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India writer (born 1940)

Vaisakhan

b. 1940, born Kanjirappally, writes in Malayalam, writer, children's writer

M.K. Gopinathan Nair, popularly known as Vaisakhan, is an Indian short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter. Until 2022, he was the President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Recently he has been unanimously elected as the Chairman of Tirur Thunchan Smaraka Trust replacing the late M.T.Vasudevan Nair, who had been Chairman for 32 years. His stories are known for their simplicity in style and freshness in theme. Many feature the Indian Railways as their backdrop.

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Also writing in Malayalam