Writer

At work , Photo : Razak Kottakkal

At Work , Photo : Razak Kottakkal

With Thakazhi in Lakshadweep

With artist Namboodiri at the location of Aravindan's film 'Oridath'

M.Krishnan Nair speaking at a symposium. Also seen are Padmarajan, Narendraprasad and V.B.C.Nair

Award from Malayali club at Chennai

Felicitating MT on the Jnanpeeth award at Koodalloor

With Tamil Writer Asokamitran at Chennai

With Sukumar Azhikode, P.V. Krishnan Nair and K.B. Sreedevi

Kovilan speaking at a meeting

With Shri. K.M.Mathew, Chief Editor, Malayala Manorama

With M.V Devan, who designed Sree Kovil - Sethu's home

With Punathil and Akbar at Sree Kovil

With Punathil

Kaladharan, Mohanavarma and R.R. Nair at Sreekovil

As a member of the Exe. Committee of the Kerala Sahitya Academy

With Mukundan, Manarcaud Mathew and K.M.Tharakan in Mahe

With Kunjunni mash

On a train journey with Mukundan...

With Kakkanadan and Chullikkad at Basheer anusmaranam

With Azhikode and Mukundan

Azhikode, M.T. and Ravi DC

Nambadan Mash felicitating on winning the Akademi award - Also seen are Dr.C.K.Ravi,Asokan Charuvil and U.K.Kumaran.

With Kovilan at his residence

Kalamandalam Krishnan Nair anusmaranam at Kalamandalam

Kalamandalam Krishnankutty Poduval anusmaranam at Edappally

Lighting the traditional lamp at Akshareeyam ceremony along with Akkitham, Kalamandalam Ramankutty Nair and Namboodiri.

At a literary conference in Germany with Mr. M.A.Baby and Mr. T.P.Sreenivasan, then Ambassador to Austria

At the Fokana literary conference in U.S. along with N.S.Madhavan and Sukumar

Speaking at the Sahitya Vedi, Chicago

Onam Sadya at Zurich, Switzerland

Speaking at the inaugural function of DALA Keralotsavam at Dubai

A book release in Dubai

A sarga sangamam at Thunchan festival

With MT and Mukundan at Thunchanparambu

At the 2008 Kendra Sahitya Academy award function in Delhi, Receiving the award

At the 2008 Kendra Sahitya Academy award function in Delhi, at the reception

At the 2008 Kendra Sahitya Academy award function in Delhi,Line-up of the awardees

inauguration of the Deviprasadam awards function at the Olappamanna Mana

My books neatly exhibited at the Austen University Library in Texas

Chippy in the film 'Poothiruvathira Ravil', based on the novel -Nangal Adimakal

At the Kerala State Film Awards function - 1999

Nedumudi Venu and Director Venu Nair on the sets of "Doothu"

Jagannathan in "Guru"

A scene from "Oru sradhathinte Ormakku"

With Ashish Avikunthak, Director of Nirakar Chhaya, a Bengali film based on Pandavapuram, at the Yale University Art Gallery

Stills from Nirakar Chhaya

Members of the Malayalam Advisory Board of Kendra Sahitya Akademi

With Adoor at a function

Writer George Joseph K. interviewing him at Sreekovil

With Prema Jayakumar, who had translated Niyogam, at the Vodafone Crossword award function in Mumbai

Shortlisted awardees of English translation of Regional literature at the Vodafone Crossword function in Mumbai

Releasing the Malayalam translation of the book 'Ka' by the Italian writer Roberto Calasso. Mr. Calasso was also present on the occasion

With Dr. Karan Singh

With T. Padmanabhan at a function

With M.A.Baby, Cultural Affairs Minister, at a function at the Pattanam excavation site

Release of Pennakangal by P. Valsala at the DC Book Festival at Thrissur

Release of Pennakangal at the Sharjah International Book Fair

With Akkitham

With Anand at a function

A discussion on 'Marupiravi' with Dr. Thomas Isaac at Sreekovil

With Dr. Thomas Isaac at the Paliam High School, Chendamangalam

At the Chendamangalam Synagogue

With ONV Kurup at the NBT Thiruvanthapuram Book Fair

Novelist Balakrishnan at Sreekovil

P.Surendran and T.D.Ramakrishnan at a meeting in Manjeri

With Shri. Mohankumar, Ambassador and other guests and organisers at the the Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam Literary Award 2011

Replying to the felicitations at Bahrain

With Dr. Chandrasekhara Kambar, Jnanpeeth awardee at Montreal in Canada

Handing over a copy of the novel Marupiravi to Eliahu Bezallel of Israel whose experiences appear in the novel.

Speaking at the Carleton, British Columbia and Kwantlen Universities in Ottawa and Vancouver, Canada, as a member of the delegation of writers participating the Indian Writers Festival.

