11 Facts About Kottayam Pushpanath

Kottayam Pushpanath was an Indian author known for his contributions to detective fiction writing in Malayalam.

Kottayam Pushpanath has been called the "father of Malayalam fiction" and the "Arthur Conan Doyle of India".

Kottayam Pushpanath was born Pushpanathan Pillai in Kottayam district in Kerala, on May 14,1937, to Sathyanesan Pillai and Rachel.

Kottayam Pushpanath completed his primary and secondary education from Good Shepherd School and MT Seminary School in Kottayam and he graduated in History from the University of Kerala.

Kottayam Pushpanath released his first novel named Chuvanna Manushyan in 1968 which was a scientific thriller.

Kottayam Pushpanath has translated Bram Stoker's world-renowned Gothic horror novel Dracula and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles into Malayalam.

Kottayam Pushpanath followed the tradition of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot in creating two fictional detectives, Detective Marxin and Pushparaj.

Kottayam Pushpanath established his publications in 1977, the Kottayam Pushpanath Publications, through which most of his works came out.

Many of Kottayam Pushpanath's books are published on mainstream digital platforms as e-books and audiobooks.

Kottayam Pushpanath Foundation was set up by the Kottayam Pushpanath family after the author's death, funded with the family's assets and run by family members and foundation members for solely charitable purposes.

Kottayam Pushpanath died on 2 May 2018 aged 80 at his home in Kottayam after a long bout of age-related problems.