Balan Putheri is a visually challenged author from India. He authored more than 211 books on different subjects. He was given the Padma Shri Award, the fourth-highest civilian award in India in 2021.[1]
Life
editPutheri is from Karipur, Kerala, India.[2] He published his first book in 1983, and his 50th book, Guruvayoor Ekadashi, in 1997. He authored 211 books and most of them were about Hindu mythology.[2]
His wife, Shanta, who was battling cancer, died on the day he reached Rashtrapati Bhavan to receive the award.[3]
References
edit- ^ Padma Shri for Bala Putheri. Accessed 30 November 2024
- ^ a b "Balan Putheri, Visually Challenged Man Who Authored 211 Books, Receives Padma Shri Amid News Of Wife". www.india.com. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
- ^ News of death of Bala Putheri's Wife . Accessed 30 November 2024
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