Ajai P Mangattu information

Ajai P Mangattu
Born	Idukki
Occupation	Novelist, short story writer, columnist
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
Years active	1998 – present
Notable works	Susannayude Grandhappura (Susannah's house of books) – novel
Spouse	Manju
Children	Vajra and son Ameya

Ajai P Mangattu is a writer in Malayalam, from Kerala, India. He is a novelist, literary critic and journalist. He lives in Kochi with his wife Manju, daughter Vajra and son Ameya. He was born in 1972 in a small mountainous village in Idukki district Kerala. His parental home is situated at Vellathooval, close to Munnar. It was a farming community, who migrated from lower lands. His father Pakhrudheen, who was a newspaper agent for three decades, had run a bakery at Vellathooval and Ajai's mother Meera worked at home. He was the eldest of three children. The other two a brother and sister both now settled at Adimali, a town near to Vellathooval. He completed his school education at Vellathooval GHS (now GHSS) and after the SSC, went to Moolamattom St Joseph's College where he completed his Pre degree.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]}