Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai
Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai | |
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| Born | Parameswaran Pillai 12 December 1932 Erumeli, Travancore |
| Died | 7 February 2014 (aged 81) Mavelikkara, Kerala, India |
| Pen name | Erumeli |
| Occupation | Writer, teacher, scholar |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Education | MA, MEd |
| Alma mater | Kerala University Madras University |
| Genre | Novel, short story, scholarly literature, literary criticism |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse | S. Saradamma (m.1957–2014) |
| Children | 3 |
Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai (12 December 1932 – 7 February 2014) was a Malayalam-language writer, teacher, scholar, and literary critic from Kerala, India. He wrote over forty books, including five novels, four collections of stories, 11 scholarly works, and a few one-act plays and children's literature. He is also known for the work Malayala Sahityam Kalaghattangaliloode, a comprehensive history of Malayalam literature. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2009.