P. K. Parakkadavu (Pi. Ke Pār̲akkaṭav) is an Indian writer from
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
. He was one of the recipients of the
2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards
The 2016 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award was announced on 21 February 2018. The award is given each year, since 1958, by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy), to Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidia ...
for overall contribution.
Early life
He was born on October 15, 1952, to Ponnankodu Hassan and Maryam in Parakkadavu near
Vadakara
Vatakara, also known as Vadakara () (formerly Badagara, ), is a municipality, taluk and a major town in the Kozhikode district in Indian state of Kerala. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Mahé to the north and ...
in
Calicut district
Kozhikode (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district head ...
. He completed his education from
Farook College
Farook College is a government-aided, autonomous, arts and science college located in Feroke near Kozhikode, Kerala, India. It is the largest residential post-graduate aided institution in Kerala affiliated to the University of Calicut; it wa ...
and migrated to the Persian Gulf region for a while to find work. He was the Periodicals Editor of the ''
Madhyamam Daily
''Madhyamam'' (meaning ''Medium'') is a Malayalam-language newspaper published in Kerala, India, since 1987. He has published 45(forty five)books and some of them have been translated into English, Hindi, Arabic, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. He is a member of the General Council of the
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...
and the executive committee of 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 ...
and the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad. After the murder of writers including Kalburgi, he resigned from Sahitya Akademi to protest against the silence of the central government and the Akademi.