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A. Sethumadhavan (born 5 June 1942), popularly known as Sethu, is a Malayalam fiction writer. He has published more than 30 books.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=''The Hindu'' )〕 He won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for the work ''Adayalangal''. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards in 1982 and 1978 for his works ''Pandavapuram'' and ''Pediswapnangal''; and Vayalar Award for ''Adyalangal'' in 2005.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Silicon India )〕 Sethu's other literary works include ''Velutha Koodarangal, Thaliyola, Kiratham, Niyogam, Sethuvinte Kathakal'' and ''Kaimudrakal''. He also served as the chairman and CEO of the South Indian Bank. ==Life== Sethu was born in Chendamangalam, a village in Ernakulam district, in the year 1942. He had his school education at Paliam High School, Chendamangalam, and took his Bachelors’ Degree in Physics from the Union Christian College, Aluva, at the age of 18. Sethu began his professional career at a very young age taking him to various parts of the country. This phase of his life was instrumental in shaping his literary sensibilities and came to be reflected in many of his important works. He worked in certain Central Government departments in North India before joining the Indian Meteorological Department in Bombay in 1962. In 1964 he took a transfer to Trivandrum and worked in the Meteorological Unit of the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station. Subsequently he was promoted and posted to the newly established Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune. Then he worked in Railway Board, New Delhi for a couple of years before switching over to the banking industry in 1968. He joined the banking profession as a Probationary Officer in the State Bank Group. After holding many important positions in the Group, he took over as General Manager in the Corporation Bank and later as the Chairman of the South Indian Bank, a major private sector bank of the country. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SIB from 1999 until his retirement in 2005. He was also on the board of the State Bank of Travancore for a period of three years after his retirement. Widely travelled, he had attended many international conferences both on banking and literature in various countries. In 2012 September, he replaced eminent historian Bipan Chandra to become the chairman of National Book Trust, New Delhi.〔("Sethu appointed National Book Trust chairman" ). ''Madhyamam''. September 6, 2012. Retrieved February 14, 2014.〕 In 2015 March, the National Democratic Alliance government removed him from the post in a most ignominious manner, six months before his tenure was due to end.〔("Sethu removed as National Book Trust chairman" ). ''Malayala Manorama''. Retrieved 2 March 2015.〕 Sethu was replaced by Badaldev Sharma, former editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh mouthpiece ''Panchjanya''.〔("Baldev Sharma appointed as chairman of National Book Trust" ). ''The Hindu''. Retrieved 2 March 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sethu (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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