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Sethumadhavan (born 5 June 1942), popularly known as Sethu, is a Malayalam fiction writer. He has published more than thirty-five books. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982 for Pandavapuram, a novel and Pediswapnangal, a collection of short stories. His novel Adayalangal won the Vayalar Award in 2005 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 2007. Marupiravi won the Odakkuzhal Award. Sethu’s other literary works include Velutha Koodarangal, Tbaliyola, Kiratbam, Niyogam, Setbuvnte Katbakal and Kaimudrakal. Sethu has served as the chairman and CEO of the South Indian Bank. He was also the chairman of National Book Trust, Delhi.

Catherine Thankamma is a retired associate professor in English. She worked in various colleges under the government of Kerala, including a brief stint in Jesus and Mary College, Delhi. She has a Ph.D. in theatre studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and has published short stories and articles. Her translation of Narayan’s Kocharethi for Oxford University Press won the Crossword Book Award for 2011.