Asha Menon (writer) explained

Asha Menon
Birth Date:	1947 11, df=yes
Occupation:	Writer, Author, Reviewer
Language:	Malayalam
Genre:	Stories, Travelogue
Awards:	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue

K. Sreekumar, known as Asha Menon is a writer and reviewer of Malayalam literature.^[1]

Personal life

Asha Menon was born on 18 November 1947 at Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala, India. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree. He left his engineering studies midway to join the South Indian Bank as an officer. After some years, he took voluntary retirement from the service.^[1] He is a lifelong bachelor.

Works

Asha Menon is a study of a calm search for nature and man, and a study of genetics, music, science and spirituality.

• Puthiya Purusharthangal (1978)^[2]
• Kaliyugaranyakangal (1982)^[3]
• Parivrajakante Mozhi (1984)^[4]
• Prathirodhangal (1985)^[5]
• Herbarium (1985)^[6]
• Thanumanasi (1990)^[7]
• Jeevante Kaiyoppu (1992)^[8]
• Adarunna Kakkakal (Travelogue-1994)^[9]
• Paragakosangal (1997)^[10]
• Payasvini (1999)^[11]
• Krishnasilayum Himasirassum (2001)^[12]
• Khalsayude Jalasmrithi (2003)^[13]
• Sraddhaswarangal (2006)^[14]
• Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu (2007)^[15]
• Himalaya Prathyakshangal (2007)^[16]
• Elamulachikal (2007, 2010)^{[17] [18]}
• Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal (2010)^[19]
• Prathirodhangal (2010)^[20]
• Katha Dasakam (2012)^[21]
• Utharendian Greeshmathiloode (2015)^[22]

Awards

• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Thanumanasi' in 1990.^[23]
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Jeevante Kaiyoppu' in 1994.^[23]
• Nalappadan Award 2022 for his Holistic Contributions to Malayalam Literature (Nalappadan Memorial Cultural Society-NMCS)

See also

• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue to Adarunna Kakkakal in 1995

External links

• Official website
• Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
• DC Books

Notes and References

1. Web site: Asha Menon. Good Reads.
2. Web site: Puthiya Purusharthangal. Kerala Book Store.
3. Web site: Kaliyugaranyakangal. Daily Hunt.
4. Web site: Parivrajakante Mozhi. Indulekha.
5. Book: Prathirodhangal. 23 July 2010 . Amazon.
6. Web site: Herbarium. Kerala Book Store.
7. Web site: Thanumanasi. Kerala Book Store.
8. Web site: Jeevante Kaiyoppu. Good Reads.
9. Web site: Adarunna Kakkakal. Mathrubhumi.
10. Web site: Paragakosangal. KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL.
11. Web site: Payasvini. Good Reads.
12. Web site: Krishnasilayum Himasirassum. Mount Cart.
13. Book: Khalsayude Jalasmrithi. 18 June 2003 . Amazon.
14. Book: Sraddhaswarangal. 18 June 2003 . Amazon.
15. Web site: Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu. Good Reads.
16. Book: Himalaya Prathyakshangal. Amazon. 9788126422197 .
17. Web site: Elamulachikal. Connemara.
18. Book: Elamulachikal. 21 July 2010 . Amazon.
19. Book: Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal. .
20. Book: Prathirodhangal. 23 July 2010 . Amazon.
21. Book: Katha Dasakam. January 2012 . Amazon.
22. Book: ആഷാ മേനോന്‍. .
23. Web site: Utharendian Greeshmathiloode. Kerala Literature. 30 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103223/http://keralaliterature.com/author.php?authid=1671. 31 December 2017. dead.