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| Born | (1954-06-08)8 June 1954 |
| Died | 29 July 2021(2021-07-29) (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Short story writer, Novelist, Journalist |
| Spouse | Rosily |
| Children | 2 |
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Thomas Joseph (8 June 1954 – 29 July 2021) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. He receivedKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2013 for his work,Marichavar Cinema KaanukayaaNu (The Dead are Watching Movies). He was also a recipient of SBT Literary Award, Delhi Short Story Award, K. A. Kodungallore Award, V. P. Sivakumar memorial Keli Award and the Children's literary institute Award. He died on 29 July 2021, at the age of 67.
Thomas Joseph was born on 8 June 1954, inEloor, an industrial town in Ernakulam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Thomas Vadaykkal and Mary Vellayil.[1] He wrote his first short story when he was a 5th standard student and started publishing stories in Malayalam weeklies during his high school and college period. He published his first collection of short stories,Athbhuta-samasya, in 1989. HisChitra-salabhangalude Kappal (The Ship of Butterflies), short stories collection, was awarded the SBT Literary Award in 1996.[2] His story "Athbhuta-samasya", was published in the magazineSaketam, under the editorialship ofNarendra Prasad andV. P. Sivakumar. He published eight books, which include six collections of short stories.[3]
Thomas Joseph worked atChandrika andIndian Express daily newspapers and in Pen books. Towards the latter part of his life, he resided atKeezhmad,Aluva and it was here, he suffered a massivestroke while asleep on 15 September 2018, due to which he was admitted to Rajagiri hospital inKalamassery. Due to limited financial resources, his family could not afford the expenses of the medical treatment and his friends and fellow writers resorted tocrowd funding to raise the required money.[4][5] Though later discharged, he stayed in acoma for around three years before his death at his home on 29 July 2021, aged 67.[6][7]
Thomas Joseph received Mrigaya magazine’s ‘Mrigaya Award-1984’ through the Readers’ Gallup poll[citation needed]. He was also the recipient of Delhi Short Story Award, K. A. Kodungallore Award (1995), V. P. Sivakumar memorial Keli Award (2003) and the Children's literary institute Award (2009).[8][9][10] His short story collection,Marichavar cinema kaaNukayaaNu (The Dead are Watching Movies) received theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 2013.[11][12]
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