K. K. Kochu
K. K. Kochu | |
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| Born | 2 February 1949 |
| Died | 13 March 2025 (aged 76) Kerala, India |
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| Awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions (2020) |
K. K. Kochu (2 February 1949 – 13 March 2025) was an Indian Dalit thinker, writer and social activist.[1][2] He received the 2020 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.[3]
Biography
[edit]Kochu was born on 2 February 1949, at Kallara in Kottayam District. His autobiography Dalitan is his most notable work.[4][5][6] His other works include Budhanilekkulla Dooram, Desheeyathakkoru CharithrapaaTam, Keralacharithravum Samooharoopeekaranavum, Dalith Nerkkazchakal, Idathupakshammillatha Kaalam, Vaayanayude Dalit PaaTam, Dalith samudayavaadavum Samudayika rashtreeyavum and Kalapavum Samskaravum. Kochu died from cancer in Kerala on 13 March 2025, at the age of 76.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "കെ.കെ. കൊച്ച്". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "കേരളത്തിൽ ജാതി നിലനിൽക്കുന്നത് ശാരീരിക മണ്ഡലത്തിൽ – കെ കെ കൊച്ച്". Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Sahithya Akademi awards: Sethu, Perumbadavam bag fellowships". Mathrubhumi. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ www.dcbooks.com (26 February 2019). "'ദലിതന്'; അസാധാരണമായ ഒരു ജീവിതയെഴുത്ത്". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "അലക്സാണ്ടര് ഇന്ത്യയെ ആക്രമിച്ചു; ഒരു പാചകക്കാരന് കൂടെയില്ലായിരുന്നോ?". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "ആത്മകഥാപാഠങ്ങളും ദലിത് ജീവിതവും". Utharakalam. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Renowned dalit writer and activist K K Kochu passes away at 76
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