N Prabhakaran | |
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| Born | 30 December 1952 Parassinikadavu, India |
| Occupation | Writer, Professor |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Period | 1966–present |
| Genre | Short story, novel, novella, play, travelogue, screen play, literary criticism |
| Notable works | Thiyur Rekhakal, Pulijanmam |
| Spouse | K P Reena |
N. Prabhakaran is a noted short story writer, novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, educationist, editor and columnist in Malayalam.[1] He won the 2022 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.[2] The eldest of the five children born to N Kunhambu and A Kalliani, Prabhakaran was born at Parassinikkadavu in Kannur district of Kerala on 30 December 1952. He spent his childhood days at Madayi.[3] Prabhakaran studied at Madayi L P School, Govt. High School, Madayi, Payyannur College and Government Brennen College, Thalassery. He served as a lecturer at the Dept. of Malayalam of Lekshmipuram college of Arts and Science, Neyyoor, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, University College, Thiruvananthapuram, CKG Memorial Govt College, Perambra, and Govt Brennen College, Thalassery, and retired while serving as the Head of the Malayalam Department of Brennen College. The writer also served as a visiting professor of Malayalam at the University of Calicut. Prabhakaran resides at Dharmadam in Thalassery.
- ^ Sudhakaran, P. "Shelf Life-Words are Weapons-N Prabhakaran" Times of India. 14 Feb 2015.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships for M M Basheer, N Prabhakaran". The New Indian Express. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Sarith, C. "Madayiparayude Makan" ("The Son of Madayipara"). Mathrubhumi. 19 Spt 2017.