Sooranad Ravi

Sooranad Ravi (1943 February 7 - 2018 October 24) is a Malayalam language children's literature writer and translator from Kerala, India. He has authored over a hundred works in Malayalam literature, including short stories, poems and translations.

Biography
He was born on 7 February 1943, at Sooranad, Travancore to Ichakkattu Idayileveettil Paramupillai and Bhavaniamma. He was a teacher at Mannady High School and retired in 1998. He was a follower of Kerala renaissance leader Chattampi Swamikal. His works, which include short poems and stories for children, have been a regular feature in children's magazines.

Novels and Short story collections

 * Ariyunda
 * Onappanthu
 * Kilippattukal
 * Bhagyathilekkulla Vazhi (Meaning:The way to luck)
 * Pongalpattu
 * Aksharamuthu
 * Kathakal kond Bhoomi chuttam (Meaning:Let's go around the world with stories)
 * Sachthra buddha kathakal (Illustrated Buddhist stories)
 * Kuttikalkkay 101 kathakal (101 stories for children)

Translations

 * Ponnarinjal katha
 * Sreebuddhan, Asiayute velicham (translation of Edwin Arnold's 'Light of Asia')
 * Kshemendra's Bodhisathwapadannakalpatha
 * Gandjijiyute dayari (Gandhi's diary)
 * 101 Red Indian Nadodikkathakal (Translation of 101 Red Indian Folk Tales)
 * Tamizh nadodikkathakal (Translation of Tamil folk tales)
 * Indian nadodikkathakal (Translation of Indian folk tales)
 * Telugukathakal (Translation of Telugu stories
 * Tanjavoorile tharattuppattukal (Translation of ballads of Thanjavur)
 * Thirupati Venkitesa kathakal (Translation of stories of Tirupati Venkatesh)
 * Subala vajrathundam (Translation of Sanskrit play)
 * Gandhijiyute andhya prabhashanangal (Translation of Gandhiji's Last Sermons)
 * Oru Kadalora gramathinte katha
 * Charukasera
 * Translation of Sreemad Bhagavadgita by Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran
 * Translation of Thampuran Ramayanam by Kottarakkara Thampuran

Awards and honors

 * 1989: NCERT National Award for Children's literature for his work Ariyunda
 * 2018: Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature Outstanding Contribution Award for his contributions in the field of children's literature

Family
He and his wife Chembakutty Amma have 3 children Indusekhar, Srirekha and Sreelakshmi.