Abin Joseph

Abin Joseph is a Malayalam language short story writer from Kerala, India. Abin's short story collection Kalliasseri Thesis won many awards including the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2017) and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2020).[1][2] One of the prominent and promising young writer of the times, he has a penchant for weaving stories with a local flavour.

Abin Joseph
Born (1990-10-26) 26 October 1990
Keezhpally, Kannur, Kerala, India
OccupationShort story writer
Notable worksKalliasseri Thesis (short story collection)
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment

Biography

He was born on October 26, 1990, to Joy and Mary at Keezhpally near Iritty, Kannur district.[3][4] Abin's family was migrated to Kannur from the Kottayam Kuruppanthara region in the 1960s.[3] After schooling from Idaveli Government LP School and Velimanam St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School, he graduated from Iritty M.G. College with a degree in physics and a postgraduate degree in journalism from Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Kannur.[5] He worked as Sub Editor of Mathrubhumi Periodicals.[5]

While in sixth grade, he participated in a story competition and won second place.[6] That was his first story. As he lived in a place of migration, which has deep political roots, most of his stories has traces of local politics and immigration.[4] He lived for some time at Anchampeedika near Kalliasseri, which provided inspiration for his story Kalliasseri Thesis.[6]

The colloquial usages add charm to his highly political narratives. He is known for his stories like Kalliasseri Thesis, Sahayatrika,[7] Prathinayakan, Pelayakkurish Satyam, Arival Chuttika Nakshatram[8] etc. Political intrigue, satirical take on revolution, the issues of caste, migration and belonging, female identity and liberation are some of the themes he explored. He has published articles in Mathrubhumi,[9] Manorama,[10][11] Asianet[12] and Indian Express[13] online portals.

He said in an interview that his work experience as a journalist has benefited his writing.[6] "The journalist's eye is instrumental in finding the plot and getting the story started and ended well," he said. Media experience will also help to edit stories carefully, he added.

Literary contributions
  • Kalliasseri Thesis - A collection of eight stories, including the eponymous short story. (ISBN 9788126467396)

Awards
  • Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2020)[2]
  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2017)[1]
  • Uroob Award[3]
  • Ankanam E.P. Sushma Endowment (for the story Prathinayakan)[14]
  • Rajalakshmi Story Award[3]
  • Kolkata Kairali Samajam - Tunjan Memorial Award[15]
  • Kannur University Story Award[3]
  • Akam Magazine Story Award[3]
  • Kalakaumudi Story Award[3]

References
  1. "K N Panikkar, Attoor Ravi Varma bag Kerala Sahitya Akademi fellowships". The New Indian Express.
  2. "അബിൻ ജോസഫിന് കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്‌കാരം". Kairali News | Kairali News Live l Latest Malayalam News. 16 July 2021.
  3. "മലയോരത്തേക്ക് കേന്ദ്രപുരസ്കാരത്തിളക്കം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam).
  4. "രാഷ്ട്രീയമുള്ള എഴുത്തുകാരനാവാൻ സദാ പ്രസ്താവനകൾ നടത്തണമെന്നില്ല: അബിൻ ജോസഫ്‌ - Abhimukham".
  5. "അബിൻ ജോസഫ്" (PDF).
  6. "'യൗവ്വനത്തിന്റെ പിടച്ചിലുകളായിരുന്നു ആ കഥകൾ': കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി യുവ പുരസ്കാരം നേടിയ അബിൻ ജോസഫ് പറയുന്നു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam).
  7. "സഹയാത്രിക, അബിന്‍ ജോസഫ് എഴുതിയ കഥ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  8. "മലയാള ചെറുകഥയുടെ കുടിയേറ്റ കാലം". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  9. "ഗുഹ- അബിന്‍ ജോസഫ് കഥ വായിക്കുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  10. "'എം.ടി അങ്ങനെയല്ല. അതിന് നൂറു തെളിവുകളുണ്ട് ' അബിൻ ജോസഫ്". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  11. "നിപ്പയെ പോരാടി തോൽപിച്ച ആത്മവിശ്വാസത്തോ‌ടെ മലയാളികൾ കൊറോണയെ നേരിടും". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  12. "ഒരു നിഗൂഢവായനക്കാരന്റെ രഹസ്യരാത്രികള്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  13. "Abin Joseph, Author at Indian Express Malayalam". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  14. "അങ്കണം ഇ.പി. സുഷമ എന്‍ഡോവ്‌മെന്റ് അബിന്‍ ജോസഫിന്‌". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam).
  15. "Thunchan Memorial Award – Kolkata Kairali Samajam".
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