{{short description|Indian children's writer (1942–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox writer | name = Sooranad Ravi | image = Sooranad_ravi.JPG | imagesize = | alt = | caption = Sooranad Ravi | pseudonym = | birth_name = Ravi | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes |1943|02|07}} | birth_place = Travancore (present-day Sooranad, Kerala) | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|10|24|1943|02|07|df=yes}} | death_place = | occupation = Writer | nationality = Indian | alma_mater = | period = | genre = Children's literature | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = Chembakutty Amma | partner = | children = 3 | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = }} '''Sooranad Ravi''' (1943 February 7 - 2018 October 24) is a Malayalam language children's literature writer and translator from Kerala, India. He has authored over a hundred works in Malayalam literature, including short stories, poems and translations.<ref name="Mathrubhumi2"/>
==Biography== He was born on 7 February 1943, at Sooranad, Travancore to Ichakkattu Idayileveettil Paramupillai and Bhavaniamma.<ref name="Mathrubhumi2">{{cite news |title=ശൂരനാട് രവി: ബാലസാഹിത്യരംഗത്തെ അതുല്യ പ്രതിഭ |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/sooranad-ravi-1.3251697 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=ml |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2021-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229085537/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/sooranad-ravi-1.3251697 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a teacher at Mannady High School and retired in 1998.<ref name="Samayam">{{cite news |title=അസുഖത്തെ തുടർന്ന് ശൂരനാട് രവി അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/childrens-novelist-sooranad-ravi-passed-away/articleshow/66348209.cms |work=Samayam Malayalam |language=ml |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2021-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229085537/https://malayalam.samayam.com/latest-news/kerala-news/childrens-novelist-sooranad-ravi-passed-away/articleshow/66348209.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He was a follower of Kerala renaissance leader Chattampi Swamikal.<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> His works, which include short poems and stories for children, have been a regular feature in children's magazines.<ref name="Mathrubhumi2"/>
==Works== ===Novels and Short story collections=== *''Ariyunda'' *''Onappanthu''<ref name="Keralaliterature">{{cite web |title=ശൂരനാട് രവി |url=http://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF/ |website=Keralaliterature.com |date=6 October 2020 |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229091043/http://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF/ |url-status=live }}</ref> *''Kilippattukal''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Bhagyathilekkulla Vazhi'' (Meaning:The way to luck)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Pongalpattu''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Aksharamuthu''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Kathakal kond Bhoomi chuttam'' (Meaning:Let's go around the world with stories)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Sachthra buddha kathakal'' (Illustrated Buddhist stories)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Kuttikalkkay 101 kathakal'' (101 stories for children)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> ===Translations=== *''Ponnarinjal katha''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Sreebuddhan, Asiayute velicham'' (translation of Edwin Arnold's 'Light of Asia')<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Kshemendra's Bodhisathwapadannakalpatha''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Gandjijiyute dayari'' (Gandhi's diary)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''101 Red Indian Nadodikkathakal'' (Translation of 101 Red Indian Folk Tales)<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *''Tamizh nadodikkathakal'' (Translation of Tamil folk tales) *''Indian nadodikkathakal'' (Translation of Indian folk tales)<ref name="Mathrubhumi2"/> *''Telugukathakal'' (Translation of Telugu stories<ref name="Janmabhumi">{{cite web |title=കുട്ടികള്ക്ക അക്ഷരപ്പൂക്കാലം സമ്മാനിച്ച കവി |url=https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/varadyam/sooranadu-ravi |website=Janmabhumi |date=6 November 2021 |language=ml |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2021-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229085540/https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/varadyam/sooranadu-ravi |url-status=live }}</ref> *''Tanjavoorile tharattuppattukal'' (Translation of ballads of Thanjavur)<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *''Thirupati Venkitesa kathakal'' (Translation of stories of Tirupati Venkatesh)<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *''Subala vajrathundam'' (Translation of Sanskrit play)<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *''Gandhijiyute andhya prabhashanangal'' (Translation of Gandhiji's Last Sermons)<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *''Oru Kadalora gramathinte katha''<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *''Charukasera''<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> * Translation of ''Sreemad Bhagavadgita'' by Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran<ref name="Janmabhumi"/> *Translation of ''Thampuran Ramayanam'' by Kottarakkara Thampuran<ref name="Janmabhumi"/>
==Awards and honors== *1989: NCERT National Award for Children's literature for his work ''Ariyunda''<ref name="Keralaliterature"/> *2018: Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature Outstanding Contribution Award for his contributions in the field of children's literature<ref name="Samayam"/>
==Family== He and his wife Chembakutty Amma have 3 children Indusekhar, Srirekha and Sreelakshmi.<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news |title=Children's author Sooranad Ravi passes away |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/children-s-author-sooranad-ravi-passes-away--1.3249195 |work=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2021-12-29 |archive-date=2021-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229085537/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/children-s-author-sooranad-ravi-passes-away--1.3249195 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} {{Portal|Children's literature}}
Category:1943 births Category:2018 deaths Category:Malayalam-language writers Category:Indian children's writers Category:People from Kollam district Category:Writers from Kollam