Sunil P. Ilayidom, born in 1968 to M. C. Pankajakshan Elayidom and Ramani Devi at
Kottuvally, a village in
Ernakulam district in the south Indian state of
Kerala, did his early schooling at the government upper primary school in his village and at
Rama Varma Union High School, in
Cherai. Subsequently, he completed his college studies at Sree Narayana Mangalam College, Maliankara and
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam and started his career as a teacher at Lakshmi College,
Paravur. Later he moved to
Desabhimani Daily as a sub-editor and after securing a PhD, joined
Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit where he is an associate professor in the department of Malayalam. He has published a number of books on art and literary criticism, history, Marxism and culture and his major works include
Kanvazhikal, Kazhchavattangal,
Uriyattom,
Anubhuthikalude Charithra Jeevitham and
Nanarthangal: Samooham, Charithram, Samskaram. He has delivered several lectures which include a five-part lecture series on
Cultural history of Mahabharatha. == Personal life ==