K. J. Baby Explained

K. J. Baby (born 27 February 1954) is an Indian writer and film director from the Kerala state.

Life

Baby's literary works include Nadugaddika, Mavelimantam and Bespurkana. Mavelimantam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.^[1] Baby and his wife Shirly founded Kanavu, an alternative school/commune for Wayanad's Adivasi children.^[2] He directed the film Guda (The Cage, 2003) which told the story of Kattunayakar tribe.^[3]

Goodbye Malabar, the latest novel written by K.J. Baby, was released on 16th Novembetr, 2019.^[4] K.J. Baby won the Bharat Bhavan award for the overall contribution and playwriting in the village drama 'Nadugaddika'.^[5]

References

1. http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw3.htm "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards"
2. K. A. Shaji (22 March 2008). "Masti Ki Pathashala" . At Kanavu he successfully implemented an unconventional system in which the senior students takes care of teaching juniors Tehelka.Kanavu stands apart as a model for addressing one of the serious issues of tribal life which is drop out of children from conventional schools. Kanavu also help the children to learn martial arts and traditional music. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
3. http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/kjbaby.html "K. J. Baby"
4. News: 2019-11-16. K.J. Baby's new novel on William Logan's Malabar to be out today. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-10-02. 0971-751X.
5. Web site: 'Nattugaddika' author KJ Baby wins Bharat Bhavan award for overall contribution in drama. 2021-10-02. Mathrubhumi. en. 2 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002072103/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/-nattugaddika-author-kj-baby-wins-bharat-bhavan-award-for-overall-contribution-in-drama-1.5466493. dead.