Jose Panachippuram (born 24 August 1951 in

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, India) is a noted short story writer,

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and

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. He is working as the Editorial Director of ''

Malayala Manorama '' Manorama'' is a morning newspaper in Malayalam published from Kottayam, Kerala, India by the Malayala Manorama Company Limited. Currently headed by Mammen Mathew, it was first published as a weekly on 14 March 1888, and currently has a rea ...

'' daily and Editor in-charge of Bhashaposhini. He won the

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Award in 2005 for the novel ''Kannadiyile Mazha''. His column ''Tharangangalil'' holds the record for being the longest-running column in Malayalam, having been written for 45 years and still continuing.

Works

He has been the brain behind Manorama's famous pocket cartoon ''Kunchukkuruppu'' for the past 34 years. He has also written more than 30 books. ''Tharangangalil'' won the P. Kesavadev Literary Award in 2007. He Joined Malayala Manorama in 1975. His column ''Snehapoorvam'' in Bhashaposhini completed 35 years. He also wrote a column named ''Shoonyavela'' in Manorama Weekly.

Published books

#Dharavi #Snehapoorvam Panachi #Tharangamgalil #Alikhitham #Thiruvallakkum Chengannoorinumidayil Evideyo #Kannadiyile Mazha #Irakkam #Kumarakom Thottulla Kathakal #Pulikkum Vedikkum Thammil #E-Raudram #Monsoon Bathroom #Kadamattom Chitta #Amazon Chuttika #Sathyathinoru Ponnada #

References

Indian male short story writers 1951 births Living people Malayalam-language journalists Malayalam short story writers Malayalam-language novelists Writers from Kottayam district Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Writers from Kottayam 20th-century Indian short story writers Journalists from Kerala Indian male novelists Indian male journalists 20th-century Indian novelists 20th-century Indian male writers {{India-writer-stub