Akbar Kakkattil

Akbar Kakkattil (7 July 1954 – 17 February 2016) was an Indian short-story writer and novelist. He was born in Kerala state. His works are known for their unique narrative style which has been seen as full of humour. His work, "Sarga Sameeksha", about a young writer with the iconic writers of the old generation is perhaps the first of its kind in an Indian language.

Kakkattil died in a hospital in Kerala from lung cancer on 17 February 2016. He was aged 62.

References

Other websites
 The Hindu Thursday, February 26, 2009 : – Award for Malayalam writer Akbar Kakkattil 
 http://qa.in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail.html?news_id=46429 
 The Hindu Sunday, Feb 08, 2004-Akbar Kakkattil wins best novelist award 


Category:1954 births
Category:2016 deaths
Category:Writers from Kerala