S.K. Pottekkatt Statue - Cultural landmark in Kozhikode - Kozhikode, India

A tribute to Late Famous Author SK Pottekatt,who wrote 'Oru Theruvinte Katha" story which takes place in Mittay theruv SM Street. Its awsome to see literature is celebrated here quotes and wall sculptures of the book also engraved and have public seats. Must Visit in Calicut.

Great art work.This is a statue of a renowned Indian writer of Malayalam literature,traveller, and politician from Kerala known as Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt or S K Pottekkatt.

very beautiful place to chill out...

Nice place for hangout getting one of the best walking street experience in kerala

A bustling local market, S.M. Street, locally called Mithai Theruvu is a buzzing lane north of Mananchira Square. While S.M. stands for sweetmeat, it is believed that this street is named after the locally popular sweet called halwa. Said to be about 600 years old, the by lanes sell everything you can imagine. The street dates back to the Zamorin when the ruler invited Gujarati sweet meat makers to the city and had their shops just outside the palace walls. However, I recommend that you visit the stores that sell the famed banana chips as well as the halwa, which is available in numerous flavours and you cannot miss the sight of them neatly stacked up in bright colours. If you are unsure which flavour to buy, just buy an assorted pack that is ready in a box which has all the flavours! Other stuff that you can purchase here should be coconut oil which is again native to this region as well as dry fruits especially cashews. The best way to explore this place is on foot so you can soak in the local sights and sounds. There is a lane that is dedicated to brassware and you can see rows of shops on either side of the road selling different products all made of brass. Naturally, this place can get quite crowded and is not like shopping in a mall. So if you are up to it, this can be good fun.

S.K.POTTEKKAD Sankaran Kutty Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 - 6 August 1982), popularly known as S. K. Pottekkatt , was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a politician from Kerala , India . He was the author of nearly sixty books which include ten novels, twenty-four collections of short stories, three anthologies of poems, eighteen travelogues , four plays, a collection of essays and a couple of books based on personal reminiscences. he was a recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Novel , Sahitya Akademi Award and the Jnanpith Award. His works have been translated into English, Italian, Russian, German and Czech, besides all major Indian languages. Biography S. K. Pottekkatt was born on March 14, 1923 in Calicut (Kozhikode) to Kunjiraman Pottekkat, an English school teacher and his wife, Kittuli.After early schooling at Ganapath School , he matriculated from Zamorin's High School in Calicut in 1929 and passed the intermediate examination from Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College , Calicut in 1934 but could not find a job for three years, a period which he utilised for studying classics from Indian and western literature. In 1937, he joined Calicut Gujarati School as a teacher where he taught for almost three years.He was involved with activities of the Indian National Congress and attended the Tripuri session of 1939 for which he resigned from the job as the school authorities did not allow him leave of absence. Subsequently, he moved to Bombay and Lucknow where he stayed until 1945, doing many jobs.After returning to Kerala in 1945, he traveled to many parts of India and went on his first overseas tour in 1949 when he visited Africa , Switzerland , Italy , Germany , France and England . In 1952, he again went overseas to visit Ceylon , Malaya , Singapore and Indonesia .Pottekkatt married Jayavalli in 1950 and the couple had two sons and two daughters. His wife died in 1980 and two years later, he suffered a paralytic stroke in July 1982, which killed him on August 6, 1982 in a private hospital in Calicut. Literary career and travels Pottekkatt published his first story, Rajaneethi, in the collge magazine of Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College in 1928. Makane Konna Madyam (poem published in Athmavidya Kahalam) and Hindu Muslim Maithri (story published in Deepam ) were some of his notable early works. The story "Vydyutha Shakthi" came in the February 1934 issue of Mathrubhumi Illustrated Weekly . He wrote his first novel, Naadanpremam , a romantic story set in Mukkam , a small hamlet in Kozhikode district ,in 1939 while he was in Bombay and the novel was eventually published in 1941. This was followed by Yavanikakku Pinnil , a short story anthology, and the second novel Vishakanyaka; the latter would receive a prize from the Madras government in 1949. Two travelogues were the next two publications, Kappirikalude Naattil ( In the Land of the Negroes ) and Innathe Europe ( The Europe Today ), both based on his first overseas tour. [citation needed ] He published Oru Theruvinte Katha in 1960 and his magnum opus, Oru Desathinte Katha , in 1971.Pottekkatt was a writer of strong social commitmment and ideals, possessing an individualistic vision.He is reported to be the pioneer of the genre of travelogues in India and its most notable practioner in Malayalam literature which earned him the moniker, the John Gunther of Malayalam .Poetry anthologies like Sanchariyude Geethangal and Premashilpi , Achan (play), novels like Premashiksha and Moodupadam , short story anthologies such as Nishagandhi , Pulliman and Chandrakatham , travelogues viz. Simhabhoomi , Nile Diary and Pathira Sooryante Nattil as well as memoirs like Ponthakkadukal and Samsarikkunna Diarykurippukal are some of his other major works.His works have been translated into English, Italian, Russian, German and Czech, besides all major Indian languages.An Italian anthology of The Best Short Stories of the World published from Milan in 1971 included his Braanthan Naaya (Mad Dog). A collection of eleven of his short stories in Russian had a sensational sale.

It's one of the main tourist attractions of Kozhikode, located at SM street.

Ideally placed but all kinds of protest meetings conducted under his nose