Karur Neelakanta Pillai, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Karur Neelakanta Pillai

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1898

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1975

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Karoor Neelakanta Pillai (Malayalam: ????? ??????????????) (1898–1975) was a writer of Malayalam literature and one of the founders of Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham (Writers' Co-operative Society).
Some of his works such as Poovan Pazham and Marappavakal are counted by many among the best short stories in Malayalam.
He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story in 1969, which he received for his short story, Mothiram.