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E. Harikumar
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| Born | (1943-07-13)13 July 1943 Ponnani, Kerala, India |
| Died | 24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 76) |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
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E. Harikumar (13 July 1943 – 24 March 2020)[1][2][3] was an Indian Malayalam novelist and short story writer and novelist in Malayalam, the language of Kerala in South West India.[4][5] Born on 13 July 1943 in Ponani a coastal town between Calicut and Kochi. Harikumar's parents were Edasseri Govindan Nair, a well-known poet and playwright, and E. Janaki Amma, who in her early years had written poems and stories and translated Tagore's Fruit Gathering into Malayalam. Married Lalitha. Son Ajay, married. Wife: Subha.
Harikumar was a member of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the foremost literary institution under the Cultural Department of Government of Kerala, for two terms from 1998 till 2006. He died on 24 March 2020, due to COVID-19 at the age of 76.[6]
Mr. E. Harikumar has posted his complete works from 1962 to 2013 in his website.[9] He has also brought out a CD containing his complete works. This CD is meant for research scholars and research institutions and libraries.
