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'''Karoor Neelakanta Pillai''' (Malayalam: കാരൂർ നീലകണ്ഠപ്പിള്ള) ( | |||
'''Karoor Neelakanta Pillai''' (Malayalam: കാരൂർ നീലകണ്ഠപ്പിള്ള) (22 February 1898 – 30 September 1975) was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]] and one of the founders of [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society]] (Writers' Co-operative Society). Some of his works such as ''Poovan Pazham'' and ''Marappavakal'' are counted by many among the best short stories in [[Malayalam literature|Malayalam]]. He was a recipient of the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] in 1969, which he received for his short story, ''Mothiram''. | |||
== Life and career == | == Life and career == | ||
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Pillai became associated with the ''Adhyapaka Maha Sabha'' (teachers' union) in 1920 and two years later, he was elected as its secretary.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> He was involved in the teachers' meeting that discussed strike and though the matter was voted out by the meeting, the government dismissed all teachers who participated in the meeting; Pillai also lost his job. He worked as an assistant to a local [[ayurvedic]] physician at Ettumanoor till he was reinstated in his job by the government, with a posting at Namakkuzhi school. After holding the post for a while, he took long leave from job and became the secretary of Kottayam Co-operative Union. Moving to the village of [[Panmana]], he started trading in coir products and it was in 1930, he married Gomathy Amma. When the coir industry went through a lean period during the [[World War II]], he quit trading and returned to teaching, this time at the local school in [[Thazhava]] village.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> | Pillai became associated with the ''Adhyapaka Maha Sabha'' (teachers' union) in 1920 and two years later, he was elected as its secretary.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> He was involved in the teachers' meeting that discussed strike and though the matter was voted out by the meeting, the government dismissed all teachers who participated in the meeting; Pillai also lost his job. He worked as an assistant to a local [[ayurvedic]] physician at Ettumanoor till he was reinstated in his job by the government, with a posting at Namakkuzhi school. After holding the post for a while, he took long leave from job and became the secretary of Kottayam Co-operative Union. Moving to the village of [[Panmana]], he started trading in coir products and it was in 1930, he married Gomathy Amma. When the coir industry went through a lean period during the [[World War II]], he quit trading and returned to teaching, this time at the local school in [[Thazhava]] village.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> | ||
It was during this time, Pillai, along with [[M. P. Paul]], worked towards forming a co-operative for writers and in 1945, with a capital of {{INR}} 120,<ref name="SPCS - About Us">{{Cite web |url=http://www.spcsindia.com/aboutus.php |title=SPCS - About Us |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.spcsindia.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> they registered the ''[[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society|Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham]]'' (SPCS - Writers' Cooperative Society) with Paul and Pillai as the president<ref name="Remembering a visionary - Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Remembering-a-visionary/articleshow/14856306.cms |title=Remembering a visionary - Times of India |date=July 13, 2012 |website=The Times of India |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> and the secretary of the society, respectively.<ref name="JStor profile">{{Cite journal |title=JStor profile |journal = Journal of South Asian Literature|volume = 15|issue = 1|date=2019-01-26 |jstor = 40872325}}</ref> He held the position of the secretary for two decades and when he relinquished the position in 1965, the society had already made a mark in the publishing sector, with the integration of National Book Stall in 1949.<ref name="Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society">{{Cite book |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-4270 |title=Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001 |access-date=2019-01-26|isbn=9780198606536 }}</ref> | It was during this time, Pillai, along with [[M. P. Paul]], worked towards forming a co-operative for writers and in 1945, with a capital of {{INR}} 120,<ref name="SPCS - About Us">{{Cite web |url=http://www.spcsindia.com/aboutus.php |title=SPCS - About Us |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.spcsindia.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> they registered the ''[[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society|Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham]]'' (SPCS - Writers' Cooperative Society) with Paul and Pillai as the president<ref name="Remembering a visionary - Times of India">{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Remembering-a-visionary/articleshow/14856306.cms |title=Remembering a visionary - Times of India |date=July 13, 2012 |website=The Times of India |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> and the secretary of the society, respectively.