V. V. Ayyapan | |
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| Born | Kandanissery Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan 9 July 1923 Kandanassery, Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kingdom of Cochin, British India |
| Died | 2 June 2010 (aged 86) Kunnamkulam, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Pen name | Kovilan |
| Occupation | Writer, soldier, freedom fighter |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | Kandanisseri Excelsior School
Nenmini Higher Elementary School Sahitya Deepika Sanskrit College at Pavaratty |
| Genre | Novel, short story, essay |
| Notable works | Ezhamedangal, Thottangal, Thattakam |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 1972 Thottangal Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 2005 |
Kandanisseri Vattamparambil Velappan Ayyappan (9 July 1923 – 2 June 2010) or V. V. Ayyappan, better known by his pen name Kovilan, was an Indian Malayalam language novelist and freedom fighter from Kerala. He is considered one of the most prolific writers of contemporary Indian literature.[1] In all, he had authored 11 novels, 10 collections of short stories, three essays and a play.
He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1972 and 1977 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998. He was also a recipient of the Kerala state government's highest literary honour Ezhuthachan Puraskaram in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Malayalam literature.[2] He had been a Fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi since 1997 and Sahitya Akademi since 2005.[1][3]
- ^ a b "Nirmal Verma, Kovilan elected Sahitya Academy Fellows". The Hindu. 17 February 2005. Archived from the original on 17 February 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "Ezhuthachan Puraskaram presented to writer Kovilan". The Hindu. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2009.
- ^ "A moment of honour for writer-patriarch Kovilan". The Hindu. 3 May 2005. Archived from the original on 6 May 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2009.