Babu Bharadwaj (1948–2016) was a Malayalam–language writer and journalist from Kerala, India.
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Born | (1948-01-15)January 15, 1948 Chemancheri, Madras State, India |
Died | March 30, 2016(2016-03-30) (aged 68) Calicut, Kerala, India |
Occupation | Civil engineer, writer, journalist, film producer |
Language | Malayalam |
Alma mater | Malabar Christian College, Calicut Government Engineering College, Trichur |
Notable works | Pravasiyude Kurippukal, Kalapangalkkoru Grihapadam |
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Bharadwaj started his journalistic career with the left-leaning Malayalam magazine Chintha. He also worked for the television media; he was the Programme Head for MediaOne TV and Creative Executive for Kairali TV. In 2006, he founded the Malayalam online news portal DoolNews.[1]
A civil engineer by profession, he worked in Saudi Arabia for a long time and many of his literary works focused on the lives of Indian expatriates in the Gulf.[2] He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel for Kalapangalkkoru Grihapadam (2006). His other works include Pravasiyude Kurippukal, Shavaghoshayathra, Puppet Theatre, Pravasiyude Vazhiyambalangal, Panchakalyani and Adrushya Nagarangal. He also produced the Malayalam film Iniyum Marichittillatha Nammal (1980) directed by Chintha Ravi.
He died on 30 March 2016 of heart-related ailments.[3]
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