Shyamkrishnan R. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kolachery in Kannur district, Kerala |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Alma mater | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar Kozhikode Medical College |
| Notable works | Meeshakallan |
| Notable awards | Yuva Puraskar |
| Spouse | Kavya P. G. |
Shyamkrishnan R. is a Malayalam language short story writer from Kerala, India. His short story collection Meeshakallan won many awards including the Yuva Puraskar (2024) by Sahitya Akademi.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Shyamkrishnan was born in a small town named Kolachery in Kannur district of Kerala state, India.[1] His father A.P. Rameshan was a former school headmaster, and his mother O.C. Prasanna is working as AEO of Kannur North.[1] He studied at St. Michael's School in Kannur.[1]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Shyamkrishnan met his wife Kavya P. G., who is also a poet, at a literature camp in Thrissur in 2015.[1] In 2022, they got married.[1]
Literary career[edit | edit source]
He used to write short poems during his school days, but focussed seriously on writing, mainly short stories, when he was studying for MBBS in Kozhikode Medical College.[2] In 2015, when he was in his final year of MBBS, he received the KV Anoop Memorial Award for his story named Madakkam.[2]
The book Meeshakallan consists of eight short stories written from 2019 to 2022 and published in various periodicals.[2]
Professional career[edit | edit source]
After completing his MBBS from Kozhikode Medical College, Shyam Krishnan did his MD in Biochemistry from AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.[2][3] Currently he is assistant professor of biochemistry at Malabar Medical College, Kozhikode.[2]
Awards[edit | edit source]
His short story collection Meeshakallan won many awards including the Yuva Puraskar (2024) by Sahitya Akademi.[4] Other stories in the collection have won other regional awards also.[1] Meeshakallan also won CV Sriraman Smriti Puraskaram instituted by the CV Sriraman Trust, for young writers in Malayalam,[5] and the KV Anup short story award given as part of the carnival of poetry held at Pattambi Government Sanskrit College.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "വായനയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടു വന്നത് അമ്മ, ജീവിതസഖിയെ കണ്ടെത്തിയത് സാഹിത്യ ക്യാംപിൽ; ശ്യാംകൃഷ്ണൻ പറയുന്നു". www.manoramaonline.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "അംഗീകാരങ്ങൾ പ്രചോദനമാണ്, എഴുത്തിന് ഉത്തരവാദിത്വം കൂടും- ശ്യാംകൃഷ്ണൻ". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ PTI (15 June 2024). "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar, Bal Sahitya Puraskar winners for 2024". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ↑ "ശ്യാംകൃഷ്ണന് കേന്ദ്രസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്കാരം". Mathrubhumi (in മലയാളം). 15 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "സി വി ശ്രീരാമൻ സ്മൃതി പുരസ്കാരം ആർ ശ്യാം കൃഷ്ണന്". Deshabhimani (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ↑ "കെ.വി. അനൂപ് ചെറുകഥാപുരസ്കാരം ശ്യാം കൃഷ്ണന് സമ്മാനിച്ചു" (in മലയാളം). mathrubhumi. 29 February 2024. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
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