Sippy Pallippuram

Sippy Pallippuram is an Indian writer of children's literature in Malayalam who has won several awards including Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award^[1] and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. His novel about the memories of Kunjunni Mash Oridathoru Kunjunni won the national award for children's literature by Kendra Sahitya Akademi.^[2] His book Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 2013.^[3] A teacher by profession, he has over 80 (as of 2008)^[4] poetries and stories to his credit in the children's category of Malayalam literature. Sippy has been into children's literature for more than four decades.^[2]

Sippy Pallipuram
Born	(1943-05-18) 18 May 1943 (age 81) Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal Oridathoru Kunjunni Thathakalude Gramam Appuppan Thadiyude Swarga Yathra Pooram
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment 2010 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature 2013 Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature

Sippy Pallippuram

He is a native of Pallippuram, Vypeen, Ernakulam, Kerala, and was born on 18 May 1943 in a Keralan Latin Catholic family and belongs to the Diocese of Kottapuram.^[5]

List of awards Sippy has received over the years

Year	Book	Award
2013	Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
2010	Oridathoru Kunjunni	Kendra Sahitya Akademi
1988	Thathakalude Gramam	Kairalee Children's Book Trust Award
	Appuppan Thadiyude Swarga Yathra	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment
	Pooram	Bheema Children's Literature Award
	Thathakalude Gramam	Thrissur Sahrudaya Vedi Award

References

1. "'Children's literature has been neglected'". The Hindu. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
2. "Writer Sippy Pallipuram honoured". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
3. "2013-ലെ കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി അവാര്‍ഡുകള്‍ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
4. "Award for Pallippuram - KERALA". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
5. "KRLCC Awards Announced - The New Indian Express". newindianexpress.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.