Karoor Neelakanta Pillai

Karoor Neelakanta Pillai (22 February 1898 – 30 September 1975) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and one of the founders of Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society (Writers' Co-operative Society). Some of his works such as ''Poovan Pazham'' and ''Marappavakal'' are counted by many among the best short stories in Malayalam. He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 1960, which he received for his work ''Anakkaran'', and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 1969, which he received for his short story ''Mothiram''. Provided by Wikipedia