Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai

Erumeli Parameswaran Pillai (12 December 1932 – 7 February 2014) was a Malayalam-language writer, teacher, scholar, and literary critic from Kerala, India. He wrote over forty books, including five novels, four collections of stories, 11 scholarly works, and a few one-act plays and children's literature. He is also known for the work Malayala Sahityam Kalaghattangaliloode, a comprehensive history of Malayalam literature. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2009.

Biography Pillai was born on 12 December 1932 in Erumeli in the Kottayam district as the son of Velamparampil Krishna Pillai and Lakshmikuttyamma. He obtained MA degrees in Malayalam and Sociology from the University of Kerala and an MEd degree from the University of Madras.

He was the Secretary of Kerala Sahitya Akademi (1988–91) and the first Principal of the Kottayam BEd Centre of the Mahatma Gandhi University. The Sakthi Erumeli Award given as part of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Awards, is instituted in his memory.