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M. K. Sanu
Born	(1926-10-27) 27 October 1926 (age 98) Thumpoly, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Alappuzha, Kerala, India)
Occupation	Writer Critic Poet Biographer Journalist
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Poetry, essay, biography
Website
www.sanumash.com

M. K. Sanu (born 27 October 1926) is an Indian Malayalam-language writer, critic, retired professor, biographer, journalist, orator, social activist, and human rights activist. He has authored over thirty-six books.

He is a permanent member of the International Body for Human Rights, as well as the founding member of the Mithram, a school for the mentally handicapped, in Mulanthuruthy, Ernakulam district, Kerala. He was a member of the award selection committee of the Vayalar Ramavarma Literary Award; however, he resigned in September 2019. In 2011, he won the Padmaprabha Literary Award.

Personal life

Sanu was born on 27 October 1926 in Thumpoly in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore.

Career

In 1955 and 1956, Sanu joined the Sree Narayana College and Maharaja's College as a lecturer. He retired as a professor in 1983. In 1984, he was elected as the President of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham and the director of Sree Narayana Study Centre, University of Kerala in 1985, followed by an appointment to Sree Narayana Chair, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam in 1997.

In 1987, he was elected as an MLA from Ernakulam Assembly constituency. In 1991, he joined Kumkumam Weekly, Kollam, as the chief editor. He became the elected President of the Vayalar Award Memorial Trust in 2005.

Recognition

• 2011 – Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the biography "Basheer: Ekantha Veedhiyile Avadhoothan"
• 2011 – Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (other category literature) for overall contributions
• 2012 – Pavanan foundation India's Award for 2011 for his Autobiography "Karmagathi"
• 2013 – Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary honour given by the Kerala government
• 2013 – Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Overall Contribution (T. K. Ramakrishnan Award)
• 2014 – Father Vadakkan Puraskaram
• 2015 – P. Kesavadev Literary Award
• 2020 – Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (other category literature) (Sakti Erumeli Award) for Kesari Oru Kaalaghattathinte Srishtaavu
• 2021 – Chavara Samskruthy Puraskar by Chavara Cultural Centre
• 2022 – D.Litt. by Mahatma Gandhi University

Works

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Autobiography

• Karmagathi – 2010

Children's literature

Criticism

Interpretations

Travelogues

Biographies

Memoirs

Collected essays

Translations

Edited works

Controversies

Sanu resigned from the award selection committee and chairmanship of the Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust (VRMT) in September 2019, specifying that he was suffering from health issues. A few days later, during an interview, he clarified the controversy of his resignation from the Trust. Sanu stated that he was being pressurized to select a book which, according to him, scored the least during evaluation. He also said that the piece Nireeshwaran by author V. J. James had scored the highest points in the last stage of the assessment. Later in September 2019, VRMT chose Nireeshwaran by V. J. James for the Vayalar Rama Varma Literary Award 2019.

References

1. www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/oct/28/useful-to-society-m-k-sanu-terms-96-years-well-lived-2512378.amp
2. ^ Venugopal, Minnu. "Vayalar award row: MK Sanu criticises award selection". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. "M K Sanu chosen for Padmaprabha Award". The Times of India. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
4. www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2022/oct/28/useful-to-society-m-k-sanu-terms-96-years-well-lived-2512378.amp
5. "Poets Dominate Sahitya Akademi Awards 2011" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2012.
6. "അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡ് സമര്‍പ്പണം വ്യാഴാഴ്ച". ePathram. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
7. "M K Sanu selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram". Press Trust of India. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
8. "അബുദാബി ശക്തി തായാട്ട് പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള്‍ സമ്മാനിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
9. "പ്രൊഫ. എം.കെ. സാനുവിന് ഫാ. വടക്കന്‍ സ്മാരകപുരസ്‌കാരം". DC Books. Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
10. "Kesavadev award". The Hindu. 19 June 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
11. "എം കെ സാനുവിനും പി രാജീവിനും സി എൽ ജോസിനും അബുദാബി ശക്തി അവാർഡ്‌". Deshabhimani. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
12. "എം കെ സാനുവിനും സ്‌കറിയ സക്കറിയക്കും എംജി ഡി ലിറ്റ്‌". DC Books. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
13. "Vayalar award kicks up row; MK Sanu quits trust". The New Indian Express. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
14. "'Nireeshwaran' by J James wins Vayalar Rama Varma Award". The New Indian Express. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

• Mithram
• PRD Kerala awards

v t e Sahitya Akademi Award for Malayalam
1955–1975	R. Narayana Panickar (1955) Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai (1957) K. P. Kesava Menon (1958) Uroob (1960) G. Sankara Kurup (1963) P. Kesavadev (1964) Balamani Amma (1965) Kuttikrishna Marar (1966) P. Kunhiraman Nair (1967) Edasseri Govindan Nair (1969) M. T. Vasudevan Nair (1970) Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1971) S. K. Pottekkatt (1972) Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri (1973) Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup (1974) O. N. V. Kurup (1975)
1976–2000	Cherukad (1976) Lalithambika Antharjanam (1977) Sugathakumari (1978) N. V. Krishna Warrier (1979) Punathil Kunjabdulla (1980) Vilasini (1981) V. K. N. (1982) S. Guptan Nair (1983) Ayyappa Paniker (1984) Sukumar Azhikode (1985) M. Leelavathy (1986) N. Krishna Pillai (1987) C. Radhakrishnan (1988) Olappamanna (1989) O. V. Vijayan (1990) M. P. Sankunni Nair (1991) M. Mukundan (1992) N. P. Mohammed (1993) Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri (1994) Thikkodiyan (1995) T. Padmanabhan (1996) Anand (1997) Kovilan (1998) C. V. Sreeraman (1999) R. Ramachandran (2000)
2001–present	Attoor Ravi Varma (2001) K. G. Sankara Pillai (2002) Sara Joseph (2003) Zacharia (2004) Kakkanadan (2005) M. Sukumaran (2006) Sethu (2007) K. P. Appan (2008) U. A. Khader (2009) M. P. Veerendra Kumar (2010) M. K. Sanu (2011) K. Satchidanandan (2012) M. N. Paloor (2013) Subhash Chandran (2014) K. R. Meera (2015) Prabha Varma (2016) K. P. Ramanunni (2017) S. Ramesan Nair (2018) V. Madhusoodanan Nair (2019) Omchery N. N. Pillai (2020) George Onakkoor (2021) M. Thomas Mathew (2022) E. V. Ramakrishnan (2023)

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