Sivaraman Cheriyanad Explained

Sivaraman Cheriyanad
Native Name:ശിവരാമന്‍ ചെറിയനാട്
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Birth Date:1941 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Cheriyanad, Chengannur, Travancore
Death Place:Kollakadavu, Cheriyanad
Language:Malayalam
Genre:Short story, novel, children's literature, scholarly literature
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Sivaraman Cheriyanad was a Malayalam-language writer from Kerala, India. He wrote short stories, novels and children's literature, besides contributing to scholarly literature including studies on the works of Parappurath and Malayattoor Ramakrishnan. He received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award and A. P. Kalakkad Award. He was also a school teacher and a recipient of the National Teachers Award.

Life

Sivaraman was born on 13 December 1941 in Cheriyanad near Chengannur in the present-day Alleppey district of Kerala.[1] He started his career as an upper primary school teacher. He was a teacher in Tamil Nadu, Malabar and Alleppey, and retired from Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Mavelikkara. He received the National Teachers Award in 1989.[1] The same year, he received the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for the year 1988 for his short story collection Peruchazhikalude Maalam.[2] He received a scholarship from the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 1990-91 for the study of the works of the writer Parappurath.[3] He received the A. P. Kalakkad Award in 2009. He was the president of Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society for nine years.[4] He also served as the vice president of A. R. Raja Raja Varma Memorial Committee, office-bearer of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham,[5] and an executive member of the publication wing of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[1] He died on 12 September 2019 at a private hospital in Kollakadavu near Cheriyanad.[1] [6] [7] His wife Sarasamma had predeceased him.[1]

The Sivaraman Cheriyanad Award, instituted in his memory in 2023, is given annually to the best short story collection in Malayalam. The inaugural award was received by T. P. Venugopalan for his work Thunnalkkaran.[8]

Works

Short story collections

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Peruchazhikalude Maalamപെരുച്ചാഴികളുടെ മാളം
2000Puthiya Padangalപുതിയ പാഠങ്ങള്‍Trivandrum

Chintha

1997Oru Pavam Kazhuthaഒരു പാവം കഴുതTrichur

Current Books

1996Ingane Oro Viddithamഇങ്ങനെ ഓരോ വിഡ്ഢിത്തംTrichur

Current Books

1992AsidharaഅസിധാരAlleppey

Janajagruti

1988Valiyavarude Maranam Valiya Maranamവലിയവരുടെ മരണം വലിയ മരണംKottayam

N.B.S.

1980Neethipeedathile Kurudanനീതിപീഠത്തിലെ കുരുടന്‍Kottayam

N.B.S.

1977Vietnam Kathakalവിയറ്റ്നാം കഥകള്‍Kottayam

Vidyarthi Mithram

1977Kattinte Niramകാറ്റിന്റെ നിറംTrivandrum

Kerala Grandhasala Sangham

2006Kallan Vasullayude Shashtipoorthi Smaranika: Oru Mukhakurippuകള്ളന്‍ വാസൂള്ളയുടെ ഷഷ്ടിപൂര്‍ത്തി സ്മരണിക: ഒരു മുഖകുറിപ്പ്Trivandrum

Chintha

1978Udaya GeethamഉദയഗീതംCalicut

Deshabhimani

Bhranthillatha Bhranthanഭ്രാന്തില്ലാത്ത ഭ്രാന്തന്‍
Daivathinte Kalaദൈവത്തിന്റെ കാള
Thiranjedutha Kathakalതിരഞ്ഞെടുത്ത കഥകള്‍

Novels

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1983Adhehamഅദ്ദേഹംKottayam

N.B.S.

1981Koda കോടCalicut

Deshabhimani

1979Tholuതോല്Calicut

Deshabhimani

2005Bhagavathitheruvile Kattuഭഗവതിത്തെരുവിലെ കാറ്റ്Calicut

Haritham Books

Children's literature

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1978Cheppukudathile Chenkadalചെപ്പുകുടത്തിലെ ചെങ്കടല്‍Kottayam

Vidyarthi Mithram

1984Koodu Veeduകൂട് വീട്Trivandrum

Bala Sahitya Institute

1999Sundarapuriസുന്ദരപുരിTrivandrum

Bala Sahitya Institute

1985Thenvarikkaതേന്‍വരിക്കKottayam

S.P.C.S.

1999Neyyappamനെയ്യപ്പംKottayam

N.B.S.

1981Anubombinte Pithavuഅണുബോംബിന്റെ പിതാവ്Trivandrum

Chintha

Munibalanമുനിബാലന്‍
1980Ammayude Kannuneerഅമ്മയുടെ കണ്ണുനീര്‍Trivandrum

KANFED

Scholarly literature

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1995Parappurath

Onakattukarayude Kathakaran

പാറപ്പുറത്ത്: ഓണാട്ടുകരയുടെ കഥാകാരന്‍Trichur

Kerala Sahitya Akademi

Malayattoor

Jeevithavum Krithikalum

മലയാറ്റൂര്‍: ജീവിതവും കൃതികളും

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: Sivaraman Cheriyanad passes away . 4 February 2023 . . 12 September 2019.
  2. Book: Malayalam Literary Survey . 11 . . 1989 . 73 . This year's Abu Dhabi Sakti awards were given away to Alintara G. Krishna Pillai for his book 'Anachilandikal' (children's literature), M. Kuttikrishnan for 'Vailoppilli Kavithakal' (a critical study), Sivaraman Cheriyanad for 'Peruchazhikalute Malam' (short stories), Unnikrishnan Kanhirathanam for 'Agnipanchakam', K. P. Mohammed for 'Ottakangalkkoru Geetham' and Abraham for 'Villi' all poetry.
  3. News: Kallara Ajayan . തിരിച്ചറിയപ്പെടേണ്ട പ്രതിഭ . 4 February 2023 . Kesari Weekly . 4 February 2022 . ml.
  4. News: SPCS to institute award for writers . 4 February 2023 . . 11 July 2010.
  5. News: S. Akhilesh . മാതൃഭൂമിയുടെ ശുദ്ധമലയാളം ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടി ശിവരാമൻ ചെറിയനാട് . 4 February 2023 . . 1 May 2022 . ml.
  6. News: ശിവരാമന്‍ ചെറിയനാട് അന്തരിച്ചു . 4 February 2023 . . 12 September 2019 . ml.
  7. News: ശിവരാമൻ ചെറിയനാട് അന്തരിച്ചു . 4 February 2023 . . 12 September 2019 . ml.
  8. Web site: പ്രഥമ ശിവരാമന്‍ ചെറിയനാട് പുരസ്‌കാരം ടി പി വേണുഗോപാലന്‌ . 2 February 2024 . . 18 September 2023 . ml.