P Sachidanandan, who writes under the assumed name of Anand, is an intellectual and philosophic countenance of the Malayalam novel arena. His prose provides greater insight in to the minds of common man. Anand was born in Irinjalakkuda, but spent his adult life all over India and it is precisely these practical experiences that prompted him to express the ideas of diverse cultural backgrounds through his writings.

His novels ‘Alkoottam’; ‘Govarthante Yatrakal’; 'Utharayanam', 'Abhayaarthikal', ‘Marubhoomikal Undaakunnathu’ etc are great contributions to Malayalam literature. His first novel ‘Alkoottam’ was published in 1956.

His firm belief in simplicity and the assumption that the true creative literary work is not basically for cornering awards but for social upliftment made him reject awards like Yashpal award and Kerala Sahithya Academy award.

‘Poojyam’ is his first short story and it was published in ‘Malayala Rajyam Varika’ in 1960. He also wrote five short stories including ‘Veedum Thadavum’. Presently he lives with his family in New Delhi.