Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode

Indian civil servant and novelist

Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode (born 1942) is an Indian civil servant and a Malayalam language novelist from the state of Kerala. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for the novel Driksakshi.^[1]

Education and career

Unnikrishnan earned Bachelor of Science in Physics from Government Victoria College, Palakkad and then earned a Bachelor of Education degree from Feroke Training College. He later went on to earn Advanced Financial Management from Strathclyde University, Scotland and in Public Sector Management from Leeds University, United Kingdom.

He commenced his career as a teacher in 1963. He later joined the Central Secretariat Service in 1966 and retired in year 2002 as Deputy Secretary to Government of India from Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

Life

He was born in Thiruvazhiyode village in Palakkad district of Kerala, in 1942. He is married to Sridevi and has three children, Amrita, Namrata and Abhilash. The writer resides in New Delhi.^[2]

Works

Stories

Ha Paris
Thiruvazhiydinte Kathakal

Novels

Hippy
Oru Dhwani Aayiram Prathidhwani
Maranathinte Niram
Nakhakshathangal
Panam
Driksakshi
Choothattam
Neelamalakalile Suvarna Nnjhorikal
Layanam
Manassakshi

Novelettes

Velichhathinte Porulukal
Nakhachitrangal
Sisiranidra

Other works

Theekkudukka (Drama)
Thaalam Thavalam (Radio play)
Aahuthi (Radio play)

External links

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel

References

^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
^ "Hall of Fame - Alumni of the Palakkad Victoria College". Government Victoria College, Palakkad. Retrieved 18 April 2014.