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) May 18, 1943
Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
Notable works
  • Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva Kathakal
  • Oridathoru Kunjunni
  • Thathakalude Gramam
  • Appuppan Thadiyude Swarga Yathra
  • Pooram
Notable awards
Sippy Pallippuram

He is a native of Pallippuram, Vypeen, Ernakulam, Kerala, and was born on 18 May 1943 in a Roman Catholic Latin Rite[5] family belonging to Roman Catholic Diocese of Kottapuram.[6]

List of awards Sippy has received over the years

YearBookAward
2013Unnikalkku Noottiyettu Gurudeva KathakalKerala Sahitya Akademi Award
2010Oridathoru KunjunniKendra Sahitya Akademi
1988Thathakalude GramamKairalee Children's Book Trust Award
Appuppan Thadiyude Swarga YathraKerala Sahitya Akademi Endowment
PooramBheema Children's Literature Award
Thathakalude GramamThrissur 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. 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. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  6. "Kottapuram Diocese | ...inspired by the footprints of the Holy Ones." kottapuramdiocese.org. Retrieved 25 July 2016.


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