Uroob

Writer Jun 8 (died age 64) Ponnani, Malabar District, British India 1954–1978 (24 year career)

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Biography

P. C. Kuttikrishnan, popularly known by his pen name Uroob was a famous Malayalam writer from Kerala state, South India. He, along with writers like Basheer, Thakazhi, Kesavadev, and Pottekkatt, formed the progressive writers in Malayalam during the twentieth century. Uroob is a recipient of Kendra Sahithya Academy Award (Malayalam) for his novel Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum