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| birth_date  = {{Birth date|df=yes|1911|5|21}}&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place = [[Cherpulassery]] in [[Malabar District]], [[British Raj|British India]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| birth_name=Kudiyirikkal Narayanan Ezhuthachan&lt;br /&gt;
| death_place = [[Malappuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| education      = *[[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[Malayalam]] &lt;br /&gt;
*[[Master of Arts|Master&amp;#039;s]] in [[Malayalam]], [[Sanskrit]] and [[English language|English]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|notable_works  = [[Keralodayam Mahakavyam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| title          = *[[Doctor of Philosophy|Doctor]] (1962)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Professor]] &lt;br /&gt;
| spouse         = Janaki Amma&lt;br /&gt;
| children       = 3 Daughters and 2 Sons&lt;br /&gt;
| parents        = Kudiyirikkal Krishnan Ezhuthachan, Lakshmi Amma&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kudiyirikkal Narayanan Ezhuthachan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (21 May 1911 – 28 October 1981), commonly known as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Dr.K.N.Ezhuthachan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was an [[India]]n writer and scholar of [[Malayalam literature]]. He was one among the principal followers of the idea of social impact on [[literature]]. Ezhuthachan supported [[Marxist literary criticism]]. And interpreted Indian literary works based on [[Marxist aesthetics]]. He won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his work &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Keralodayam Mahakavyam|Keralodayam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a long narrative poem written in [[Sanskrit]]. He is the first [[Malayali]] to win [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[sanskrit]] literature.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;K. N. Ezhuthachan&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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|title=Awards &amp;amp;amp; fellowships - Akademi Awards&lt;br /&gt;
|publisher=Sahitya Akademi, India&amp;#039;s National Akademi of Letters&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=29 June 2009 &lt;br /&gt;
|url-status=dead &lt;br /&gt;
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|archive-date=31 March 2009 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He died on 28 October 1981 while delivering a lecture at [[Calicut University]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Akhilavijnanakosam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (an encyclopaedia in [[Malayalam]] ), Vol. 4, D.C. Books.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life==&lt;br /&gt;
Dr.K. N. Ezhuthachan was born in the village [[Cherpulassery]] in [[Palakkad district]], [[Kerala]]. As the son of eye specialist and [[Sanskrit]] scholar Kudiyirikkal Krishnan Ezhuthachan, Lakshmi amma on 21 May 1911. Ezhuthachan studied basics of [[Sanskrit]] from father&amp;#039;s Sanskrit school.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite book &lt;br /&gt;
|author=Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan&lt;br /&gt;
|year= 1999&lt;br /&gt;
|script-title=ml:ഡോ. കെ. എൻ. എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ&lt;br /&gt;
|title=ḍo. ke. en. eḻuttacchan&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]&lt;br /&gt;
|publisher = Department of Cultural publications, [[Government of Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|isbn = 81-86365-81-8&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; After passing the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vidwan]] examination&amp;#039;&amp;#039; he began his career as a teacher and taught at two schools. He also worked as a clerk and stenographer in [[Bombay]] for a brief period. Later, he took his master&amp;#039;s degrees in [[Malayalam]], [[Sanskrit]], and [[English studies|English]]. Besides he learned languages like [[Hindi]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Kannada]] and [[Marathi language|Marathi]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/137637/9/09_chapter%20iii.pdf&lt;br /&gt;
|title=DEPICTION OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT IN SANSKRIT WORKS OF KERALA AUTHORS &lt;br /&gt;
|publisher=Shodhganga:a reservoir of Indian theses &lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=28 April 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 1953, he joined [[Madras University]] as Lecturer and simultaneously worked for his PhD in the same university. After completing his PhD on &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bhashakautaleeyam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Ezhuthachan joined [[University of Calicut]] as a Lecturer. He also served as a Senior Research Officer at [[Kerala State Institute of Languages]], Research Fellow of [[Dravidian Linguistics Association]] and Visiting Professor at University of Calicut.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.universityofcalicut.info/depts/mal.pdf |title=University of Calicut – Department of Malayalam and Kerala Studies |publisher=[[University of Calicut]] |access-date=2009-06-30}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot; K. N. Ezhuthachan&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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K. N. Ezhuthachan had worked for the formation of institutions like &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Thaaliyola grantha library&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: a library for old [[Palm-leaf manuscript]], Which was established in 1971 under Malayalam Departement of the [[University of Calicut]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{cite news&lt;br /&gt;
|title=കാലിക്കറ്റ് താളിയോല ഗ്രന്ഥ ലൈബ്രറി ഡിജിറ്റൽവൽക്കരണം&lt;br /&gt;
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|access-date=21 June 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|newspaper=Thejas news online&lt;br /&gt;
|date=30 April 2016&lt;br /&gt;
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|archive-date=21 June 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; And &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vallathol educational trust&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, A trust formed in 1977 in memory of [[Vallathol Narayana Menon]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
