Ponkunnam Varkey

Ponkunnam Varkey
Born(1910-07-01)1 July 1910
Edathua, Alleppey, Travancore
Died2 July 2004(2004-07-02) (aged 94)
Pampady, Kottayam, Kerala, India
OccupationWriter, activist, teacher, freedom fighter
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenreShort story, play, screenplay, poem, essay
Notable awardsVallathol Award
1994

Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
1997
Lalithambika Sahitya Award
2002

Muttathu Varkey Award
2002
In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Ponkunnam. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Varkey.

Ponkunnam Varkey (1 July 1910 – 2 July 2004) was a writer and activist from Kerala, India. Varkey was one of the pioneers of the progressive writers' forum and literary writers' co-operative in Kerala. He was the president of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society.

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