{"count":17752,"next":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=849","previous":"http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=json&page=847","results":[{"id":15730,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Cherukad","bio":"\nCherukad Govinda Pisharodi (26 August 1914 – 28 October 1976), commonly known as Cherukad, was a Malayalam-language playwright, novelist, poet and political activist, associated with the Communist movement in Kerala state, India.\nCherukad was born in Chemmalasseri in Perinthalmanna taluk to Kizheettil Pisharath Karunakara Pisharody and Cherukad Pisharath Narayani Pisharasiar. He got elementary training in Sanskrit from Guru Gopalanezhuthachan. After completing high school education, he joined as a teacher in Chemmala Aided Mappila School. He passed Vidvan Examination from Madras and worked in many schools as teacher before joining Pattambi Sanskrit College as Lecturer.\nIn 1936, Cherukad married Kizheettil Pisharath Lakshmi Pisharasiar. Their son K. P. Mohanan is a noted writer.","raw_bio":"Cherukad Govinda Pisharodi (26 August 1914 – 28 October 1976), commonly known as Cherukad, was a Malayalam-language playwright, novelist, poet and political activist, associated with the Communist movement in Kerala state, India. Cherukad was born in Chemmalasseri in Perinthalmanna taluk to Kizheettil Pisharath Karunakara Pisharody and Cherukad Pisharath Narayani Pisharasiar. He got elementary training in Sanskrit from Guru Gopalanezhuthachan. After completing high school education, he joined as a teacher in Chemmala Aided Mappila School. He passed Vidvan Examination from Madras and worked in many schools as teacher before joining Pattambi Sanskrit College as Lecturer. In 1936, Cherukad married Kizheettil Pisharath Lakshmi Pisharasiar. Their son K. P. Mohanan is a noted writer.","slug":"cherukad","DOB":"1914-08-26","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Perinthalmanna","url":"/sootradhar/cherukad","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.145918","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15731,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Balachandran Chullikkad","bio":"\nBalachandran Chullikkad (born 30 July 1957) is an Indian poet, orator, lyricist and actor in Malayalam-language.\nBalachandran was born in Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. He completed his graduation in English literature from the Union Christian College, Aluva (first two years) and Maharajas College, Ernakulam.\nHis collection of poems published includes Pathinettu Kavithakal, Amaavaasi, Ghazal, Maanasaantharam, Dracula etc. Another collection of his previously published poems, Balachandran Chullikkadinte Kavithakal (The Poems of Balachandran Chullikkad), was published in 2000. He has also published a book of his memoirs, Chidambarasmarana (2001).","raw_bio":"Balachandran Chullikkad (born 30 July 1957) is an Indian poet, orator, lyricist and actor in Malayalam-language. Balachandran was born in Paravur, Ernakulam, Kerala, India. He completed his graduation in English literature from the Union Christian College, Aluva (first two years) and Maharajas College, Ernakulam. His collection of poems published includes Pathinettu Kavithakal, Amaavaasi, Ghazal, Maanasaantharam, Dracula etc. Another collection of his previously published poems, Balachandran Chullikkadinte Kavithakal (The Poems of Balachandran Chullikkad), was published in 2000. He has also published a book of his memoirs, Chidambarasmarana (2001).","slug":"balachandran-chullikkad","DOB":"1957-07-30","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Paravoor","url":"/sootradhar/balachandran-chullikkad","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.157883","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15732,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Cherian K. Cherian","bio":"\nCherian K.Cherian (born 24 October 1932 (kottayam, vikom)) is a Malayalam–language poet from Kerala state, South India. His collection of poems titled Cheriyan K. Cheriyante Thiranjedutha Kavithakal received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2007. His other works include Pavizhapputtu, Airavatham, Kushanum Lavanum Kuchelanum and Bhranthanum Bhasmasuranum. His oeuvre also includes numerous Haiku poems in Malayalam.\nBorn in 1932 in Vaikom in Kottayam district of present-day Kerala, he completed his education from Kerala University and Calcutta University. He taught English language at a school in Vadavukodu for a few years and then worked in the Publication Division of the Ministry of Commerce. He was the assistant editor of Malayala Manorama newspaper. From 1973 onwards, he worked in the child protective services of Government of New York City.\n","raw_bio":"Cherian K.Cherian (born 24 October 1932 (kottayam, vikom)) is a Malayalam–language poet from Kerala state, South India. His collection of poems titled Cheriyan K. Cheriyante Thiranjedutha Kavithakal received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 2007. His other works include Pavizhapputtu, Airavatham, Kushanum Lavanum Kuchelanum and Bhranthanum Bhasmasuranum. His oeuvre also includes numerous Haiku poems in Malayalam. Born in 1932 in Vaikom in Kottayam district of present-day Kerala, he completed his education from Kerala University and Calcutta University. He taught English language at a school in Vadavukodu for a few years and then worked in the Publication Division of the Ministry of Commerce. He was the assistant editor of Malayala Manorama newspaper. From 1973 onwards, he worked in the child protective services of Government of New York City. ","slug":"cherian-k-cherian","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/cherian-k-cherian","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.174262","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15733,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Pravithanam PM Devasia","bio":"\nPravithanam PM Devasia was a Malayalam poet. He penned five Christian Mahakavyam. His best known works are Israel Vamsam and Rajakkanmar. He was a teacher by profession. He led a very austere life and received many accolades for his work. He died at the age of 93.\n\nThis article about a poet from India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.","raw_bio":"Pravithanam PM Devasia was a Malayalam poet. He penned five Christian Mahakavyam. His best known works are Israel Vamsam and Rajakkanmar. He was a teacher by profession. He led a very austere life and received many accolades for his work. He died at the age of 93.  This article about a poet from India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.","slug":"pravithanam-pm-devasia","DOB":null,"DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Unknown","url":"/sootradhar/pravithanam-pm-devasia","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.194094","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15734,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"N. K. Desam","bio":"\nN. Kuttikrishna Pillai, better known as N. K. Desam (Malayalam: എൻ. കെ. ദേശം; born 31 October 1936), is a Malayalam-language poet and literary critic from the south Indian state of Kerala. In 2009, his poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore was selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.\nN. K. Desam was born in 1936 in Desom village near Alwaye. He was an officer at the Life Insurance Corporation and retired in 1996. He is married to R. Leelavathi and has three children.","raw_bio":"N. Kuttikrishna Pillai, better known as N. K. Desam (Malayalam: എൻ. കെ. ദേശം; born 31 October 1936), is a Malayalam-language poet and literary critic from the south Indian state of Kerala. In 2009, his poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore was selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize. N. K. Desam was born in 1936 in Desom village near Alwaye. He was an officer at the Life Insurance Corporation and retired in 1996. He is married to R. Leelavathi and has three children.","slug":"n-k-desam","DOB":"1936-10-31","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Alwaye","url":"/sootradhar/n-k-desam","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.206234","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15735,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Ambalapuzha Gopakumar","bio":"\nThathamathu Nanupilla Gopakumaran Nair (born 27 June 1944), also known as Dr. Ambalapuzha Gopakumar (ഡോ.അമ്പലപ്പുഴ ഗോപകുമാർ) is a Malayalam poet, historian, orator and writer from Kerala, India. He is the recipient of  Kerala State Institute of Children's literature Award, 2012. Gopakumar is also the author of 'History of Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple' which describes the origin and history of Amabalapuzha and the famous Sreekrishna Temple. He is widely regarded as an authority on the history of Chemapakassery, the erstwhile name of Ambalapuzha.\nDr. Gopakumar was the former director of Vaikom Kshetra Kalapeedom. In August 2016, he was given the 'Janmashtamy' award for literature. He is also the recipient of Amritakeerti Puraskar 2016,  in recognition of his contributions to spiritual, philosophical and cultural literature.\nAmbalapuzha Gopakumar was born to Thathamathu C K Nanupilla and K.M.Rajamma, on 27 June 1944 at Ambalapuzha, Alappuzha in Kerala. He lost his father when he was nine. His childhood days were spent in Ambalapuzha where he attended the public 'Government Model High School, Ambalapuzha'.","raw_bio":"Thathamathu Nanupilla Gopakumaran Nair (born 27 June 1944), also known as Dr. Ambalapuzha Gopakumar (ഡോ.അമ്പലപ്പുഴ ഗോപകുമാർ) is a Malayalam poet, historian, orator and writer from Kerala, India. He is the recipient of  Kerala State Institute of Children's literature Award, 2012. Gopakumar is also the author of 'History of Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple' which describes the origin and history of Amabalapuzha and the famous Sreekrishna Temple. He is widely regarded as an authority on the history of Chemapakassery, the erstwhile name of Ambalapuzha. Dr. Gopakumar was the former director of Vaikom Kshetra Kalapeedom. In August 2016, he was given the 'Janmashtamy' award for literature. He is also the recipient of Amritakeerti Puraskar 2016,  in recognition of his contributions to spiritual, philosophical and cultural literature. Ambalapuzha Gopakumar was born to Thathamathu C K Nanupilla and K.M.Rajamma, on 27 June 1944 at Ambalapuzha, Alappuzha in Kerala. He lost his father when he was nine. His childhood days were spent in Ambalapuzha where he attended the public 'Government Model High School, Ambalapuzha'.","slug":"ambalapuzha-gopakumar","DOB":"1944-06-27","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Ambalapuzha","url":"/sootradhar/ambalapuzha-gopakumar","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.218117","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15736,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"P. K. Gopi","bio":"\nP. K. Gopi is an Indian poet writing in the language Malayalam and also a physiotherapist. He is a lyricist for Malayalam films and was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He was the former state president of Yuvakalasahithi.\nHe is the author of more than 27 Malayalam  books in the streams of poetry, memoirs and children's literature. He also penned for 30 Malayalam films.\nP.K.Gopi was born in Koduman-Angadikkal village in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala on 8 June 1949. His father is P.K. Kunjupillai and mother, Kalyani. He completed his schooling from Angadikkal S.N.V.High School. He also studied at Pathanapuram St. Stephens college and Velloor Christian Medical College. He retired from Government Service as a Physiotherapist. He won the Jesees award given for the best govt employee. His songs have been part of many professional dramas/serials/documentaries /stage performances in Malayalam. His poems have been translated into English and other Indian languages.","raw_bio":"P. K. Gopi is an Indian poet writing in the language Malayalam and also a physiotherapist. He is a lyricist for Malayalam films and was a member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. He was the former state president of Yuvakalasahithi. He is the author of more than 27 Malayalam  books in the streams of poetry, memoirs and children's literature. He also penned for 30 Malayalam films. P.K.Gopi was born in Koduman-Angadikkal village in Pathanamthitta District of Kerala on 8 June 1949. His father is P.K. Kunjupillai and mother, Kalyani. He completed his schooling from Angadikkal S.N.V.High School. He also studied at Pathanapuram St. Stephens college and Velloor Christian Medical College. He retired from Government Service as a Physiotherapist. He won the Jesees award given for the best govt employee. His songs have been part of many professional dramas/serials/documentaries /stage performances in Malayalam. His poems have been translated into English and other Indian languages.","slug":"p-k-gopi","DOB":"1949-06-08","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pathanamthitta","url":"/sootradhar/p-k-gopi","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.238833","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15737,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"M. Govindan","bio":"\nMancherath Thazhathethil Govindan (1919–1989) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a cultural activist from Kerala, India. He was known for his writings as well as for his efforts in assisting Anand to publish his debut novel, Aalkkottam, and in the production of Swayamvaram, the debut movie of Dadasaheb Phalke laureate, Adoor Gopalakrishnan. His body of work comprises short stories, poems, articles and plays. He also wrote the screenplay for Nokkukuthi, a 1983 film by Mankada Ravi Varma.\nM. Govindan was born on September 18, 1919 at Kuradadesham, in Thrikkanapuram, Ponnani, Malappuram district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Kothayath Manakkal Chithran Nampoothiri and Mancherath Thazhathethil Devaki Amma. His schooling was at Higher Elementary School, Kuttippuram, and A.V. High School, Ponnani but had formal education only up to 9th standard. He became a socialist, reading Why Socialism by Jayaprakash Narayan, given to him by the poet Idassery Govindan Nair, but never a Marxist. When his mother remarried Karunakaran Nair, a police official based in Chennai and moved there, Govindan also settled in that city. According to the biography of Govindan, written by his close associate M K Sanoo, Govindan never took part in freedom movement and shifted to Madras only because his mother got married again. In 1944 he joined Madras Information service, shifted to Kerala Information Department along with his friend A N Nambiar, after states re organization;  worked in the information service for 14 years. It was the British rule that recruited him, and the information service was propagating British views on Second World War. He was given a job at the recommendation of P Balasubramanya Mudaliar, Editor of Sunday Observer, mouth piece of the Justice Party. Govindan had  embraced the Radical Humanism of erstwhile Marxist M N Roy in 1939; both were against Gandhi and the Quit India movement. His friendship with Roy began when Roy, as Editor of Independent India, published Govindan's article, Caste and Class in South India. Subsequent exchange of letters made Govindan, a disciple of Roy. He had been in active politics prior to that and according to Sanoo, had written a couple of articles in leftist magazines such as Thozhilali and Rajyabhamani. C J Thomas met him in 1949, when he went to Madras and made an unsuccessful attempt to study MLitt, and joined the USIS. Their friendship ultimately bloomed in their joint effort against the first elected Communist Government in India, in the infamous liberation struggle, funded by the CIA. Govindan worked against the first Communist government of Kerala during 1957–1959, and exposed the Andhra rice scandal of that government, which was toppled by the CIA, according to the book, A Dangerous Place by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Govindan organized several pamphlets against the government, one of which was written by Sanoo.In 1959, he resigned from service and concentrated on his intellectual career. He edited three magazines Navasahiti, Gopuram and Sameeksha and organised many academic forums for cultural debate. He spotted and groomed many young writers and artists through his magazines. He also wrote profusely both in Malayalam and English,  but his creative works were largely in Malayalam.\nGovindan was married to Dr K C Padmavathy, who was a physician, and niece of artist K C S Paniker. It was a love marriage, both she and Paniker were Royists. She had participated in Guruvayoor temple struggle. She translated William Saroyan's The Human Comedy and six stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Govimdan died on January 23, 1989, at the age of 69, in Guruvayur, Kerala.","raw_bio":"Mancherath Thazhathethil Govindan (1919–1989) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature and a cultural activist from Kerala, India. He was known for his writings as well as for his efforts in assisting Anand to publish his debut novel, Aalkkottam, and in the production of Swayamvaram, the debut movie of Dadasaheb Phalke laureate, Adoor Gopalakrishnan. His body of work comprises short stories, poems, articles and plays. He also wrote the screenplay for Nokkukuthi, a 1983 film by Mankada Ravi Varma. M. Govindan was born on September 18, 1919 at Kuradadesham, in Thrikkanapuram, Ponnani, Malappuram district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Kothayath Manakkal Chithran Nampoothiri and Mancherath Thazhathethil Devaki Amma. His schooling was at Higher Elementary School, Kuttippuram, and A.V. High School, Ponnani but had formal education only up to 9th standard. He became a socialist, reading Why Socialism by Jayaprakash Narayan, given to him by the poet Idassery Govindan Nair, but never a Marxist. When his mother remarried Karunakaran Nair, a police official based in Chennai and moved there, Govindan also settled in that city. According to the biography of Govindan, written by his close associate M K Sanoo, Govindan never took part in freedom movement and shifted to Madras only because his mother got married again. In 1944 he joined Madras Information service, shifted to Kerala Information Department along with his friend A N Nambiar, after states re organization;  worked in the information service for 14 years. It was the British rule that recruited him, and the information service was propagating British views on Second World War. He was given a job at the recommendation of P Balasubramanya Mudaliar, Editor of Sunday Observer, mouth piece of the Justice Party. Govindan had  embraced the Radical Humanism of erstwhile Marxist M N Roy in 1939; both were against Gandhi and the Quit India movement. His friendship with Roy began when Roy, as Editor of Independent India, published Govindan's article, Caste and Class in South India. Subsequent exchange of letters made Govindan, a disciple of Roy. He had been in active politics prior to that and according to Sanoo, had written a couple of articles in leftist magazines such as Thozhilali and Rajyabhamani. C J Thomas met him in 1949, when he went to Madras and made an unsuccessful attempt to study MLitt, and joined the USIS. Their friendship ultimately bloomed in their joint effort against the first elected Communist Government in India, in the infamous liberation struggle, funded by the CIA. Govindan worked against the first Communist government of Kerala during 1957–1959, and exposed the Andhra rice scandal of that government, which was toppled by the CIA, according to the book, A Dangerous Place by Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Govindan organized several pamphlets against the government, one of which was written by Sanoo.In 1959, he resigned from service and concentrated on his intellectual career. He edited three magazines Navasahiti, Gopuram and Sameeksha and organised many academic forums for cultural debate. He spotted and groomed many young writers and artists through his magazines. He also wrote profusely both in Malayalam and English,  but his creative works were largely in Malayalam. Govindan was married to Dr K C Padmavathy, who was a physician, and niece of artist K C S Paniker. It was a love marriage, both she and Paniker were Royists. She had participated in Guruvayoor temple struggle. She translated William Saroyan's The Human Comedy and six stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer. Govimdan died on January 23, 1989, at the age of 69, in Guruvayur, Kerala.","slug":"m-govindan","DOB":"1919-09-18","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Ponnani","url":"/sootradhar/m-govindan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.250703","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15738,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"K. A. Jayaseelan","bio":"\nKarattuparambil Achuthan Jayaseelan (born 27 July 1940) is an Indian linguist, essayist and a poet of Malayalam literature. He is known for his poems characterized by philosophical thoughts and his contributions to the linguistics of South Indian languages.\nJayaseelan was born on 27 July 1940 to K. R. Achuthan, a lawyer and Umbooli, a school teacher and the eldest daughter of Mithavaadi Krishnan. His early education was at Basel Mission School and the Government Ganapat School, Feroke after which he did his college education at Farook College and Madras Christian College to earn an MA (1960) and MLitt (1963) in English literature. Subsequently, he secured a doctoral degree in English literature from Visva-Bharati University in 1970. His career as an English teacher spanned across several institutions such as Madras Christian College, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, St. Thomas College, Thrissur and Regional college of Education, Bhopal, till he settled at the Central Institute of English Foreign Languages as a lecturer in 1970 and by the time he retired from service, it had been upgraded as the present-day English and Foreign Languages University. In between, he earned a master's degree in linguistics from Lancaster University in 1973 and a doctoral degree from Simon Fraser University in 1980. He continues his association past his superannuation as an adjunct faculty of linguistics.\nJayaseelan is married to Amritavalli, an academic, co-author of one of his books and his colleague and the couple have two children, Annapoorna and Maitreyi.","raw_bio":"Karattuparambil Achuthan Jayaseelan (born 27 July 1940) is an Indian linguist, essayist and a poet of Malayalam literature. He is known for his poems characterized by philosophical thoughts and his contributions to the linguistics of South Indian languages. Jayaseelan was born on 27 July 1940 to K. R. Achuthan, a lawyer and Umbooli, a school teacher and the eldest daughter of Mithavaadi Krishnan. His early education was at Basel Mission School and the Government Ganapat School, Feroke after which he did his college education at Farook College and Madras Christian College to earn an MA (1960) and MLitt (1963) in English literature. Subsequently, he secured a doctoral degree in English literature from Visva-Bharati University in 1970. His career as an English teacher spanned across several institutions such as Madras Christian College, PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore, St. Thomas College, Thrissur and Regional college of Education, Bhopal, till he settled at the Central Institute of English Foreign Languages as a lecturer in 1970 and by the time he retired from service, it had been upgraded as the present-day English and Foreign Languages University. In between, he earned a master's degree in linguistics from Lancaster University in 1973 and a doctoral degree from Simon Fraser University in 1980. He continues his association past his superannuation as an adjunct faculty of linguistics. Jayaseelan is married to Amritavalli, an academic, co-author of one of his books and his colleague and the couple have two children, Annapoorna and Maitreyi.","slug":"k-a-jayaseelan","DOB":"1940-07-27","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Kerala","url":"/sootradhar/k-a-jayaseelan","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.262215","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15739,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"N. N. Kakkad","bio":"\nNarayanan Nambuthiri Kakkad (Malayalam: നാരായണൻ നമ്പൂതിരി കക്കാട്; 14 July 1927 – 6 January 1987), commonly known as N. N. Kakkad, was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language. Known for works such as Saphalmee Yathra, Pathalathinde Muzhakkam and Changatham, he was a Sanskrit scholar and was known to have been proficient in painting and music. He was a recipient of several awards including Odakkuzhal Award, Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and Vayalar Award.