V. P. Sivakumar

V. P. Sivakumar
Born(1947-05-15)15 May 1947
Died27 July 1993(1993-07-27) (aged 46)
Occupation(s)Short story writer, essayist, translator
SpouseGeetha
Parents
  • Padmanabhan Nair (father)
  • Janaky Amma (mother)

Vazhappilliyil Padmanabhan Nair Sivakumar (1947–1993), commonly identified as V. P. Sivakumar, was an Indian writer and translator, known for bringing in a new sensibility in Malayalam literature through his short stories. Besides four short story anthologies, he published a compilation of satirical articles and translated several works of Jorge Luis Borges and Eugène Ionesco into Malayalam.