Cheruthuruthy Velappan Sreeraman (7 February 1931 – 11 October 2007) was an Indian writer who wrote

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. He was the Vice Chairman of

Kerala Sahitya Akademi The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam Literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and Malayalam literature, literature. It is situated in the city of Thrissur, Kerala in India. History The acad ...

. C. V. Sreeraman's stories stand foremost core to the theme, as exemplified by his ''Anayasena Maranam'' (Dying an Easy Death) and ''Railway Palangal'' (The Rails). He won the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Academy Award in 1999 for his collection of short stories ''Sreeramante Kathakal'' and Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for the collection ''Vasthuhara''.

Biography

Born on 7 February 1931, at Porkulam,

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to Velappan and Janaki, Sreeraman spent a part of his childhood in

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."സി.വി.ശ്രീരാമന്റെ ചരമവാര്‍ഷികദിനം"
DC Books (in Malayalam). 10 October 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2023. He studied in Government High School, Kunnamkulam; T.M. H. S., Perumbilavu; St. Thomas College,

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

and St. Aloysius College,

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and took degree in law from the Madras Law College. For seven years, he worked in the Rehabilitation Department of the

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, which provided the theme for some his stories. A

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right from his student days, Sreeraman served as the president of Chovvanur panchayat for seven years and was actively associated with the pro-

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cultural outfit Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham. He was a member of the

Executive Committee from 1988 to 1991. His residence in Kongunoor near Kunnamkulam, Thrissur was a hub for Malayalam writers from the district. Sreeraman died on 10 October 2007 at Jubilee Mission hospital in

. He was being treated for liver and renal problems. He was 76 and survived by wife and three children.

Writing

Sreeraman wrote his first story ''Oru Puthiya Samararoopam'' while studying at St. Thomas College, Thrissur. His works include ''Puthuma Illathavarude Nagaram, Chidambaram, Kshurasyadhara, Theerthakkavadi, Dukhitharude Dukham, Puramkazhchakal, Vasthuhara, Chakshu Sravanagalasthamam, Pondhan Mada, Sheema Thampuran'' and ''Entosy Valiamma''. His stories were translated into English and German, and several Indian languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Marathi and Oriya. The visual quality of his narration attracted filmmakers. '' Vasthuhara'', '' Chidambaram'' ( G. Aravindan), ''Purushartham'' ( K. R. Mohanan) and '' Ponthan Mada'' ( T. V. Chandran) were based on Sreeraman's stories.

Bibliography

The following are the works published by C. V. Sreeraman.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sreeraman, C. V. 1931 births 2007 deaths Writers from Thrissur district Writers from Thrissur Malayalam-language novelists Malayalam short story writers Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award 20th-century Indian short story writers 20th-century Indian novelists Indian male short story writers Indian male novelists Novelists from Kerala 20th-century Indian male writers

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