottayam]|oclc=180690158}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=https://www.maebag.com/Product/3160/Kannadi%20Lokam|title=Kannadi Lokam (Essays and Criticism)|publisher=Current Books|isbn=9788122611694|page=320|language=Malayalam}} | * {{Cite book|url=https://www.maebag.com/Product/3160/Kannadi%20Lokam|title=Kannadi Lokam (Essays and Criticism)|publisher=Current Books|isbn=9788122611694|page=320|language=Malayalam|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183741/https://www.maebag.com/Product/3160/Kannadi%20Lokam|url-status=usurped}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=http://keralabookstore.com/book/nashta-pradesangal/2977/|title=Nashta Pradesangal|publisher=Current Books|year=2014|isbn=9788122611687|page=150|language=Malayalam}} | * {{Cite book|url=http://keralabookstore.com/book/nashta-pradesangal/2977/|title=Nashta Pradesangal|publisher=Current Books|year=2014|isbn=9788122611687|page=150|language=Malayalam}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Sthanam Thettiya Vasthu|publisher=Mathrubhumi Books|isbn=9788182659070|location=Kozhikode, Keralam, India|oclc=966971787}} | * {{Cite book|title=Sthanam Thettiya Vasthu|year=2014|publisher=Mathrubhumi Books|isbn=9788182659070|location=Kozhikode, Keralam, India|oclc=966971787}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Ezhuthu Pusthakam Muthal Yudhamvare|date=2009|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126424276|location=Kottayam|oclc=445486784}} | * {{Cite book|title=Ezhuthu Pusthakam Muthal Yudhamvare|date=2009|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126424276|location=Kottayam|oclc=445486784}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Vitavukal Enna Krishibhoomi|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-3705-4|page=234}} | * {{Cite book|title=Vitavukal Enna Krishibhoomi|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-3705-4|page=234}} | ||
* {{Cite book|title=Sandarbhangal Sandehangal|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126476893}} | * {{Cite book|title=Sandarbhangal Sandehangal|publisher=DC Books|isbn=9788126476893}} | ||
* {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/dweepukalum-theerangalum|title=Dweepukalum Theerangalum|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-2700-0}} | * {{Cite book|url=http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/dweepukalum-theerangalum|title=Dweepukalum Theerangalum|year=2010|publisher=DC Books|isbn=978-81-264-2700-0|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125183459/http://ebooks.dcbooks.com/dweepukalum-theerangalum|url-status=dead}} | ||
=== Poems === | === Poems === | ||
| Line 109: | Line 109: | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{commons category|Anand (writer)}} | {{commons category|Anand (writer)}} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTtj0kdw45Y |title=Anand: Thoughts and Works |date=June 3, 2016 |website=YouTube |publisher= Sahapedia |access-date=2019-01-25}} | * {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTtj0kdw45Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BTtj0kdw45Y |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Anand: Thoughts and Works |date=June 3, 2016 |website=YouTube |publisher= Sahapedia |access-date=2019-01-25}}{{cbignore}} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=https://anandtranslated.wordpress.com/ |title=Anand Translated (A blog featuring Anand's works) |date=2019-01-25 |website=Anand Translated |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}} | * {{Cite web |url=https://anandtranslated.wordpress.com/ |title=Anand Translated (A blog featuring Anand's works) |date=2019-01-25 |website=Anand Translated |language=en |access-date=2019-01-25}} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1911/19110740.htm |title=Soulful and cerebral (M.Mukundan's review of Twilight Encounters |date=2019-01-25 |access-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210110503/http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1911/19110740.htm |archive-date=10 December 2007 }} | * {{Cite web |url=http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1911/19110740.htm |title=Soulful and cerebral (M.Mukundan's review of Twilight Encounters |date=2019-01-25 |access-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210110503/http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1911/19110740.htm |archive-date=10 December 2007 }} | ||
| Line 116: | Line 116: | ||
{{Ezhuthachan Puraskaram}} | {{Ezhuthachan Puraskaram}} | ||
{{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}} | {{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}} | ||
{{Vayalar Awards}} | |||
<!-- categories use ARTICLE title --> | <!-- categories use ARTICLE title --> | ||
| Line 125: | Line 125: | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category:Novelists from Kerala]] | [[Category:Novelists from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Engineers from Kerala]] | [[Category:Engineers from Kerala]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam novelists]] | [[Category:Malayalam-language novelists]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam]] | ||
[[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] | [[Category:Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] | ||
[[Category:People from Irinjalakuda]] | [[Category:People from Irinjalakuda]] | ||
[[Category:Writers from Thrissur district]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian novelists]] | ||
[[Category:Indian male novelists]] | [[Category:Indian male novelists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:44, 29 October 2025
P. Sachidanandan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | P. Sachidanandan 1936 (age 89–90) Irinjalakkuda, Kerala, India |
| Pen name | Anand |
| Occupation | Writer, author |
| Notable works | Aalkkoottam (1970) Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (1989) Jaivamanushyan (1991) Govardhande Yathrakal (1995) |
| Notable awards | |
P. Sachidanandan (born 1936), who uses the pseudonym Anand, is an Indian writer, writing primarily in Malayalam. He is one of the known living intellectuals in India. His works are noted for their philosophical flavor, historical context and their humanism. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and three Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards (story, novel, and scholarly literature). He is also a recipient of Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, Vayalar Award, Odakkuzhal Award, Muttathu Varkey Award, Vallathol Award and Yashpal Award. He did not accept the Yashpal Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel.
