K. P. Sudheera

K. P. Sudheera is a Malayalam language writer from Kerala, India. She has published 86works in various genres, including novels, poetry, travelogues, biographies, memoirs, translations, letters, and children's literature. Many of her works have been translated to Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages. Kerala Sahitya Akademi has honoured Sudheera in 2022 awarding her Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.

Biography
K. P. Sudheera was born on 1958, at Kalathil house in Puthiyara, Kozhikode, the daughter of K. C. Padmanabhan and Sarada. Sudheera's father's Tharavad is situated in Chavakkad, near Guruvayur, Thrissur district. After studying in BEM Girls' High School, Kozhikode, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Zoology from Govt. Arts & Science College and Providence College. She is currently the manager of North Malabar Gramin Bank, Regional Division, Kozhikode. T. M. Raghunath(Late), Retd. Superintendent, Provident Fund Office, Kozhikode is her husband and they have two children, Amit and Atul. Now, Sudheera and her family live in their house Visranthi in Kozhikode.

Sudheera, who started writing at a young age, won a prize in an all-Kerala story competition while studying in college. Later, after joining in Gramin Bank, she became more active in writing. Renowned writer and literary critic M. Krishnan Nair wrote a very good comment about a story of her published at that time, that was her inspiration to write more. She has published 80 books in various genres, including novels, poetry, travelogues, biographies, memoirs, translations, letters, and children's literature. Many of her works have been translated to Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.

Prabhakaran Hebbar Illam received the award Balakrishna Goenka Anoodith Sahitya Puraskaram for his Hindi translation of K. P. Sudheera's Ganga.

Short story collections

 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika
 * Atheetham
 * Sahayathrika

Children's literature

 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala
 * Jeevanakala

Biography

 * . Based on life of S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.

translations

 * . Adaptation of Meghadūta by Kalidasa.

Article collection

 * Snehathinte Mukhangal

International level awards

 * Dubai Art Lovers Association Award
 * Jeddah Arangu Award
 * Lingual Harmony Award, London
 * Daughter of Nile, Egypt
 * Woman of the Era Award, Tashkent
 * Lady of the Time Award, Dubai
 * Daughter of Himalaya Award, Nepal
 * Sangamitra of the Age Award, Sri Lanka
 * Minarva of East Award, Saint Petersburg

National level awards and awards from other states

 * 2015: Akka Maha Devi literary Award
 * Delhi Sahithya Academy Award
 * Bijapur Taj Muglini Award
 * Gayathri Award
 * Mirabai Award (Delhi)
 * Kasthurba Samman
 * Sriman Aravind Ashram Award (Assam)

State level and other awards

 * Kamala Surayya Award by Kerala government
 * Lalithambika Antharjanam Award for young writers
 * Mathrubhumi Grihalakshmi Award for Best Short Story (twice)
 * Kesari Balakrishna Pillai Award
 * Uroob Award
 * Aksharam Vaikom Muhammad Basheer Award
 * Arangu Award
 * Anveshi's Literary Award
 * Kodamana Award
 * Manaseva Puraskaram instituted in the name of Chatampi Swamikal
 * Dharmeekatha – Excellency Award
 * Kala Kairali Award
 * Thakazhi Award
 * Literary competition organized by OV Vijayan Memorial Committee on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Khasakkinte Itihasam, prize in poetry.
 * Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions for the year in 2022