Anand (writer) P. Sachidanandan

Anand (writer)
P. Sachidanandan

Born:                  P. Sachidanandan 1936
                             Irinjalakkuda, Kerala, India
Pen name:         Anand
Occupation:      Writer; author,
Notable works: Aalkkootam (1970)
                             Jaivamanushyan (1991)
                             Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (1992)
                             Govardhande Yathrakal (1995)

Anand writes primarily in Malayalam. He is one of the noted living intellectuals in India. His works are noted for their philosophical flavor, historical context and their humanism. Veedum Thadavum and Jaivamanushyan won the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award. Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu won the Vayalar Award. He did not accept the Yashpal Award for Aalkkootam and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Abhayarthikal.

Writing

It was the famous critic Govindan who helped Anand publish his maiden novel Alkkoottam. At age 34, it was his first ever published work. It was a new experience for the Malayalee readers and the book received rave reviews and pungent criticisms alike. He followed Alkkoottam (Crowd) with three more equally abstract novels: Maranacertificate (Death Certificate), Abhayarthikal (Refugees) and Utharayanam. These books made Anand a writer with considerable standing in Malayalam. But it was in the late eighties and early nineties that Anand came up with two more novels, Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu and Govardhanante Yaathrakal, which made him an icon in Malayalam literature.He has also written many short stories and articles, most of which deal with plight of the ordinary people who are exploited by the people in power. Anand's characters are not necessarily a Malayali, and often weaves in historical elements into his stories. More often they are also located outside Kerala.
Anand is also a prolific essayist. He occasionally writes poems also.

Awards:
# Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story, 1981
# Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, 1985
# Vayalar Award, 1993
# Odakkuzhal Award, 1996
# Sahitya Akademi Award, 1997
# Muttathu Varkey Award, 2000
# Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize, 2012
# Vallathol Award, 2015

Books by Anand

Novels:

# Alkkoottam (The Crowd)
# Maranacertificate (The Death Certificate)
# Utharayanam Abhayarthikal (The Refugees)
# Marubhoomikal Undakunnathu (The Deserts come into existence)
# Govardhante Yaathrakal (The Journeys of Govardhanan)
# Vyaasanum Vighneswaranum
# Apaharikkapetta Daivangal
# Samharathinte Pusthakam Vibhajanangal Parinamathinte Bhoothangal (The Ghosts of Evolution)
# Dweepukalum Theerangalum (Islands and Shores)

Short story collection:

# Asantham
# Veedum Thadavum (Home and Prison)
# Ira (Victim)
# Odiyunna Kurisu (The Breaking Cross)
# Samvadam (Convesations)
# Naalamathe Aani (The Fourth Nail.)
# Kathakal, Aatmakathakal (Stories, autobiographies)

Dramas:

# Savaghoshyathra Mukthipadham

Other Books:

# Sambhashanangal (Dialogue with Sachithanandan, the poet)
# Idavelakalil
# Jaivamanushyan (The Biological Man)
# Vettakaaranum Virunnukaaranum
# Prakriti,
# Paristhithi,
# Daaridryam,
# Jalam,
# Oorjam
# Kannadilokam
# Nashtapradeshangal
# Stanam Thettiya Vasthu

Poems:
# Thadhagatham