D. Jayakanthan
Author
Late D.
Jayakanthan (1934–2015), JK, was considered one of the most progressive
writers of his times. He wrote 200 short stories, 40 novels and three
autobiographies, as well as made two films. Four of his novels were adapted
into films by others. He received many awards, including the Sahitya Akademi
Award (1972), Soviet Land Nehru Award (1978), Fellow of the Sahitya Akademi
(1996), Jnanpith Award (2002), Padma Bhushan (2009) and Order of Friendship
from the Russian Government (2011)..