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Paul Chirakkarode
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Paul Chirakkarode was a noted Malayalam- and English-language novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist, thinker, social critic, orator and human rights activist. It was through his literary interventions that the miserable and subhuman life of the downtrodden people of Kerala was exposed before the world of letters in an aesthetic manner. The author has been considered one of the pioneers of Dalit Literary Movement in India.
Paul Chirakkarode was born on 4 September 1938 in Maramon, a small village situated on the banks of Pamba river, near Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala. He belonged to a Dalit Christian Family. His father Rev LT Daniel was well known among the natives of his village as a teacher, social worker and as a Christian Missionary. His mother was Elikutty. Paul Chirakkarode had his education at Maramon High School; St. Thomas College, Kozhancherry; SB College, Changanassery; Sacred Heart College, Thevara; University College, Thiruvananthapuram; And Law College, Thiruvananthapuram. He took master's degree in English Literature, Malayalam Literature, Economics, Sociology, and in law.
Paul Chirakkarode died in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kerala, on 4 August 2008.
Paul Chirakkarode started his literary life in 1955, at the age of seventeen, by publishing his first novel Alinju Theernna Athmav (Dissolved Soul)–a poetic novel of a romantic type. Then there was a stream of creative writings from his pen, including novels and short stories, such as Pravasam (Living in Exile), Aavaranam (The Covering), Sathyathinte Mugham (The face of Truth) etc. Pulayathara (The land of Pulayas). Among these novels, Pulayathara has been considered one of his masterpieces. In this the novelist traces the saga of Dalit Christians and their aspirations in a picturestique style. Paul's works came out even before the dawn of Dalit Literary Movement emerged in Maharashtra during the 1970s.
Through his study on Bertrand Russell, Paul proved his creative talent as a biographer.
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