Background
Omchery was born in Palarivattom, Kerala as the son of Omchery Narayanan Pillai and Pappikkutty Amma.
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Omchery Pillai
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He has written nine full-length plays, more than 80 one-act plays and a few novels. His plays are noted for their bold experiments in form and technique as well as the uncommon vision inherent in many of the themes. He started writing poems at a very young age.
After completing his education from University College, Thiruvananthapuram, he joined the news department of Delhi All India Radio in 1951 and later promoted as Editor in their publication department.
He pursued his higher studies in Mass Communication from Pennsylvania University and Mexico State University and worked in the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. He wrote his first play (This Light is Ours) at the behest of A. K. Gopalan who was then the Leader of Opposition in the Indian parliament. acted in the play.
Omchery has written nine full-length plays and more than 80 one-act plays. He founded the theatrical organisation "Experimental Theatre" in 1963.
District of Columbia Books published a collection of his 26 selected plays on November 27, 2011.
Besides being a regular presence in Kerala"s literary and cultural fields, Omchery is now the Principal of the Delhi Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan"s College of Communication Management. Leela Omcheri is from the Mankoyikkal Nair Tharavadu in Thiruvattar, near the Aadhikeshava Permual Temple.
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Members of Parliament K. C. George, P. T. Ponnoose, East. K. Imbichi Bava, V. P. Nair et cetera
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Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award - 1972 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award - 2010 Pravasi Kalaratna Award - 2013 1972: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Pralayam 2010: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature 2013: Pravasi Kalaratna Award Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award - 1972 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award - 2010 Pravasi Kalaratna Award - 2013 1972: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Pralayam 2010: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature 2013: Pravasi Kalaratna Award Sahitya Akademi Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s national academy of letters to one writer every year in each of the languages recognized by it as well as for translations.