T. K. D. Muzhappilangad
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T.K. Damodaran | |
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Born | India |
Pen name | T.K.D. Muzhappilangad |
Occupation | Author |
Genre | Novels, screenplay, children's literature |
Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature |
T.K Damodaran (born 1946), popularly known as T.K.D. Muzhappilangad, is an Indian author, screenplay writer, critic and orator. He is an acclaimed children's story writer in Malayalam, who has won several awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.[1] His book Unnikkuttanum kadhakaliyum received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 1983.[2] He was born in Muzhappilangad, a coastal village in Kerala. Besides children's literature he wrote four novels, sixteen essays on various subjects, five biographies and five plays.[3]
Gallery[]
Certificate of Sahithya Academy Award
House of T.K.D. at Muzhappilangad
References[]
- ^ "Sri Padmanabha Swamy Endowment Award for Literature for Children". Keralasahityaakademi.org. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Mathrubhumi || books". Secure.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Ernakulam Public Library catalog › Results of search for 'au:"Muzhappilangad. T. K. D." and au:Muzhappilangad. T. K. D'". 122.165.117.71. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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