<ref name="JStor profile">{{Cite journal |title=JStor profile |journal = Journal of South Asian Literature|volume = 15|issue = 1|date=2019-01-26 |jstor = 40872325}}</ref> He held the position of the secretary for two decades and when he relinquished the position in 1965, the society had already made a mark in the publishing sector, with the integration of National Book Stall in 1949.<ref name="Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society">{{Cite book |url=http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-4270 |title=Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001 |access-date=2019-01-26|isbn=9780198606536 |editor1-last=Suarez |editor1-first=Michael F |editor2-first=H. R |editor2-last=Woudhuysen }}</ref> | ||
He died in September 30th,1975, at the age of 77.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> | He died in September 30th,1975, at the age of 77.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> | ||
== Major works == | == Major works == | ||
Pillai, [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] and [[Uroob]] are considered to be the preeminent storytellers in [[Malayalam literature]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Michigan State University, Asian Studies Center |title=Journal of South Asian literature |url=https://books.google.com/?id=7jIzAAAAIAAJ&q | Pillai, [[Vaikom Muhammad Basheer]] and [[Uroob]] are considered to be the preeminent storytellers in [[Malayalam literature]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Michigan State University, Asian Studies Center |title=Journal of South Asian literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7jIzAAAAIAAJ&q=Karur+Neelakanta+Pillai|year=1980}}</ref><ref name="Datta1988">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB4n3MVozbUC&pg=PA1609|year=1988|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1194-0|pages=1609–}}</ref> His short stories often portray the plight of the middle class in a simple and straightforward manner.<ref>{{cite book |title=Indian literature |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZZjAAAAMAAJ&q=Karur+Neelakanta+Pillai|year=1993|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] }}</ref> Many of his stories were translated into other Indian languages and English. The short story ''Anakkaran'' (The Mahout) was translated into English by Santa Ramesvara Rao.<ref name="Karoor Neelakanda Pillai on Good Reads">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6527412.Karoor_Neelakanda_Pillai |title=Karoor Neelakanda Pillai on Good Reads |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/southasia/guides/malayalam.html|title=A Bibliography of Malayalam literature in English translation|publisher=[[University of Washington Libraries]]|access-date=2009-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303223648/http://lib.washington.edu/subject/southasia/guides/malayalam.html|archive-date=3 March 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He wrote many stories for children and his story ''Anchu Kadalasu'' was later adapted for a film of the same name.<ref name="Karoorinte Balakathakal on Good Reads">{{Cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/best_book/21800774-karoorinte-balakathakal |title=Karoorinte Balakathakal on Good Reads |date=2019-01-26 |website=www.goodreads.com |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> He received the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story]] in 1960 for his short story, ''Mothiram''.<ref name="Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Stories.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story |date=2019-01-26 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-26}}</ref> | ||
=== Short stories === | === Short stories === | ||
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* ''Astrologer'' | * ''Astrologer'' | ||
* ''Gruhanayika (Lady of the house) | * ''Gruhanayika (Lady of the house) | ||
* ''Pothichoru'' ( | * ''Pothichoru'' (rice covered with leaf) | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 2 December 2021
Karoor Neelakanta Pillai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 February 1898 |
| Died | 30 September 1975 (aged 77) |
| Pen name | Karoor |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | Short story, Novel |
| Subject | Social |
| Notable awards | 1969 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story |
Karoor Neelakanta Pillai (Malayalam: കാരൂർ നീലകണ്ഠപ്പിള്ള) (22 February 1898 – 30 September 1975) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and one of the founders of Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society (Writers' Co-operative Society). Some of his works such as Poovan Pazham and Marappavakal are counted by many among the best short stories in Malayalam. He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 1969, which he received for his short story, Mothiram.
