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Paul Zacharia writes in Malayalam under the pen-name ‘Zacharia’ and has published over 50 works of fiction and non-fiction including short stories, novellas, travelogues, film-scripts, collections of essays/columns for adults and two children’s books. His novel in English, ‘A Secret History of Compassion’ was published by Context in 2018. He has received literary awards that include the Kendra Sahitya Akademi and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. In November, 2013 he was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He lives in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and is married to Lalitha. They have a daughter and a son.