Asha Menon (writer)

K. Sreekumar, known as Asha Menon is a writer and reviewer of Malayalam literature.

Personal life
Asha Menon was born on 18 November 1947 at Kollengode, Palakkad district, Kerala, India. He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree. He left his engineering studies midway to join the South Indian Bank as an officer. After some years, he took voluntary retirement from the service. He is a lifelong bachelor.

Works
Asha Menon is a study of a calm search for nature and man, and a study of genetics, music, science and spirituality.
 * Puthiya Purusharthangal (1978)
 * Kaliyugaranyakangal (1982)
 * Parivrajakante Mozhi (1984)
 * Prathirodhangal (1985)
 * Herbarium (1985)
 * Thanumanasi (1990)
 * Jeevante Kaiyoppu (1992)
 * Adarunna Kakkakal (Travelogue-1994)
 * Paragakosangal (1997)
 * Payasvini (1999)
 * Krishnasilayum Himasirassum (2001)
 * Khalsayude Jalasmrithi (2003)
 * Sraddhaswarangal (2006)
 * Osho Vinte Neela Njarambu (2007)
 * Himalaya Prathyakshangal (2007)
 * Elamulachikal (2007, 2010)
 * Himachalinte Nissanthwanangal (2010)
 * Prathirodhangal (2010)
 * Katha Dasakam (2012)
 * Utharendian Greeshmathiloode (2015)

Awards

 * Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Thanumanasi' in 1990.
 * Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'Jeevante Kaiyoppu' in 1994.
 * Nalappadan Award 2022 for his Holistic Contributions to Malayalam Literature (Nalappadan Memorial Cultural Society-NMCS)