Punathil Kunjabdulla was considered a modernist in Malayalam literature and won many awards for his novels. (Source: K Surendran‏/Twitter) Punathil Kunjabdulla was considered a modernist in Malayalam literature and won many awards for his novels. (Source: K Surendran‏/Twitter)Award-winning Malayalam writer Punathil Kunjabdulla died of age-related ailments in a Kozhikode hospital on Friday. A doctor by profession, Kunjabdulla was considered a modernist in Malayalam literature. In 1980, his novel Smarakasilakal (Memorial Stones) won the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award (Malayalam).

Source: Indian Express October 27, 2017 05:44 UTC