V. Shinilal is an Indian novelist and short story writer of the contemporary Malayalam literature. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for Novel in 2022 for his work Sambarkkakranti.
Biography
Shinilal was born at Nedumangad Irinchayat in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. He works as a traveling ticket inspector in Southern Railway Thiruvananthapuram Division. His major works includes Adi, 124, Sambarkkakranthi, Buddhapatham, Garisappa Aruvi Adhava Oru Jalayathra In 2023, Shinilal was awarded the 2022 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Sambarkkakranti. He is also a recipient of the first Karoor Award and Padmarajan Award.
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Living people
Writers from Kerala
People from Thiruvananthapuram district
Indian male short story writers
Malayalam-language writers
Malayalam short story writers
Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Malayalam novelists
Indian male novelists
Date of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people)