Vinoy Thomas
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Vinoy Thomas is an Indian writer who writes in Malayalam. Known for his novels, Karikkottakkari and Puttu as well as for his short stories such as Ramachi, Thomas is a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story. Churuli, a Lijo Jose Pellissery movie, is based on one of his stories.
Biography[]
Vinoy Thomas was born in Nellikkampoyil, near Iritty in Kannur district of the south Indian state of Kerala.[1][2] After early education at St. Joseph's High School, Kunnoth, he completed his college education from the University of Calicut and joined the Government High School, Ulikkal where he serves as a teacher.[3] He is married to Gigimol and the couple has a son, Adwait and a daughter, Akshari.[1][citation needed]
Literary career[]
Ramachi, the first book published by Thomas, was a short story anthology and the book was released in 2014.[4] Subsequently, he published his debut novel, Karikkottakkari,[3][5] which narrated the lives of the migrants in a Kannur village of the same name.[6][7][8] His next novel, Puttu (Molehill) was released in 2020 and it discussed incestual relationships in a high range village.[9] He has also published another short story anthology, titled Mullaranjaanam (Wasteband of Thorns).[4] Churuli, a 2020 Malayalam film by Lijo Jose Pellissery is based on a short story by Vinoy Thomas.[10][11]
Awards and honors[]
Vinoy Thomas received the 2019 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story for his anthology, Ramachi, the award announced in 2021.[12] The anthology had earlier received the 'Edakkadu Sahithya Vedi Puraskaram'.[3][13] He is also a recipient of 'Sakhav Verghese Memorial Award', 'Joseph Mundassery Award', 'V. P. Sivakumar Keli Award' and 'Kunjamu Purakkad Memorial Award'.[1][3]
Selected bibliography[]
Novels[]
- Thōmas, Vinōy (2014). Karikkōṭṭakkari. Kottayam. ISBN 978-81-264-5190-6. OCLC 904194736.
- Thōmas, Vinōy (2020). Puṭṭau. Kottayam, Kerala State, India. ISBN 978-93-5390-409-8. OCLC 1233021171.
Short story anthologies[]
- Vinōy Thōmas (2017). Ramachi. Kottayam, Kerala State, India. ISBN 9789386680778. OCLC 1027009858.
- Vinōy Thōmas (2019). Muḷḷarañjāṇaṃ. Kottayam, Kerala State, India. ISBN 978-93-89445-45-9. OCLC 1137746857.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "വിനോയ് തോമസ് എഴുതിയ കഥ, നായ്ക്കുരണ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "Vinoy Thomas- Mathrubhumi Online". english.mathrubhumi.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d www.dcbooks.com. "എടക്കാട് സാഹിത്യവേദി പുരസ്കാരം വിനോയ് തോമസിന്". DC Books. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "VINOY THOMAS- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF –2020". keralaliteraturefestival.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "കരിക്കോട്ടക്കരി : രാഷ്ട്രീയ ഭാവനകളുടെ പുനർ നിർണയം". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Binoy, Rasmi (2015-01-22). "Book review: Historical riddles". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ "കറുപ്പിന്റെ ദൈവശാസ്ത്രം". www.marunadanmalayalee.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "വിനോയ് തോമസ്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "അഗമ്യഗമനങ്ങളുടെ ചിതല്പ്പുറ്റുകള്". truecopythink.media (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "Lijo Jose Pellisserry's Churuli is my bucket list tick: Vinay Forrt - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ Sharma, Suparna (2021-02-13). "Churuli: When gibberish pretends to have meaning". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- ^ "kerala sahithya academy award announced കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; എസ്. ഹരീഷിന്റെ 'മീശ' മികച്ച നോവൽ". www.twentyfournews.com. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ Binoy, Rasmi (2017-11-09). "Epiphanies of the ordinary". The Hindu. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
Further reading[]
- "Vinoy Thomas, Author at Indian Express Malayalam" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- "The Beauty of Experiments". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- "Naykkurana". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-02-16.
External links[]
- "Books by Vinoy Thomas - Kerala Book Store". keralabookstore.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- "Vinoy Thomas Writes About Man". Jwalanam. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- "PLAY BELL CHIEF GUEST - VINOY THOMAS". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
- Living people
- Writers from Kerala
- People from Kannur district
- Indian male short story writers
- Malayalam-language writers
- Malayalam short story writers
- Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- Malayalam novelists
- Indian male novelists