User:Mohannair puthnpurayil/Vatsala Mohan

Vatsala Mohan is a well known writer in Malayalam. Born in 1954, in Kottakkal, Malappuram district, Kerala. Her father is Shri. Madathil Narayanan Nair and her mother is Kalathil Lakshmi Amma alias Chinnammu Amma. Her husband is late Shri. P. Mohan Nair, Puthanpurayil, Alappuzha. She had her early education at the Govt U.P.School and Raja’s High School Kottakkal. She graduated from P.S.M.O. college Tiruranagadi. Vatsala Mohan’s literary career began very early, while she was in her High School. Many of her short stories published in several Malayalam weeklies and magazines in the pen name Vatsala Pandamangalam till 1980. After marrage She is writing in the pen name Vatsala Mohan. She has published several short stories, essayis, and travelogues in Mathrubhumi, Grihalakshmi, Kukumam, Janayugam, Chandrika, Veekshanam, Mngalam, Theerthasarathy, Vaidyashasthram, Yugashilpi, Silverline etc. Vatsala Mohan’s stories are characterized by a plot that carries an element from her own life experiences. The events and characters in her short stories are from her real life. The 33 days trip to Kashi and Himalayas is described in her travelogue and memoir “Kashi Chadurdhama Himalaya Yathra” which also broadened her horizons and was a turning point in her literary life. She Travelled through all part of Himalya and visited all the holiplaces in Himalaya. She also visited almost all states in India, Nepal, Tibet, Buttan etc. Her essays and travelogues are very infomatives and gives a cleare picture of the place and the people. The life in Kottakal before 1980, highly influvenced her are the most faourate theme and which she highlighted all in her work. Simple language and the emotional intensity of her work holds the readers captivated. Now she is living in Panniyankara, Kozhikode Dt, kerala. Published works

Publisher : Poorna Publications, Calicut

1.    Kashi Chadurdhama Himalaya yathra First Edition  :  November. 2004        Second Edition : September. 2006

2.   Amarapadhathil First Edition    :  February. 2007        Second Edition :  june. 2009

3.  Kailasa parikramanam First Edition : january. 2009

“Kailasa parikramanam” is the best seller of poorna publications in the year of 2009. The book is about the holy and tedious Kailas Manasasarovar journey through snow peaks ( Two times) and the circumambulation of the Kailas mount, is about 54 kms, by trekking at an altitude above 22,028 ft sea level, below -05’C temperature. In Kailas Parikramanam she narrated the experiences of the two journeys to Kailas very clearly and beautifully in simple language with all emotional intensity.