P. K. Parakkadavu Explained

P. K. Ahamed Parakkadavu
Pseudonym:P. K. Parakkadavu
Birth Name:Ponnamkotte Ahmad
Birth Date:1952 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Parakkadavu, Vadakara, Calicut
Language:Malayalam
Nationality:Indian
Citizenship:Indian
Alma Mater:Farook College, Calicut
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Spouse:Zebunnisa
Relatives:Hassan and Mariyam (parents)Athira Sameer and Anuja Mirshad (children)
Awards:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award[1]

P. K. Parakkadavu (Pi. Ke Pār̲akkaṭav) is an Indian writer from Kerala.[2] [3] He was one of the recipients of the 2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards for overall contribution.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

He was born on October 15, 1952, to Ponnankodu Hassan and Maryam in Parakkadavu near Vadakara in Calicut district. He completed his education from Farook College and migrated to the Persian Gulf region for a while to find work. He was the Periodicals Editor of the Madhyamam Daily and the Director of Editorial Relations. He has published 45(forty five)books and some of them have been translated into English, Hindi, Arabic, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. He is a member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi and the executive committee of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad. After the murder of writers including Kalburgi, he resigned from Sahitya Akademi to protest against the silence of the central government and the Akademi.

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  1. Web site: Malayalam novelist returns Akademi award, 2 others quit membership.
  2. Web site: പ്രണയം പറയുന്ന നക്ഷത്രങ്ങൾ.
  3. Web site: Parakkadavu's stories in Arabic now.
  4. Web site: Kerala Sahitya Akademi awards announced. Mathrubhumi. 21 February 2018 .
  5. News: Sahithya Akademi awards announced. 22 February 2018. The Hindu.
  6. Web site: PK Parakkadavu resigns from Sahitya Akademi.
  7. Web site: PK Parakkadavu | Madhyamam.
  8. News: In solidarity. The Hindu. September 2016. Kunhikrishnan. K..