|url=http://vallatholtrust.org/page.php?page=vallathol-educational-trust&lt;br /&gt;
|title=Vallathol Vidyapeetham website&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=21 June 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|url-status=live&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023194050/http://vallatholtrust.org/page.php?page=vallathol-educational-trust&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-date=23 October 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Literary career==&lt;br /&gt;
Dr.K. N. Ezhuthachan was the author of many books in Malayalam, including short stories, poems, and essays. His book, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The history of the grammatical theories in Malayalam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; published in 1975, is considered to be a seminal work in the field of Malayalam grammar.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book &lt;br /&gt;
| title=The history of the grammatical theories in Malayalam &lt;br /&gt;
| first=K. N. &lt;br /&gt;
| last=Ezhuthachan &lt;br /&gt;
| year=1975 &lt;br /&gt;
| publisher=Dravidian Linguistics Association &lt;br /&gt;
| location=Trivandrum &lt;br /&gt;
|ol = 19427581M}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Keralodaya&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{cite book &lt;br /&gt;
|author-link=K. N. Ezhuthachan&lt;br /&gt;
|last= Ezhuthachan&lt;br /&gt;
|first= K. N&lt;br /&gt;
|title= History Of Grammatical Theories In Malayalam(Part 1)&lt;br /&gt;
|year= 2008&lt;br /&gt;
|publisher= Dravidian linguistics association&lt;br /&gt;
|location= Trivandrum &lt;br /&gt;
|url=https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfGramaticalTheoriesInMalayalamEzhuthachan}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He has also authored a research thesis on &lt;br /&gt;
[[Thunchath Ezhuthachan|Thunchath Ezhuthachan&amp;#039;s]]  &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Adhyathmaramayanam|Adhyathma Ramayanam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and scholarly article about [[Kilippattu]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot; K. N. Ezhuthachan&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Works===&lt;br /&gt;
====Biography====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Stories====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kadhamalika&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kadhabhooshanam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kadhamanjusha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kadhasowdham&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mahilaaramam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Veerahuthi&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[:sa:वेणीसंहारम्|Venisamhara]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Poems====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pratheeksha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kusumopaharam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Prathijna&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Keralodayam Mahakavyam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (long narrative poem in [[Sanskrit]])&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Essays====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ilayum Verum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(6 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kathirkkula&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(13 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Uzhutha Nilangal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(6 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ezhilampala&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(7 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kiranangal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(21 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Deepamala&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(13 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kaaladippaathakal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(7 Articles)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Sameeksha&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(12 Articles) &lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Muththum pavizhavum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(7 Articles): Won [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;C.B.Kumar endowment award&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the year 1976.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ksa/Awards/Endowments/CBKumar.htm &lt;br /&gt;
|title=C.B.Kumar Endowment &lt;br /&gt;
|publisher=Kerala Sahitya Akademi&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=2018-02-22&lt;br /&gt;
|url-status=live &lt;br /&gt;
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104021727/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ksa/Awards/Endowments/CBKumar.htm&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-date=4 November 2014 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saahithee chinthakal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Thiranjedutha prabandhangal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(2 Volumes)&lt;br /&gt;
In addition to these about twenty articles which published in [[Mathrubhumi weekly]], [[Deshabhimani]] etc.&lt;br /&gt;
The essence of Ezhuthachan&amp;#039;s essay is radical thinking, logic and simplicity. His essays are best examples for presenting most things in least words with obvious manner.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;K. N. Ezhuthachan&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He was co-author for a [[Malayalam]] - [[Kannada]] Dictionary also.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web&lt;br /&gt;
 |url         = http://library.uoc.ac.in/find/Record/266594&lt;br /&gt;
 |title       = Malayalam Kannada nighandu&lt;br /&gt;
 |publisher   = University of Calicut, Library catalog&lt;br /&gt;
 |access-date  = 18 May 2018&lt;br /&gt;
 |url-status  = dead&lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20180518093646/http://library.uoc.ac.in/find/Record/266594&lt;br /&gt;
 |archive-date = 18 May 2018&lt;br /&gt;
 |df          = dmy-all&lt;br /&gt;
