S. K. Pottekkatt

S. K. Pottekkatt
Born	(1913-03-14)March 14, 1913 Calicut, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	6 August 1982(1982-08-06) (aged 69) Calicut, Kerala, India
Occupation	Teacher writer politician
Genre	Novel, travelogue, short story, plays, essay, poetry
Notable works	Oru Desathinte Katha Oru Theruvinte Katha Naadan Premam
Notable awards	1961 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel 1972 Sahitya Akademi Award 1980 Jnanpith Award
Spouse	Jayavalli ​ (m. 1950)​ [1]
Children	4[1]
Relatives	Kunjiraman (father) Kittuli (mother)

Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, traveller, and politician from Kerala. Best known for his travelogues, he has authored nearly 60 books, which include 10 novels, 24 collections of short stories, three anthologies of poems, 18 travelogues, four plays, a collection of essays and a couple of books based on personal reminiscences.

He is a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel, Sahitya Akademi Award and the Jnanpith Award. His works have been translated into English, Italian, Russian, German and Czech, besides all major Indian languages.