Asha Menon (writer)
Asha Menon | |
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| Born |
18 November 1947 Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala |
| Occupation | Writer, Author, Reviewer |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | India |
| Genre | Stories, Travelogue |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue |
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| Official website | |
K. Sreekumar, known as Asha Menon is a writer and reviewer of Malayalam literature.
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.
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)
- Kaliyugaranyakangal (1982)
- Parivrajakante Mozhi (1984)
- Prathirodhangal (1985)
- Herbarium (1985)
- Thanumanasi (1990)
- Jeevante Kaiyoppu (1992)
- Adarunna Kakkakal (Travelogue-1994)
- Paragakosangal (1997)
- Payasvini (1999)
- Krishnasilayum Himasirassum (2001)
- Khalsayude Jalasmrithi (2003)
- Sraddhaswarangal (2006)
- Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu (2007)
- Himalaya Prathyakshangal (2007)
- Elamulachikal (2007, 2010)
- Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal (2010)
- Prathirodhangal (2010)
- Katha Dasakam (2012)
- Utharendian Greeshmathiloode (2015)
Awards
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Thanumanasi' in 1990.
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Jeevante Kaiyoppu' in 1994.
- Nalappadan Award 2022 for his Holistic Contributions to Malayalam Literature (Nalappadan Memorial Cultural Society-NMCS)