V. Shinilal

{{Short description|Malayalam language writer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = V. Shinilal | image = | image_upright = | birth_name =  | birth_date = | birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = Writer | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | known_for = | notable_works ={{ubl|''Sambarkkakranti''}} | awards = {{ubl|2022 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel}} }}

'''V. Shinilal''' is an Indian novelist and short story writer of the contemporary Malayalam literature. He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award for Novel in 2022 for his work Sambarkkakranti.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=കഥകളുടെ ലോക്കോ പൈലറ്റ്; വാക്കുകളുടെ ബുദ്ധനും ഗുണ്ടാത്തലവനും |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/literaryworld/2020/12/26/talk-with-writer-v-shinilal.html |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=ManoramaOnline |language=ml}}</ref>

==Biography== Shinilal was born at Nedumangad Irinchayam in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. He works as a traveling ticket inspector in Southern Railway Thiruvananthapuram Division.<ref>{{Cite web |last=കുമാരന്‍ |first=ജിഗീഷ് |date=2023-04-11 |title=ടിടിആർ കഥയെഴുതുകയാണ്.! : വി. ഷിനിലാൽ അഭിമുഖം |url=https://www.thecue.in/books/literature/v-shinilal-writer-interview-jigish-kumaran |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=The Cue |language=ml}}</ref> His major works includes ''Adi'', ''124'', ''Sambarkkakranthi,'' ''Buddhapatham'', ''Garisappa Aruvi Adhava Oru Jalayathra'' In 2023, Shinilal was awarded the 2022 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the novel Sambarkkakranti. He is also a recipient of the first Karoor Award and Padmarajan Award.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards announced, V Shinilal's 'Sambarkkakranthi' best novel |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/kerala-sahitya-akademi-awards-announced-v-shinilal-s-sambarkkakranthi-wins-best-novel-1.8688660 |access-date=2023-07-11 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>

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