K. J. Baby
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K. J. Baby (born 27 February 1954) is an Indian writer and film director from the Kerala state.
Life[edit]
Baby's literary works include Nadugaddika, Mavelimantam and Bespurkana. Mavelimantam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.[1] Baby and his wife Shirly founded Kanavu, an alternative school/commune for Wayanad's Adivasi children.[2] He directed the film Guda (The Cage, 2003) which told the story of Kattunayakar tribe.[3]
Goodbye Malabar, the latest novel written by K.J. Baby, was released on 16th Novembetr, 2019.[4] K.J. Baby won the Bharat Bhavan award for the overall contribution and playwriting in the village drama 'Nadugaddika'.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" Archived 24 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ K. A. Shaji (22 March 2008). "Masti Ki Pathashala" Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. At Kanavu he successfully implemented an unconventional system in which the senior students takes care of teaching juniors Tehelka.Kanavu stands apart as a model for addressing one of the serious issues of tribal life which is drop out of children from conventional schools. Kanavu also help the children to learn martial arts and traditional music. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "K. J. Baby" Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "K.J. Baby's new novel on William Logan's Malabar to be out today". The Hindu. 16 November 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "'Nattugaddika' author KJ Baby wins Bharat Bhavan award for overall contribution in drama". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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