Life[edit | edit source]
Sachidanandan was born in 1936 to a primary school teacher at Irinjalakuda in the Thrissur district (Trichur) of Kerala.[1] He graduated in Civil Engineering from College of Engineering, Trivandrum in 1958. He retired as Planning Director of the Central Water Commission after a career which included extended stints working in Gujarat, Mumbai and Bengal. He also worked in the military (North-East Frontier Agency) for four years during 1966–70 in the Short Service Commission.[2]
Anand resides in Delhi.[3]
Writing[edit | edit source]
It was the famous critic M. Govindan who helped Anand publish his maiden novel Alkkoottam.[4] At age 34, it was his first ever published work. It was a new experience for the Malayalee readers and the book received rave reviews and pungent criticisms alike. He followed Alkkoottam (Crowd) with three more equally abstract novels: Maranacertificate (Death Certificate), Abhayarthikal (Refugees) and Utharayanam. These books made Anand a writer with considerable standing in Malayalam. But it was in the late eighties and early nineties that Anand came up with two more novels, Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu and Govardhanante Yaathrakal, which made him an icon in Malayalam literature.
Contemporary Malayalam writer M. Mukundan made the following comment about Anand's style.
Anand's is the most articulate voice in Kerala today, which questions the moral premises of politics and most importantly, resists Hindu fundamentalism. His essays and novels unmistakably establish a metaphor of resistance. The prose in Anand's novels is taut - no moon will ever rise in it, nor flowers blossom or river breezes waft through. His language, stripped to the bone, sometimes challenges the reader to go through it.
Anand has also written many short stories and articles, most of which deal with plight of the ordinary people who are exploited by the people in power. His characters are not necessarily a Malayali, and often weaves in historical elements into his stories. More often they are also located outside Kerala. He is also a prolific essayist. He occasionally writes poems also.
Awards[edit | edit source]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, 1981[5]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, 1985[6]
- Vayalar Award, 1993[7]
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature, 1994[8]
- Odakkuzhal Award, 1996[9]
- Sahitya Akademi Award, 1997[10]
- Muttathu Varkey Award, 2000
- Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize, 2012
- Vallathol Award, 2015[11]
- Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, 2019[12]
Criticisms[edit | edit source]
The 'abstractness' of Anand's writing has been a cause for criticism, from people alleging he does not actually name concrete people and organizations, instead relying on a historical and abstract narrative, even in his political essays. Balachandran Chullikkadu, a well-known poet in Malayalam, once said that Anand is the messiah of NGOs.
Books by Anand[edit | edit source]
Novels and novellas[edit | edit source]
- Marana Certificate (Death Certificate ) Current Books. 1974. ISBN 9788122612189.
- Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (The Deserts come into existence). Kottayam, Kerala State, India: DC Books. 1989. ISBN 9788171302017. OCLC 898852623.
- Govardhante Yathrakal (Govardhanan's Travels). DC Books. 1995. ASIN 8171305482. Received 1997 Sahitya Akademi Award [10]
- Vyaasanum Vighneswaranum. Kottayam: DC Books. 1996. ISBN 8171305482. OCLC 37769967.
- Aalkkoottam (The Crowd) (1st DCB ed.). Kōṭṭayaṃ: DC Books. 1998. ISBN 8171304397.
- Utharayanam (in Malayalam). DC Books.
- Abhayarthikal (The Refugees). Kōṭṭayaṃ: DC Books. 2001. ISBN 817130141X. OCLC 53328951.
- Apaharikkapetta Daivangal. Kottayam: DC Books. 2001. ISBN 812640390X. OCLC 50913230.
- Samharathinte Pusthakam (The Book of Destruction). [Kottayam]: DC Books. 2005. ISBN 8126409967. OCLC 61261101.
- Vibhajanangal. [Kottayam]: DC Books. 2006. ISBN 8126411856. OCLC 70200274.
- Parinamathinte Bhoothangal (The Ghosts of Evolution). DC Books. 2007. ISBN 9788126417070.
