Remembering a literary giant Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai

It might be a decade since Thakazhi Shivashankara Pillai walked off the face of this earth, putting away the mirror that he held up to life through his stories. But the little village of Thakazhi, which was put on the world map by the writer, has not forgotten him.

A week-long literary festival, aptly titled the Thakazhi Sahityotsavam, is being held at the residence of the writer, which is now a state-run memorial in his name though his wife Katha continues to live there. Beginning on Thursday, the writer's 10th death anniversary, the festival will continue till April 17, which would have been his 96th birthday.

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