}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Main Translations====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saarthavahan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation from [[hindi]])&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vaanisamaharam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kalayute saamoohyaverukal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation of Louis Harap&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Social Roots of Arts&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Lilatilakam]] English translation&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(From Four to Eight parts, Not published)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Tolkāppiyam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;([[Malayalam]] Translation)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Purananuru]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;  &lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kuṟuntokai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Naṟṟiṇai]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Aasiayum paasthaathya medhavithwavum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Asia and western dominance&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, From English)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Manushyanum prakruthiyum&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Man and Nature]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kavithakkoru Sadhookaranam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(Translation of [[Philip Sidney|Sir Philip Sidney&amp;#039;s]] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[An Apology for Poetry]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Other research papers====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kilippattu prasthanam - dheerghapadanam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; In the book &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Saahithyacharithram prasthaanangaliloode&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Randu bhagavat geethakal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;- A comparison of [[Niranam poets|Madhava panikkar&amp;#039;s]] [[Bhagavad Gita]] and Pattanar&amp;#039;s thamizh [[Bhagavad Gita]]&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Tharoor swaroopam&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Annals of Oriental research, [[Madras University]] 1954)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ramacarita and its Metres&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Annals of Oriental research, Madras University 1957)&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;A study of Ramayana Themes in Malayalam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Ramayana seminar,S. V. University 1965&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The morphology of Lilatilakam&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Linguistic seminar, Trivandrum 1965&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The problem of meaning&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: International symposium, Madras 1965&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Modern trends in poetry&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: International symposium, Madras 1965&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Nationalistic Trends in Indian Poetry&amp;#039;&amp;#039;: Vallathol - Bharathi Symposium, Madras 1965&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
====Articles which added in encyclopedia====&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Thunchaththezhutahchan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (In Encyclopedia published by [[Government of Kerala]])&lt;br /&gt;
*&amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Artisan Classes of Kerala&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (Social history of Kerala).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka puraskaram==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka puraskaram&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is an award given by organisation &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Samskara pattambi&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in memory of K. N. Ezhuthachan. It was first given in 2014 to [[Sunil P. Ilayidom]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{cite news&lt;br /&gt;
|title=കെ എൻ എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ പുരസ്കാരം സുനിൽ പി ഇളയിടത്തിന്&lt;br /&gt;
|url=http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/414700&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=21 June 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|newspaper= Deshabhimani online&lt;br /&gt;
|date=8 November 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621032748/http://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/latest-news/414700&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-date=21 June 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Malayalam short story writer T. P. Venugopalan received &amp;#039;&amp;#039;K. N. Ezhuthachan Smaraka puraskaram&amp;#039;&amp;#039; in the year 2016 for his work &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Kunnumpuram kaarnival&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(A compilation of [[Malayalam]] short stories).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
{{cite news&lt;br /&gt;
|title=കെ.എൻ. എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ സ്മാരക പുരസ്‌കാരം സമ്മാനിച്ചു&lt;br /&gt;
|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/palakkad/malayalam-news/pattambi-1.981865&lt;br /&gt;
|access-date=21 June 2018&lt;br /&gt;
|newspaper=Mathrubhumi online&lt;br /&gt;
|date=9 April 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409130046/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/palakkad/malayalam-news/pattambi-1.981865&lt;br /&gt;
|archive-date=9 April 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
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==Further reading==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{cite book &lt;br /&gt;
|author=Prof. Aanappaya Sethumadhavan&lt;br /&gt;
|year= 1999&lt;br /&gt;
|script-title=ml:ഡോ. കെ. എൻ. എഴുത്തച്ഛൻ&lt;br /&gt;
|title=ḍo. ke. en. eḻuttacchan&lt;br /&gt;
|location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]&lt;br /&gt;
|publisher = Department of Cultural publications, [[Government of Kerala]]&lt;br /&gt;
|isbn = 81-86365-81-8&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://archive.org/details/HistoryOfGramaticalTheoriesInMalayalamEzhuthachan History Of Gramatical Theories In Malayalam(Part 1)]&lt;br /&gt;
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=L5MJAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;dq=inauthor%3A%22Ke.%20En%20E%E1%B8%BButtacchan%22&amp;amp;source=gbs_book_other_versions Keralodayam Mahakavyam]&lt;br /&gt;
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