Sunil P. Ilayidom

Sunil P. Ilayidom
Born1968 (age 56–57)
Kottuvally, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Critic
  • university professor
NationalityIndian
Alma mater
SpouseMeena Sunil
Children2
Parents

Sunil P. Ilayidom is an Indian writer, critic, orator and university professor in Malayalam language. He writes and lectures on politics, literature, art and culture. He has received the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and is a two-time recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.[1]

Biography

Maharajas College, Ernakulam

Sunil P. Ilayidom, born in 1968 to M. C. Pankajakshan Elayidom and Ramani Devi at Kottuvally, a village in Ernakulam district in the south Indian state of Kerala, did his early schooling at the government upper primary school in his village and at Rama Varma Union High School, in Cherai.[2] Subsequently, he completed his college studies at Sree Narayana Mangalam College, Maliankara and Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and started his career as a teacher at Lakshmi College, Paravur. Later he moved to Desabhimani Daily as a sub-editor and after securing a PhD, joined Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit where he is an associate professor in the department of Malayalam.[3] He has published a number of books on art and literary criticism, history, Marxism and culture[4] and his major works include Kanvazhikal, Kazhchavattangal,[5] Uriyattom,[6] Anubhuthikalude Charithra Jeevitham[7] and Nanarthangal: Samooham, Charithram, Samskaram.[8] He has delivered several lectures which include a five-part lecture series on Cultural history of Mahabharatha.[9]

Personal life

Ilayidom is married to Meena; they have two children Janaky and Madhavan. He and his family live in Kottuvally in Ernakulam district.[2]

Awards

Ilayidom received the Mahakavi Ulloor Memorial Literary Award in 2021[10] and the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Thayattu Award for literary criticism in 2008.[11][12] He has received two awards from Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature in 2006[13] and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism for his book, Ajnjathavumayulla Abhimukhangal in 2013.[14] In between, he received the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi Kesari Award in 2011.[15][16] The Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham awarded him the A. Sudhakaran Cultural Award in 2016.[17] He is also a recipient of Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award for Scholarly literature (2013),[18] Mullanezhi Sahitya Puraskaram (2019),[19] Chintha Raveendran Memorial Award (2017),[20][21] M. N. Vijayan Memorial Endowment Award (2016),[22] K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka Puraskaram (2014),[23] Pavanan Puraskaram (2010),[24] State Bank of Travancore Award (2009),[24] V. K. Unnikrishnan Award (2005)[24] and Gurudharshana Award (2001).[24]

Plagiarism allegation

Ravisankar S. Nair, an author and Faculty of the Central University of Kerala, alleged in an article written in the November- December (2018) issue of Sahitya Vimarsham, that around 80 percent of the content of one of the chapters in Ilayidom's book titled Anubhoothikalude Charithra Jeevitham was not properly quoted and hence is a copy from Bharathanatyam: A Reader (2012, ed. Davesh Soneji). The allegations were however opposed by a team of 16 scholars who issued a letter in support of Elayidom.[25][26]

Selected bibliography

# Title Title in Malayalam Year Reference
1 Kanvazhikal Kazhchavattangal കൺവഴികൾ, കാഴ്ചവട്ടങ്ങൾ 2003
[27]
2 Uriyattom ഉരിയാട്ടം 2007
[28]
3 Anubhuthikalude Charithra Jeevitham അനുഭൂതികളുടെ ചരിത്രജീവിതം 2014
[29]
4 Nanarthangal: Samooham, Charithram, Samskaram നാനാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ: സമൂഹം, ചരിത്രം, സംസ്കാരം 2016
[8]
5 Vayanavicharaṃ വായനാവിചാരം 2017
[30][31]
6 Aparathe Thodumpol അപരത്തെ തൊടുമ്പോൾ 2018
[32]
7 Alayadikkunna Vakku അലയടിക്കുന്ന വാക്ക് 2019
[33]
8 Mahabharatham മഹാഭാരതം 2020 `

References

  1. ^ "Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 19 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Author profile". Puzha Books. 2017. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Board of Studies". Mahatma Gandhi University. 2017.
  4. ^ "What makes a Malayali?". The Hindu. 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2003). Kanvazhikal, Kazhchavattangal. DC Books. p. 152. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  6. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2007). Uriyattom. DC Books. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  7. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2014). Anubhuthikalude Charithra Jeevitham. Chintha Publishers. p. 296. ISBN 978-9383903610.
  8. ^ a b Sunil P. Ilayidom (2016). Nanarthangal: Samooham, Charithram, Samskaram. Kairali Books. p. 152. ISBN 978-9385366925.
  9. ^ "Kozhikode: Prof's 'liberal' endeavour on epic elicits huge response". Deccan Chronicle. 9 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Dr. Sunil P Ilayidom wins Mahakavi Ulloor Memorial Literary Award". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Thayattu Award for literary criticism". keralaculture.org. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Thayattu Award". Department of Cultura Affairs, Government of Kerala. 2017.
  13. ^ "Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit Profile" (PDF). Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Sahitya Akademi award for Meera's 'Aarachar'". The Times of India. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  15. ^ "Lalithakala Akademi Awards". keralaculture.org. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  16. ^ "State Awards – Kerala Lalithakala Akademi". lalithkala.org. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Award for Sunil P Elayidam". The Times of India. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  18. ^ "അബുദാബി ശക്തി തായാട്ട് പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള്‍ സമ്മാനിച്ചു". Deshabhimani. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  19. ^ "മുല്ലനേഴി സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരം സുനില്‍ പി.ഇളയിടത്തിന്". DC Books. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  20. ^ Newsdesk, Asianlite (26 July 2018). "1st Chinta Ravindran Memorial Award to Sunil P Elayidom". Local News for British Asian and Indian Community in London. Retrieved 18 January 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ "ചിന്ത രവീന്ദ്രന്‍ സ്മാരക പുരസ്‌കാരം സുനില്‍ പി. ഇളയിടത്തിന്". News18 Malayalam. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  22. ^ "M N Vijayan Memorial endowment award won by Sunil P Ilayidam". malayaleehouse.com. 18 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  23. ^ "കെ എൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ പുരസ്കാരം സുനിൽ പി ഇളയിടത്തിന്". Deshabhimani online. 8 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  24. ^ a b c d "Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit profile" (PDF). Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  25. ^ "Thrissur: Controversy on Elayidom refuses to die down"
  26. ^ "സുനിൽ പി. ഇളയിടത്തിനെതിരായ ആരോപണത്തെ അപലപിച്ച് അക്കാദമിക്കുകളുടെ സംയുക്ത പ്രസ്താവന"
  27. ^ Sunil.P.Ilayidam (18 June 2003). Kanvazhikal Kazhchavattangal. DC Books. ASIN B007E4W6IY.
  28. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2007). Uriyattam. DC Books. ISBN 978-81-264-7949-8. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  29. ^ Sunil P Elayidam (2014). Anubhoothikalude Charithra Jeevitham. Chintha Publishers. ISBN 9789383903610.
  30. ^ Vāyanāvicāraṃ. 2018. OCLC 1079402008. Retrieved 18 January 2019 – via WorldCat.
  31. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2017). Vayanaavicharam. Insight Publica. ISBN 978-9385899843.
  32. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2018). Aparathe Thodumbol. Progress Books. ISBN 9789383903610.
  33. ^ Sunil P. Ilayidom (2019). Alayadikkunna Vakku. DC Books. ISBN 9789352826926. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.

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