K. J. Baby

K. J. Baby (born 27 February 1954) is an Indian writer and film director from the Kerala state.

Life

Baby's literary works include Nadugaddika, Mavelimantam and Bespurkana. Mavelimantam won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994.[1] Baby, along with his wife Shirly, founded Kanavu, an alternative school/commune for Wayanad's Adivasi children.[2] He directed the film Guda (The Cage, 2003) which told the story of Kattunayakar tribe.[3]

References
  1. "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards" Archived 24 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  2. K. A. Shaji (22 March 2008). "Masti Ki Pathashala" Archived 1 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. At Kanavu he successfully implemented an unconventional system in which the senior students takes care of teaching juniors Tehelka.Kanavu stands apart as a model for addressing one of the serious issues of tribal life which is drop out of children from conventional schools. Kanavu also help the children to learn martial arts and traditional music. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. "K. J. Baby" Archived 29 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved 19 April 2014.


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