T. V. Kochubava Explained

T. V. Kochubava
Birth Date:1955 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kattoor, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Death Place:Kozhikode, Kerala
Occupation:Novelist, writer
Nationality:Indian
Spouse:Zeenath

T. V. Kochubava (1955–1999) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, known for his novels and short stories. He published twenty three books covering the genres of novels, short stories, translations and plays and was a recipient of a number of awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel in 1996, besides several other honours.

Biography

Kochubava was born on 28 November 1955 at Kattoor village in Thrissur district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Veeravu, a coir merchant and his wife, Beevathu, in a family with limited financial resources.[1] After early schooling at St. George's Convent UP School, Karanchira and Pompei St. Mary's High Secondary School, Kattoor, he graduated from Sree Narayana College, Nattika before moving to Sharjah to work at a private company for the next two decades.[2] On his return to India, he joined Gulf Voice as its editor and settled in Kozhikode.

Kochubava was married to Zeenath and the couple had a son and a daughter.[3] He died on 25 November 1999, at the age of 43, of a heart attack.

Legacy and honours

He authored 23 books, including a play, novels and short story anthologies.[4] Vridhasadanam, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winning novel, short story anthologies such as Eppozhethumo Entho and Prarthanakalode Nilkkunnu and Checkuthan Arrestil, a play, feature among his notable works.[5] He also wrote one screenplay, Balloon, which won the first prize in the screenplay competition conducted by Nana Film Weekly in 1981. It was adapted into a movie the next year under the same name, in which Mukesh made his acting debut.[6] Jalamalika, his short story anthology, is a prescribed text for BA Malayalam course at Pondicherry University.[7]

Kochubava received the Ankanam Award in 1989 for his anthology, Soochikkuzhayil Oru Yacob, the book also received the State Bank of Travancore Literary Award the next year. He received one more award in 1995, the Cherukad Award for his novel, Vridhasadanam;[8] Kerala Sahitya Akademi also picked the book for their annual award for novel in 1996.[9] He received two more award in 1997, the Thoppil Ravi Award for his novel, Upajanmam and the V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award for the anthology, Jalamalika.

T. V. Kochubava Literary Award is an eponymous award instituted in his memory, for recognising excellence in Malayalam literature; the recipients include Akbar Kakkattil,[10] Sandeep Pampally[11] and K. Rekha.[12] Balachandran Vadakkedath, a writer friend of Kochubava, published a book, Janmasradham, in 2014, which features his biography as well as a critical study of his works. Vadakkedath also published another book on Kochubava, under the title, Kochubhava Kathayum Kaalavum.[13]

Bibliography

Novels

Short stories

Translations

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal . 2019-03-24 . Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal . 2019-03-24.
  2. Web site: Malayalam novelist remembered . Our RAK Correspondent . Williams George . Khaleej Times . 2019-03-24.
  3. News: Malayalam author dead . The Tribune . India . PTI . 26 November 1999 . 2019-03-24.
  4. Web site: Literary dissection of a friendship . Santhosh . K. . 2014-09-30 . The Hindu . en-IN . 2019-03-25.
  5. Web site: List of works . 2019-03-25 . Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
  6. Web site: Balloon (1982) . www.malayalachalachithram.com . 2019-03-25.
  7. Web site: SYLLABUS FOR B.Com, B.A. / B.Sc.. FOUNDATION COURSE AND B.A.MALAYALAM . 2019-03-25 . UNIVERSITY OF PONDICHERRY U.G. BOARD (MALAYALAM) . 14 . 2019-03-25.
  8. Web site: Cherukad Award . 2019-03-24 . keralaculture.org . 2019-03-24.
  9. Web site: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel . 2019-03-25 . Kerala Sahitya Akademi . 2019-03-25.
  10. Web site: Litterateur Akbar Kakkattil no more . Mathrubhumi . 17 February 2016 . en . 2019-03-25.
  11. Web site: Sandeep Pampally . Issuu . en . 2019-03-25.
  12. Web site: ടി വി കൊച്ചുബാവ പുരസ്‌കാരം കെ രേഖയ്ക്കു സമ്മാനിച്ചു . www.kairalinewsonline.com . 2019-03-25.
  13. Book: Kochubhava Kathayum Kaalavum . 2019-03-25 . 978-8184233537 . Vadakkedath . Balachandran . Green Books Publisher .

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