Narendra Prasad
Playwright, Award Winner
1946 – 2003
Who was Narendra Prasad?
Narendra Prasad was a popular Indian actor, playwright, director, teacher and literary critic. He was born at Mavelikara, Alappuzha District, in the south Indian state of Kerala.
He studied at Bishop Moore College, Mavelikkara for the Pre-degree and at N. S. S. College, Pandalam, for his degree and Institute of English, University of Kerala for post-graduation in English Language and Literature. A voracious reader in Malayalam and English, Narendra Prasad distinguished himself as a potential man of letters even as a degree student. He used to take part in the Malayalam and English literary discussions, debates and competitions organised at the college and university levels, and won prizes. His play Souparnika won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985.
Narendra Prasad started his career as a college teacher; he joined Bishop Moore College in 1967 as lecturer in English. He got into government service in 1968, and worked as Lecturer at Govt. Victoria College, Palakkad, and Govt. Arts College, Trivandrum, and as Professor at University College, Thiruvananthapuram. In 1989 while working as Professor of English at University College, he was selected for the prestigious post of Director, School of Letters of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. He continued in this post till his demise. He is survived by his wife,Nanda Prasad, and two daughters Deepa and Divya.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1946
Mavelikkara - Also known as
- Narendraprasad
- Parents
- Spouses
- Nanda Prasad
( - 2003/11/03)
- Nanda Prasad
- Children
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Bishop Moore College
- Lived in
- Thiruvananthapuram
- Kerala
- Died
- Nov 3, 2003
Kozhikode
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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