K. Rekha is a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

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writer and jo‌urnalist.

Biography

She was born on 30 September 1975 as daughter of Appukuttan Nair and Vasumathi amma, in Vellani at Irinjalakkuda of

Thrissur District Thrissur (), anglicised as Trichur, is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is situated in the central region of the state. Spanning an area of about , th ...

. She completed her degree in

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from Sree Narayana College, Nattika and she completed her master's degree in

from Sree Kerala Varma 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 ...

. She earned a journalism diploma from

Kerala Media Academy Kerala Media Academy (formerly Kerala Press Academy), is an academy of journalists in Kerala. The academy was established on 19 March 1979. It is a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and Indian Newspa ...

, Kochin. She was working as a journalist in

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from 2001 to 2018. Now, she is working Malayalam Lecturer in Bishop Moore College at Mavelikkara.

Awards and honours

She is a recipient of the I.C. Chacko Award instituted by the

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 ...

for ''Arudeyo Oru Sakhavu''. He work '' Nunayathi'' won the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for the year 2021 in children's literature category.

Selected works

* ''Ninnil Charunna Nerath'' * ''Prakash Rajum Njanum'' * ''Arudeyo Oru Saghavu'' * ''Kannyakayum Pullingavum'' * ''Rekhayude Kathakal''

References

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