al ach ar it r ang al ▁( History ▁of ▁Places ▁in ▁Ker ala ), ▁and ▁poetry ▁anth ologies , ▁Id im uz h ak k am ▁( The ▁Th under ▁R umble ) ▁and ▁Minn al ▁Vel ich am ▁( The ▁Th under ▁Flash ). ▁Ker ala ▁Sah ity a ▁Akadem i ▁awarded ▁him ▁their ▁annual ▁award ▁for ▁overall ▁contributions ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Place ▁Names ▁Society ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁P and it ▁Kar upp an ▁Award . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁V . ▁V . ▁K . ▁Val ath ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁at ▁Val am , ▁a ▁small ▁ham let ▁between ▁South ▁Ch itto or ▁and ▁Cher an ell ore , ▁near ▁Ed ap ally ▁in ▁Er nak ul am ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁south ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁Ker ala ▁to ▁V ad ak ke ▁Val ath ▁Vel u ▁As an ▁and ▁Par u . ▁After ▁early ▁school ing ▁at ▁Little ▁F lower ▁Upper ▁Primary ▁School , ▁Cher an ell ore , ▁he ▁passed ▁the ▁t enth ▁standard ▁exam ination ▁from ▁St . ▁Albert ' s ▁High ▁School , ▁Er nak ul am ▁before ▁comple ting ▁the ▁teachers ' ▁training ▁course . ▁His ▁career ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁civil ian ▁cl erk ▁in ▁Indian ▁Army , ▁station ed ▁in ▁White field , ▁Bang al ore ▁and ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁Ker ala , ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁Little