Anuja Akathoottu

Anuja Akathoottu is a Malayalam language poet and short story writer from Kerala, India. In 2019, she received the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her collection of poems Amma Urangunnilla.

Biography
Anuja A. R. popularly known as Anuja Akathoottu was born in 1987 in Paipra near Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam district, as the daughter of Paipra Radhakrishnan and Nalini Bekal. She was educated at Sacred Heart, Thrissur, Little Flower, Muvattupuzha, and St. Augustine's Higher Secondary School, Muvattupuzha. She completed BSc (Agriculture) from Kerala Agricultural University with university rank and PG and PhD from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi with IARI Gold Medal for PG. In 2009, she participated in the National Camp for Young Writers organized by the Sahitya Akademi. Anuja works as a scientist at the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, and her specialisation is Agricultural/Fisheries Economics. Her husband Dr. Muhammad Aslam is working as an Assistant Professor at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.

Works

 * Amma Urangunnilla (poetry collection), DC Books, Kottayam
 * Aromayude Vastrangal (short story collection), Current Books, Thrissur
 * Pothuvakya Sammelanam (short story collection), Current Books, Thrissur
 * Koottu

Honours and awards

 * 2019 Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
 * ONV Youth Literature Award
 * Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
 * Venmani Award
 * Tirur Thunchan Memorial Award
 * 2006 V. T. Kumaran Award
 * Binoy Chathuruthi Award
 * Vyloppilly Award
 * Ayyappa Paniker Memorial Poetry Award
 * Kamala Surayya Award
 * Atlas-Kairali Poetry Award
 * Anganam Literature Award
 * Kerala School Youth Festival State level Prize