O.V. Vijayan

Born

in Palakkad , India

July 02, 1930

Died

March 30, 2005

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Short Stories, Fantasy

O. V. Vijayan was born in Palakkad on July 2, 1930. His father O. Velukkutty was an officer in Malabar Special Police of the erstwhile Madras Province in British India.Formal schooling began at the age of twelve, when he joined Raja’s High School, Kottakkal in Malabar, directly in to sixth grade. The following year, Velukkutty was transferred and Vijayan joined the school at Koduvayur in Palakkad. He graduated from Victoria College in Palakkad and obtained a masters degree in English literature from Presidency College.
While he lived outside Kerala for most of his adult life, spending time in Delhi and in Hyderabad (where his wife Teresa was from), he never forgot his beloved Palakkad, where the 'wind whistles through the passes and the clat ...more

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	ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം \| Khasakkinte Ithihasam 4.10 avg rating — 6,348 ratings — published 1969 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ഗുരുസാഗരം \| Gurusagaram 3.97 avg rating — 963 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legends of Khasak 4.07 avg rating — 628 ratings — published 1969 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	കടൽത്തീരത്ത് \| Kadaltheerath 3.94 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	തലമുറകൾ \| Thalamurakal 3.87 avg rating — 252 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ധർമ്മപുരാണം \| Dharmapuranam 3.73 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 1985 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	പ്രവാചകന്റെ വഴി \| Pravachakante Vazhi 3.86 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ഇതിഹാസത്തിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം \| Ithihasathinte Ithihasam 3.85 avg rating — 110 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	മധുരം ഗായതി \| Madhuram Gayathi 3.84 avg rating — 110 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ഒ. വി വിജയന്റെ കഥകൾ \| O V Vijayante Kathakal really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“പുരികങ്ങളുടെയും കണ്ണുകളുടെയും ചുവന്ന പാതയിലെ സായാഹ്നയാത്രകളുടെയും അച്ഛാ, ഇലകൾ തുന്നിച്ചേർത്ത ഈ കൂടുവിട്ട് ഞാൻ പുറത്തേയ്ക്കു പോവുകയാണ്. യാത്ര.”
― O.V. Vijayan, ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam

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“മന്ദാരത്തിന്റെ ഇലകൾ ചേർത്തുതുന്നിയ ഈ പുനർജനിയുടെ കൂടുവിട്ട്‌ ഞാൻ വീണ്ടും യാത്രയാകുന്നു.”
― O.V. Vijayan, ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam

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“അയാള്‍ കിണറ്റിലേക്ക്‌ കൂപ്പ്‌ കുത്തി. വെള്ളത്തിന്റെ വില്ലീസ്സു പടുതകളിലൂടെ, ചില്ലുവാതിലുകള്‍ കടന്ന്‌, സ്വപ്നത്തിലൂടെ, സാന്ധ്യ പ്രജ്ഞയിലൂടെ, തന്നെ കൈനീട്ടിവിളിച്ച പൊരുളിന്റെ നേര്‍ക്ക്‌ അയാള്‍ യാത്രയായി.”
― O.V. Vijayan, ഖസാക്കിന്റെ ഇതിഹാസം | Khasakkinte Ithihasam

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