Aswathy Sasikumar

Indian Malayalam language short story writer

In this Indian name, the name Sasikumar is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Aswathy.

Aswathy Sasikumar

Born| 1991 (age 31-32)
Vellathuval, Idukki district, Kerala
Occupation| Short story writer
Nationality| Indian
Notable works| Josephinte Manam
Notable awards| Yuva Puraskar
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment
Spouse| Sunil
Parents| Sasikumar
Shyamala Sasikumar

Aswathy Sasikumar is a Malayalam language short story writer from Kerala, India. Her first short story collection Josephinte Manam has won the 2017 Yuva Puraskar and the 2015 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment. She has also received several other awards including Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer Awardand EP Sushama Ankanam Award.

## Biography[edit]

Aswathy was born in 1991, in Vellathuval, Idukki district the daughter of Sasikumar and Shyamala sasikumar.[1][2] Her mother Shyamala Sasikumar initially wrote poetry but later stopped writing poetry, entered politics and became the president of the Adimali Block Panchayath.[3] After some time, the family left Idukki and settled in Kochi, Ernakulam district.[3] Aswathy has been writing stories since her school days. Josepinte Manam (Meaning:The Smell of Joseph) is her first published short story collection.[2]

Aswathy is an engineer by profession.[4] She lives with her husband Sunil, an Indian Air Force officer, in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.[4]

## Short story collections[edit]

* Josephinte Manam (in Malayalam). Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. 2012. ISBN 9780000192929.. A collection of 20 short stories, for which she won Yuva Puraskar and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment.[5][6]
* Kannu (in Malayalam). Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. 2018. ISBN 9789387439542..
* Katha (in Malayalam). Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. 2018. ISBN 9789388597715..

## Awards and honors[edit]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "കിട്ടുമോ ഉത്തരേന്ത്യയിൽ ഏലയ്ക്കാ കാറ്റ്?". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Malayala Manorama.
2. ^ a b "Aswathy Sasikumar". gatewaylitfest.com. 12 December 2017.
3. ^ a b "ജീവിതം അലമ്പാവാൻ സിനിമാമോഹം കയറിയാൽ മതി". Kalam News (in Malayalam). 28 May 2021.
4. ^ a b ഡെസ്ക്, തസറാക് എഡിറ്റോറിയൽ (21 July 2019). "കേന്ദ്രസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവസാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരം അശ്വതി ശശികുമാറിന്". തസറാക്.
5. ^ "അശ്വതി ശശികുമാറിന് കേന്ദ്രസാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരം". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). The Times of India.
6. ^ "സാറാ ജോസഫിനും യു.എ. ഖാദറിനും സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി വിശിഷ്ടാംഗത്വം". Mathrubhumi.