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Kottayam Pushpanath

Malayalam novelist · India · On the map · Writers · Lived 1938 to 2018 · aged 80

Kottayam Pushpanath was an Indian author known for his contributions to detective fiction writing in Malayalam. He has been called the "father of Malayalam fiction" and the "Arthur Conan Doyle of India".

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While incorporating ideologies and supernatural elements creatively in horror story writing, he primarily focused on plausible crime stories that motivated readers to become detectives themselves and solve the mysteries.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1938 to 2018 · aged 80