Life and career[edit | edit source]
Karoor Neelakanta Pillai was born on 22 February 22, 1898, in Ettumanoor, in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Kunhiliyamma and Neelakanta Pillai.[1][note 1] His formal education lasted only up to 7th standard though he was known to have been good at studies. He began his career as a school teacher at a local school in Kadappoor but quit his job when he got a government job as a teacher at the local school in Pothanikkad.[2] While on job at various places such as Ettumanoor, Vemballi and Kanakkari, he pursued his studies and passed 9th standard in 1913 as well as the teachers' training examinations.[3]
Pillai became associated with the Adhyapaka Maha Sabha (teachers' union) in 1920 and two years later, he was elected as its secretary.[1] He was involved in the teachers' meeting that discussed strike and though the matter was voted out by the meeting, the government dismissed all teachers who participated in the meeting; Pillai also lost his job. He worked as an assistant to a local ayurvedic physician at Ettumanoor till he was reinstated in his job by the government, with a posting at Namakkuzhi school. After holding the post for a while, he took long leave from job and became the secretary of Kottayam Co-operative Union. Moving to the village of Panmana, he started trading in coir products and it was in 1930, he married Gomathy Amma. When the coir industry went through a lean period during the World War II, he quit trading and returned to teaching, this time at the local school in Thazhava village.[1]
It was during this time, Pillai, along with M. P. Paul, worked towards forming a co-operative for writers and in 1945, with a capital of ₹ 120,[4] they registered the Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham (SPCS - Writers' Cooperative Society) with Paul and Pillai as the president[5] and the secretary of the society, respectively.[6] He held the position of the secretary for two decades and when he relinquished the position in 1965, the society had already made a mark in the publishing sector, with the integration of National Book Stall in 1949.[7]
He died in September 30th,1975, at the age of 77.[1]
Major works[edit | edit source]
Pillai, Vaikom Muhammad Basheer and Uroob are considered to be the preeminent storytellers in Malayalam literature.[8][9] His short stories often portray the plight of the middle class in a simple and straightforward manner.[10] Many of his stories were translated into other Indian languages and English. The short story Anakkaran (The Mahout) was translated into English by Santa Ramesvara Rao.[11][12] He wrote many stories for children and his story Anchu Kadalasu was later adapted for a film of the same name.[13] He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 1960 for his short story, Mothiram.[14]
Short stories[edit | edit source]
- Karoor Kathakal Sampoornam (complete works)[15]
- Marappavakal (The Wooden Dolls)
- Pathu Kadhakal (Ten Stories)
- Thiranjedutha Kadhakal (Selected Stories)
- Rahasyam (The Secret)
- Ambalapparambil (In the Temple Courtyard)
- Poovanpazham
- Orupidimannu (A fist full of earth)
- Meenkari (The Fisherwoman)[16]
- Smarakom
- Thoopukaran (The sweeper)
- Kochanujathi (The little sister)
- Astrologer
- Gruhanayika (Lady of the house)
- Pothichoru (rice covered with leaf)
- Melvilasam
- Iruttil
- Kadhayalla
- Thaekkupaat
- Karayikunna Chiri
- Pishachinte kuppayam
- Kadhaakautukam
- Motiram
- Ee Sahaayathil Charadund
- Keezhadangal
Novels[edit | edit source]
Plays[edit | edit source]
- Appoopan (Grandfather)
Children's literature[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Karoor was the family name of his mother, obtained through matrilineal succession
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "Karoor Neelakanta Pillai". Nairs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ "Veethi profile". Veethi. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "SPCS - About Us". www.spcsindia.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "Remembering a visionary - Times of India". The Times of India. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "JStor profile". Journal of South Asian Literature. 15 (1). 26 January 2019. JSTOR 40872325.
- ↑ Suarez, Michael F; Woudhuysen, H. R, eds. (1 January 2010). Sahitya Pravarthaka Cooperative Society. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001. ISBN 9780198606536. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ Michigan State University, Asian Studies Center (1980). Journal of South Asian literature.
- ↑ Amaresh Datta (1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 1609–. ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- ↑ Indian literature. Sahitya Akademi. 1993.
- ↑ "Karoor Neelakanda Pillai on Good Reads". www.goodreads.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "A Bibliography of Malayalam literature in English translation". University of Washington Libraries. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
- ↑ "Karoorinte Balakathakal on Good Reads". www.goodreads.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Karoor Kathakal Sampoornam. National Book Stall. p. 1558.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Meenkari. National Book Stall. p. 72.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Hari. Poorna Publications. ISBN 978-8130001531.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai (1972). Panjiyum Thuniyum. Poorna Publications. ISBN 9788130006680.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Karoorinte Balakathakal. National Book Stall.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Enne Rajavakkanam. National Book Stall.
- ↑ Karur Neelakanta Pillai. Aanakkaran. National Book Stall.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Karoor Neelakanda Pillai". www.goodreads.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Karoorinte Balakathakal". www.goodreads.com. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
