Abin Joseph
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Keezhpally, Kannur, Kerala, India
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment
Abin Joseph | |
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| Born | 26 October 1990 Keezhpally, Kannur, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Notable works | Kalliasseri Thesis |
| Notable awards | Yuva Puraskar Kerala Sahitya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment |
Abin Joseph is a Malayalam-language short-story writer from Kerala, India. His short-story collection Kalliasseri Thesis won many awards including the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Geetha Hiranyan Endowment (2017) and Yuva Puraskar (2020) by Sahitya Akademi.[1][2]
Abin was born on 26 October 1990, to Joy and Mary at Keezhpally near Iritty, Kannur district.[3][4] Abin's family was migrated to Kannur from the Kottayam Kuruppanthara region in the 1960s.[3] After schooling from Idaveli Government LP School and Velimanam St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School, he graduated from Iritty M.G. College with a degree in physics and a postgraduate degree in journalism from Don Bosco Arts & Science College, Kannur.[5] He worked as Sub Editor of Mathrubhumi Periodicals.[5]
While in sixth grade Abin participated in a story competition and won second place.[6] That was his first story. As he lived in a place of migration, which has deep political roots, most of his stories has traces of local politics and immigration.[4] He lived for some time at Anchampeedika near Kalliasseri, which provided inspiration for his story Kalliasseri Thesis.[6]
He is known for his stories like Kalliasseri Thesis, Sahayatrika,[7] Prathinayakan, Pelayakkurish Satyam, Arrival Chuttika Nakshatram[8] etc. Political intrigue, satirical take on revolution, the issues of caste, migration and belonging, female identity and liberation are some of the themes he explored. He has published articles in Mathrubhumi,[9] Manorama,[10][11] Asianet[12] and Indian Express[13] online portals.
Abin said in an interview that his work experience as a journalist has benefited his writing.[6] "The journalist's eye is instrumental in finding the plot and getting the story started and ended well," he said. Media experience will also help to edit stories carefully, he added.