# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thakazhi-sivasankara-pillai
# Generated: 2026-08-15T11:06:51.490Z

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name: "Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai"
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description: "Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai, popularly known as Thakazhi after his place of birth, was an Indian novelist and short story writer of Malayalam literature. He wrote over 30 novels and novellas and over 600 short stories focusing on the lives of the oppressed classes. Known for his works such as Kayar and Chemmeen, Pillai was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award. He was also a recipient of the Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary award, in 1984 for the novel Kayar."
tagline: "Novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999)"
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1912-04-17"
deathDate: "1999-04-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump