T. N. Prakash


T. N. Prakash was an Indian Malayalam-language writer from Kannur, Kerala. He published over 40 works. Besides short stories and novels, he also authored plays, radio dramas, children's literature, autobiographies, and travelogues. His short story collection Thaapam received the prestigious Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2005. He also received Senior Fellowship from the Central Ministry of Culture and was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi and the Advisory Committee of the Sahitya Akademi.
Prakash was a mathematics teacher and worked at the Pallikkunnu Government Higher Secondary School until 2006, from which he worked as the Assistant Education Officer and retired as the District Education Officer in 2011. He died at his residence in Valiyannur in Kannur district, on 24 March 2024, at the age of 68. He was undergoing medical treatment after suffering a stroke in 2015.

Literary works

; StoriesValapattanam PaalamDasavataramIndiayude BhupadamSneha DrisyangalEe Kadal Theera NilavilThiranjedutha KathakalThaapamLokavasanamTajmahalVaazhayilaRajghattil Ninnoral
; NovelettesSoundarya LahariNattal Mulaykkunna NunakalKilippechu KekkavaChandanaThiranjedutha Pathinonnu Novalettukal
; MemoirsArt of LivingNakshatravilakkukal
; Children's literatureVankaVeenjuEasterinte Thale Ratri
; NovelsSamanilaThanalThottal Pollunna SatyangalKaikeyiVidhavakalude Veedu
; Biography
  • ''Dr T P Sukumaran: Perinte Porul''

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