Reading excerpts from the novel Pandavapuram, in Malayalam and English

With the writers at Niagara falls

Smt. Sobha Rajagopalan, President, Kerala Cultural Assn,Vancouver greeting Sethu

Dr. A.P.Sukumar interviewing for a TV Channel at the Vancouver Public Library

Patrons waiting for entry to the Vancouver Public Library

Back to the library where he had his first feel of books

Inaugurating the Founder's Day Celebrations at the Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala

Minnie Vaid, Writer & Documentary Film maker, handing over a copy of her book on Dr. Binayak Sen at Sreekovil

Speaking in the Thrissur Souhrudavedi Pratibha Sanghamam at Doha, Qatar

Speaking at Olappamanna mana after receiving the Deviprasadam award for literature

O V Vijayan anusmaranam - at the Thassarack njattupura with U.K.Kumaran and P.K.Parakkadavu

At the Thakazhi Smarakam at Sankaramangalam

Receiving the Manappuram award from Shri. Vayalar Ravi

Artist Bose Krishnamachari at Sreekovil

T.J.S.George and Sahadevan at Sreekovil

Shri. Sashi Tharoor presenting the Thiruvananthapuram Pusthakamela award for 'Marupiravi'

A new edition of 'Pandavapuram' in English was released at the Sharjah Book Fair 2012. by the Pakistani novelist Mr. H.M.Naqvi. Here Naqvi, who had won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2011, is seen reading from the novel.

With Arundhati Roy at the Sharjah Book Fair

Naqvi in the National Book Trust stall

In discussion with the Turkish Book Fair authorities at Istanbu

In front of the 'Museum of Innocence' set up by Orhan Pamuk in Istanbul

Lighting the lamp at the inauguration of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2013 with Dr. Karan Singh and Dr. Shashi Tharoor, who was State Minister, HRD then.

Speaking at the inaugural of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2013

Dr J. Bhagwati, Hon'ble High Commissioner visited the Indian Pavilion at the London Book Fair 2013.

Madam Park Geun-hye, Hon'ble President of South Korea visited the Indian Pavilion at the Seoul Book Fair 2013, where India had participated as the Guest of Honour country.

Indian Pavilion at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2013 put up by NBT

Opening the Indo-Brazilian Networking event at the Frankfurt Book Fair

Jeet Thayyil at the Indian Pavilion at Frankfurt Book Fair

Welcoming the dignitaries at the inaugural of the New Delhi World Book Fair 2014

Shri. Pranab Mukherjee, Hon'ble President of India inaugurating the New Delhi World Book Fair

During the Journey & Other Stories(my stories in English) released by Pavan Varma

With Pavan Varma at the book release

Felicitation by Dr. G.V.G.Krishnamurthy on the Afro Asian Book Development Council award of excellence.

Welcoming Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Hon'ble Minister

At the Malayalam University Sahiti function with K.Jayakumar, Vice-Chancellor and Sheeba Ameer, Solace

Shri. M.P.Veerendra Kumar releasing the collection of stories A GUEST FOR ARUNDHATHI & OTHER STORIES at the Sharjah Book Fair 2014

'A Guest for Arundhathi & Other Stories' being released by Adoor Gopalakrishnan at the ?Thiruvananthapuram Book Fair. Seen are T.P.Sreenivasan and translator K.Kunhikrishnan

Welcoming the audience at the New Delhi World Book Fair 2015

Inaugural stage at Hamswadhwani Theatre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

A view of the audience

At the Closing ceremony

Mahesh Bhat at the Book Fair

Cricketer Virender Sehwag at the Fair Office

Janu Baruah, Film Director, at the Fair

Prof. Didier Coste at NBT Book Shop, New Delhi

Justice Krishna Iyer inaugurating NBT Book Promotion Centre, Kochi

Dr.Harish Khare launching 'A Guest for Arundhati' at NDWBF 2015

At the Kochi-Muziris Biennale with Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu

Speaking at the Translation Seminar at the NDWBF.

V.P.Tiwari, Kendra Sahitya Akademi President at Tvm. Book Fair

At a meeting with Swami Sandeepananda Giri and N.S.Madhavan

With Sanu Mash and Chemmanam Chacko at a function

With Kunhabdulla in 2016

With Gulzar at his home in Mumbai

With Metropolitan Bishop Mar Chrysostom and Director Blessy at a shoot of the documentary on the Bishop

With Gulzar at his home in Mumbai

With the German publisher Christian Weiss, Jose Punnamparambil and K. Jayakumar at the book release

Sudershan Shetty, Curator, Kochi Muziris Biennale releasing the THE SAGA OF MUZIRIS at the Biennale 2017. Also seen are Eliahu Bezallel, Nirmalkanti Bhattacharya, Prema Jayakumar & other dignitaries

Shashi Tharoor releasing ALIYAH at a function in Kochi. Also seen are Prof. Scaria Zachariah, Ravi DC and Catherine Thankamma, Translator

At the Pooja Ceremony of the film 'Bhooptathil Illatha Oridam' based on my story 'Desathinte Vijayam'. Director Joe Chalissery, Iniya, Rajashree Nair, Sibi Malayil and Producer David Kachappilly are in the photo.

Speaking on the 50th year of Khasainte Ithihasam at the Singapore Malayalee Literary Forum

With the reputed Tamil actor M.S.Baskar who played the main role of Muniswamy.

Release of Changampuzha Park by N.S.Madhavan. Also seen are Ravi Kuttikkat, Mohana Varma, George Joseph and Santhosh Echikkanam.

A poster of short film 'Changampuzha Park' produced by Sargavedi, San Fransisco and directed by Vinod Menon

Sanu Mash in Sreekovil