\nKakkad was born on 14 July 1927 at Avitanallur of Kozhikode district, in the south Indian state of Kerala, in an orthodox Brahmin family to Kakkad Valiya Narayanan Namboothiri and Devaki Antharjanam. His early education was in Sanskrit in the traditional way and he also studied painting, classical music and flute. It was only at the age of 16, he could start his formal education which at the 6th standard and in 1943, he joined the Zamorin's High School, Kozhikode in 7th standard. Two years later, he moved to Vivekodayam High School from where he completed schooling and joined Sree Kerala Varma College in 1948, where he had the opportunity to study under N. V. Krishna Warrier, the noted poet and scholar, who nurtured his literary skills. After earning the graduate degree of BOL, he started his career as a teacher at Naduvannur High School but his tenure there was short-lived as he resigned following a dispute with the school management to move to a tutorial college in Kozhikode. Later, he switched to broadcasting by joining the Kozhikode station of the All India Radio as a script writer and spent the rest of his career there to superannuate in 1985 as a producer.\nKakkad was married to Sreedevi, the marriage taking place on April 25, 1955. He died on January 6, 1987, at the age of 59, succumbing to cancer.","raw_bio":"Narayanan Nambuthiri Kakkad (Malayalam: നാരായണൻ നമ്പൂതിരി കക്കാട്; 14 July 1927 – 6 January 1987), commonly known as N. N. Kakkad, was an Indian poet of the Malayalam language. Known for works such as Saphalmee Yathra, Pathalathinde Muzhakkam and Changatham, he was a Sanskrit scholar and was known to have been proficient in painting and music. He was a recipient of several awards including Odakkuzhal Award, Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry and Vayalar Award. Kakkad was born on 14 July 1927 at Avitanallur of Kozhikode district, in the south Indian state of Kerala, in an orthodox Brahmin family to Kakkad Valiya Narayanan Namboothiri and Devaki Antharjanam. His early education was in Sanskrit in the traditional way and he also studied painting, classical music and flute. It was only at the age of 16, he could start his formal education which at the 6th standard and in 1943, he joined the Zamorin's High School, Kozhikode in 7th standard. Two years later, he moved to Vivekodayam High School from where he completed schooling and joined Sree Kerala Varma College in 1948, where he had the opportunity to study under N. V. Krishna Warrier, the noted poet and scholar, who nurtured his literary skills. After earning the graduate degree of BOL, he started his career as a teacher at Naduvannur High School but his tenure there was short-lived as he resigned following a dispute with the school management to move to a tutorial college in Kozhikode. Later, he switched to broadcasting by joining the Kozhikode station of the All India Radio as a script writer and spent the rest of his career there to superannuate in 1985 as a producer. Kakkad was married to Sreedevi, the marriage taking place on April 25, 1955. He died on January 6, 1987, at the age of 59, succumbing to cancer.","slug":"n-n-kakkad","DOB":"1927-07-14","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Avitanallur","url":"/sootradhar/n-n-kakkad","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.278420","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15740,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kambalath Govindan Nair","bio":"Kambalath Govindan Nair (1914-1983) was an Indian freedom fighter, founder of a Teachers' Organization and a Malayalam poet in Kerala. He plays a major role in Malabar Rebellion by writing War Songs ( padappattu)\nHe was born in Nediyiruppu Village of Malappuram District in 1924. His parents were Kunhan Nair and Naniyamma.\nHe was married to Shinnammu Amma. They had 8 children.