Dr. M. B. Manoj, born in 1972 in Kerala’s Idukki district, is the author of thirty books spanning a range of subjects. He has been honoured with the Kanakasree Award and the Karumadikuttan Puthaka Award by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Dr. Manoj currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Malayalam at the University of Calicut.