A.Sethumadhavan | |
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| Born | 5 June 1942 Chendamangalam, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India |
| Pen name | Sethu |
| Occupation | Writer, banker |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | UC College, Aluva |
| Period | 1956–1960 |
| Genre | Novel, short story, essays |
| Website | |
| Sethu.org | |
A. Sethumadhavan (born 5 June 1942), popularly known as Sethu, is a Malayalam fiction writer. He has published more than 35 books.[1] He won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for the work Adayalangal. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in 1982 and 1978 for his works Pandavapuram and Pediswapnangal; and Vayalar Award for Adyalangal in 2006.[citation needed] He also won Odakkuzhal award for his novel Marupiravi. Sethu's other literary works include Velutha Koodarangal, Thaliyola, Kiratham, Niyogam, Sethuvinte Kathakal and Kaimudrakal. He also served as the chairman and CEO of the South Indian Bank.[2] In 2022, he won the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, highest literary honour of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi.[3]
- ^ "Recreating Muziris". The Hindu. 6 August 2011.
- ^ "Writers never retire, says Sethu". The Hindu. 28 May 2005. Archived from the original on 11 January 2007.
- ^ "Novelist Sethu wins Ezhuthachan Puraskaram 2022". English.Mathrubhumi. November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.