\nIn 1944, when Govindan Nair was working as a Clerk cum Bill Collector in Nediyiruppu Panchayath, a protest struggle started demanding the demolition of the Hitchcock memorial statue in Valluvambram. Hitchcock was the British District Police Officer who suppressed the Malabar Revolt. Govindan Nair was in the forefront of the protest. His war song (padappattu) titled \"The Brave Children of Eranad\" got widespread appreciation during and after the Indian independence struggle.","raw_bio":"Kambalath Govindan Nair (1914-1983) was an Indian freedom fighter, founder of a Teachers' Organization and a Malayalam poet in Kerala. He plays a major role in Malabar Rebellion by writing War Songs ( padappattu) He was born in Nediyiruppu Village of Malappuram District in 1924. His parents were Kunhan Nair and Naniyamma. He was married to Shinnammu Amma. They had 8 children. In 1944, when Govindan Nair was working as a Clerk cum Bill Collector in Nediyiruppu Panchayath, a protest struggle started demanding the demolition of the Hitchcock memorial statue in Valluvambram. Hitchcock was the British District Police Officer who suppressed the Malabar Revolt. Govindan Nair was in the forefront of the protest. His war song (padappattu) titled \"The Brave Children of Eranad\" got widespread appreciation during and after the Indian independence struggle.","slug":"kambalath-govindan-nair","DOB":"1914-04-15","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Malappuram","url":"/sootradhar/kambalath-govindan-nair","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.291231","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18},{"id":15742,"image":"https://kavishala.blob.core.windows.net/kavishalalabs/kavishala_logo.png","name":"Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai","bio":"\nKattakayam Cherian Mappillai (1859–1936) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. He was known for the epic poem Shreeyeshu Vijayam, which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the founder editor of Vijnaana Rathnaakaram, one of the earliest literary magazines in Malayalam language. Pope Pius XI presented him a gold medal in 1931.\nCherian Mappillai was born on 24 February 1859 in Pala in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala in a Christian family to Ulahannan and Cecily. His schooling was limited to Sanskrit studies with Njavakkattu Damodaran Kartha for a few years by which time, he had already started writing poems. His early poems were published in Nasrani Deepika magazine in 1887 and in 1890, he started a poetry column in Malayala Manorama, encouraged by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai, the founder of the daily. He wrote a number of poems and plays and the most known among them was Shree Yeshu Vijayam, a mahakavya in 24 cantos on the Bible, detailing from the Book of Genesis to the New Testament. It was the first Malayalam language epic by a Christian writer.\nCherian Mappillai was a rubber farmer by profession and co-founded Meenachil Rubber Factory, one of the earliest rubber factories in Kerala. When J. Thomas Kayalackakom founded Vijnaana Rathnaakaram in 1913, Cherian Mappilai served as its founder editor. He was married to Mariyamma from Kadakkachira veedu and he died on 29 November 1936, at the age 77.","raw_bio":"Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai (1859–1936) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. He was known for the epic poem Shreeyeshu Vijayam, which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the founder editor of Vijnaana Rathnaakaram, one of the earliest literary magazines in Malayalam language. Pope Pius XI presented him a gold medal in 1931. Cherian Mappillai was born on 24 February 1859 in Pala in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala in a Christian family to Ulahannan and Cecily. His schooling was limited to Sanskrit studies with Njavakkattu Damodaran Kartha for a few years by which time, he had already started writing poems. His early poems were published in Nasrani Deepika magazine in 1887 and in 1890, he started a poetry column in Malayala Manorama, encouraged by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai, the founder of the daily. He wrote a number of poems and plays and the most known among them was Shree Yeshu Vijayam, a mahakavya in 24 cantos on the Bible, detailing from the Book of Genesis to the New Testament. It was the first Malayalam language epic by a Christian writer. Cherian Mappillai was a rubber farmer by profession and co-founded Meenachil Rubber Factory, one of the earliest rubber factories in Kerala. When J. Thomas Kayalackakom founded Vijnaana Rathnaakaram in 1913, Cherian Mappilai served as its founder editor. He was married to Mariyamma from Kadakkachira veedu and he died on 29 November 1936, at the age 77.","slug":"kattakayam-cherian-mappillai","DOB":"1859-02-24","DateOfDemise":null,"location":"Pala","url":"/sootradhar/kattakayam-cherian-mappillai","tags":null,"created":"2023-09-22T12:19:04.318542","is_has_special_post":false,"is_special_author":false,"language":18}],"description":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>","image":"https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"}