Author of fifteen titles in Malayalam, is credited with enlightening Malayalees about communalism , globalization as well as the multinational agenda on water. The work ‘Ramante Dukham’ has created publishing history in Malayalam going into 19 re-prints since the 1st impression in September 1995. ‘Amazonum Kure Vyakulathakalum’ has created a new genre of writing in Malayalam fusing travelogue, ecology and philosophical contemplation and has won the Sahitya Academy Award.
Samanwayathinte Vasantham
Spring of Consensus
Biographical sketches of 19 eminent persons from different walks of life who influenced people and society at large. The author's inquisitive mind and warm sentiments are reflected in these tributes.
Buddhante Chiri
Buddha's Smile
A collection of thought provoking essays, which has run into 12 editions, on India’s first nuclear test, threats to secularism, need to uplift the oppressed and an essay on the socialist visionary, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Winner of Kerala Sahitya Akademi’s C.B. Kumar Endowment Award {1995}
Gattum Kanacharadukalum
GATT and Puppet Strings
Articles on the dangers of General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs {GATT}. The essays in this collection shed light on Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights {TRIPS}, Trade Related Investment Measures {TRIMS} and General Agreement on Trade in Services {GATS}.
Winner of C. Achutha Menon literary prize instituted by ‘Malayala Sahitya Monthly’ and Kottayam Darsana Cultural Centre Award {1998-99}.
Ramante Dukham
Sorrows of Rama
Outpourings of an anguished soul on the demolition of Babri Masjid, an act of vandalism and intolerance, which rent the secular fabric of India is treated in comprehensive sympathetic detail. It spurred heated debate with 23 editions in print. Prescribed by Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu, which stirred a controversy.
Winner of Mahakavi G Memorial Award {1995} and Thrissur Rotary Club Award {1998-99}
Atmavilekkoru Theerthayathra
Pilgrimage into the Soul
Collection of 18 essays on philosophy, travel and biographical & autobiographical sketches.
Winner of Kodupunna Memorial Award {1996}, prestigious Odakkuzhal Award {1997} and K.V. Daniel Award {2000}
Prathibhayude Verukal Thedi
Tracing the Springs of Genius
After a visit to Vienna, the fin de siècle intellectual capital of Europe, the author introduces eminent intellectuals and litterateurs of Austria. Prescribed reading for Pre-degree course in M G University, Kottayam, Kerala.
Winner of Rajiv Gandhi National Award instituted by Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies {1998} and coveted Nalappadan Award {1999}
Changampuzha: Vidhiyude Vettamrugam
Changampuzha: Hunted by Fate
A journey through the life of Kerala’s great poet - Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. The book reveals certain little known agonies that haunted the poet, who died young.
Winner of Pulinkunnu Antony Trust Award {1999}
Thirinhunokkumbol
Past revisited
Memoirs of individuals cherished by the author, some with a philosophical touch.
Amasonum Kure Vyakulathakalum
Amazon and a Sense of Disquiet
A journey down the Amazon transforms into a book rich in philosophical musings, environmental concerns and discovery of Latin American authors unknown to Malayalees.
Winner of Dr. C.P. Menon Memorial Award {2002}, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for best travelogue, and also the first travelogue to win it, and Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award {both in 2002}.
Lokavyapara Samkhadanayum Oorakkudukkukalum
WTO and the Gordian Knot
Co-authored with Prof. P.A. Vasudevan - a sequel to the earlier Gattum Kanacharadukalum, examining the economic scenario under the dark shadow cast by the WTO and multi-national corporations.
Roshathinte Vithukal
Seeds of Anger
An enquiry into contemporary events and ideas. Gujarat pogrom of 2002, commodification of water, faces of terrorism, tragic plight of U.S. farmers, media issues, information revolution come under scrutiny in this book.
Adhinivesathinte Adiyozhukkukal
Undercurrents of Invasion
18 essays classified into 3 – on water crisis, US invasion of Iraq and an introduction to the American prison industry.
Smruthichithrangal
Snap Shots
Profiles of lesser known people, though great in their own way, whom the author has known.
M.P. Veerendrakumarinte Kruthikal
Collected Works – 2 Volumes
Writings on communalism, secularism, imperialism, globalisation, media, literature, philosophy, memories and travel.
Hymavathabhoovil {translated into Tamil as Velli Panimalayin Meethu and as Vaadiyan Bulaati Hein Himalay Ki in Hindi}
In the Meadows of Snow
A free-ranging work that transforms the Himalayas into a metaphor of the Indian spirit encompassing philosophy, religion and music through warp and woof of travel. Testimony to its popularity is that 38th edition is in print.
Winner of the coveted Vayalar Award {2008}, Dr. Shivarama Karanth award, Balamaniamma award & V R Krishnan Ezhuthassan centenary award {both in 2009}, first travelogue to win the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award {2010} and Amruthakeerthi Puraskar {2011}.
Venam Nithantha Jagratha
Eternal Vigil
Assorted writings on struggles worldwide including memories of Arafat, Saddam Hussein, Panakkad Shihab Thangal and Mayilamma.
Danube Sakshi
Danube Witness
Travels through Danube-washed shores and other European countries illuminate how the history, arts and culture of Europe has been determined by unfolding events down the centuries featuring writers and poets, artists and scholars, scientists and theologians, Popes and Emperors.