- Dweepukalum Theerangalum (Islands and Shores). Kottayam: DC Books. 2010. ISBN 9788126427000. OCLC 660089123.
- Anandinte Novellakal. Kottayam, Kerala State, India: DC Books. 2014. ISBN 9788126451005. OCLC 907750487.
Short story collection[edit | edit source]
- Kathakal 2002-2012. DC Books. p. 213. ISBN 9788126478040.
- Asantham. DC Books. 2005. ASIN B007E4WX1Y.
- Veedum Thadavum (Home and Prison). SPCS. 1980.
- Odiyunna Kurisu (The Breaking Cross). SPCS. 1982.
- Samvādaṃ (kathakaḷ). Kōṭṭayaṃ: Sāhityapr̲avarttaka Sahakaraṇasaṅghaṃ : Nāṣanal Bukkst̲āḷ. 1987. OCLC 19326154.
- Nalamathe Aani (The Fourth Nail). Kottayam: DC Books. 1999. ISBN 8171309410. OCLC 42737283.
- Ente Priyappetta Kathakal. DC Books. p. 131. ISBN 9788126479702. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Irippu Nilppu Ezhunnelppu. DC Books. 2018. ISBN 9788126477517. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Vruthanthangalum Kathakalum. DC Books. p. 230. ISBN 978-81-264-6960-4. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- Charithr̲akāṇḍaṃ. Kottayam: DC Books. 2003. ISBN 9788126406418. OCLC 55680321.
Dramas[edit | edit source]
Other books[edit | edit source]
- Jaiva Manushyan (The Biological Man). Kottayam, Kerala State, India: DC Books. 2006. ISBN 8171302173. OCLC 888466925.
- Prakriti, Paristhithi, Daaridryam, Jalam, Oorjam. [Kottayam]: DC Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8126415359. OCLC 180690158.
- Kannadi Lokam (Essays and Criticism) (in Malayalam). Current Books. p. 320. ISBN 9788122611694. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Nashta Pradesangal (in Malayalam). Current Books. 2014. p. 150. ISBN 9788122611687.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - Sthanam Thettiya Vasthu. Kozhikode, Keralam, India: Mathrubhumi Books. 2014. ISBN 9788182659070. OCLC 966971787.
- Ezhuthu Pusthakam Muthal Yudhamvare. Kottayam: DC Books. 2009. ISBN 9788126424276. OCLC 445486784.
- Vitavukal Enna Krishibhoomi. DC Books. p. 234. ISBN 978-81-264-3705-4.
- Sandarbhangal Sandehangal. DC Books. ISBN 9788126476893.
- Dweepukalum Theerangalum. DC Books. 2010. ISBN 978-81-264-2700-0. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Poems[edit | edit source]
- Thadhagatham (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi Books. 2013. p. 96.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
Translations in English[edit | edit source]
- The death certificate. London: Sangam. 1992. p. 103. ISBN 0863113168. OCLC 28336910.
- Desert shadows. New Delhi: Penguin Books. 1998. ISBN 0140278249. OCLC 40331710.
- Twilight encounters: the fourth nail and other stories. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. 2002.
- Govardhan's travels : a novel. New Delhi: Penguin Books. 2006. ISBN 0143101331. OCLC 124032056.
- The book of destruction. New Delhi: Penguin India. 2012. p. 248. ISBN 9780143068464. OCLC 818535996.
- Twilight encounters : the fourth nail and other stories. New Delhi: Rupa & Co. 2002. ISBN 8171676561. OCLC 50424829.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Anand (P.Sachidanandan) -- Malayalam Writer". www.loc.gov. The South Asian Literary Recordings Project (Library of Congress New Delhi Office). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Anand - Sahapedia interview". www.sahapedia.org. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ↑ "Anand: Doyen of Malayalam Literature". Sahapedia. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Anand - Chintha profile". www.chintha.com. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Winners of Vayalar Award". www.keralaculture.org. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Miscellaneous". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ "Winners of Odakkuzhal Award". www.keralaculture.org. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Anand's book Govardhan's Travels talks about life experiences". India Today. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ↑ "Vallathol Award for Anand". The Hindu. 12 September 2015.
- ↑ "Writer Anand selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram". The Hindu. 1 November 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Anand (1998). Raṇṭu nāṭakaṅṅaḷ. Prabhat Book House. OCLC 41143454.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "Noted Malayali writer and intellectual Anand talks about his life and works". Sahapedia. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Anand: Thoughts and Works". YouTube. Sahapedia. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Anand Translated (A blog featuring Anand's works)". Anand Translated. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- "Soulful and cerebral (M.Mukundan's review of Twilight Encounters". 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
Template:Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
