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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = P. S. Sreedharan Pillai<br />
| image = File:PS_Sreedharan_Pillai.jpg<br />
| caption = Official Portrait, 2021<br />
| office = 19th [[List of governors of Goa|Governor of Goa]]<br />
| president = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| president1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[List of chief ministers of Goa|Chief Minister]]<br />
| 1namedata = [[Pramod Sawant]]<br />
| term_start = 15 July 2021<br />
|term_end = <br />
| predecessor = [[Bhagat Singh Koshyari]] (additional charge)<br />
| successor =<br />
| office1 = 15th [[List of governors of Mizoram|Governor of Mizoram]]<br />
| 1blankname1 = {{nowrap|Chief Minister}}<br />
| 1namedata1 = [[Zoramthanga]]<br />
| term_start1 = 5 November 2019<br />
| term_end1 = 6 July 2021<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]]<br />
| birth_name = P. S. Sreedharan Pillai <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1954|12|01}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Venmony]], [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| other_names = <br />
| education = {{ubl|[[NSS College Pandalam]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Government Law College, Kozhikode]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}}<br />
|residence = <br />
| parents = V. G. Sukumaran Nair (Father) <br /> Bhavani Amma (Mother)<br />
| spouse = {{marriage|Adv. K Rita|1984}}<br />
| children = Arjun Sreedhar<br />Arya Arun<br />
| alma_mater = <br />
| website = {{website|https://www.pssreedharanpillai.com/}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''P. S. Sreedharan Pillai''' (born 1 December 1954) is an Indian politician, attorney, and author, who is currently serving as the [[Governor of Goa|19th Governor of Goa]] state. He had also served as the Governor of [[Mizoram]]. In addition, he was previously the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] president of [[Kerala]] state multiple times.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Pillai was born in [[Venmony]] panchayat in [[Alappuzha district]], [[Kerala]], India to V. G. Sukumaran Nair and Bhavani Amma. He graduated in Arts from [[N. S. S. College, Pandalam]] and he secured his Law Degree in the year 1978 from [[Government Law College, Calicut]]. Being an active participant in the Anti-Emergency Campaign as a student activist of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad he was elected as the state General Secretary of [[Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] in 1977. Being the college Magazine Editor at [[Government Law College, Calicut]], he published his protest against the Emergency and the [[Indira Gandhi]] Government, which at the time generated much political talk.<br />
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==Political career==<br />
Pillai started his political career through the [[Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP), the student wing of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a state secretary of the ABVP during his college days. He has served in many posts in the BJP, including Kozhikode district president, state secretary, and general secretary. He was elected as BJP State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]] from 2003 to 2006 and also served as the BJP Prabhari of Lakshadweep UT in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-4486844_ITM|title=P S Sreedharan Pillai new president of Kerala BJP.|publisher=The AccessMyLibrary|access-date=22 April 2010 | date=3 August 2003}}</ref> Under his leadership, in 2004, the [[National Democratic Alliance]] won two MP seats from Kerala ([[P. C. Thomas]], [[Indian Federal Democratic Party]]) and Lakshadweep ([[P. Pookunhi Koya]], [[Janata Dal (United)]]). In 2018, he was again appointed as the state President, preceding [[Kummanam Rajasekharan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/ps-sreedharan-pillai-becomes-kerala-bjp-president-85689|title=PS Sreedharan Pillai becomes Kerala BJP president|date=2018-07-30|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-10-03}}</ref> He was appointed [[Governor of Mizoram]] on 25 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala BJP President PS Sreedharan Pillai appointed as Mizoram Governor |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-bjp-president-ps-sreedharan-pillai-appointed-mizoram-governor-111216 |website=The News minute |access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Literary career==<br />
Sreedharan Pillai took to writing nearly four decades ago, publishing his first book in 1983. Developing into a widely acclaimed writer, he has published more than 121+ books.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/aug/07/mizoram-governor-ps-sreedharan-pillai-writes-13-books-including-collection-of-poems-during-lockdown-2180327.html|title=Mizoram Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai writes 13 books including a collection of poems during the lockdown.|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=26 February 2021|date=7 August 2020}}</ref> Writing both in English and Malayalam, Pillai has spanned across multitudinous subjects and themes which include law, politics, literature, sociology, and culture. Pillai has often verbalized his heartfelt admiration to eminent public leaders like [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Syama Prasad Mukherjee]], and [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]], who irrespective of their political affiliations enlightened the masses on social and political issues by penning down their thoughts and experiences. Being a senior politician, he makes sure he walks the talk and has done so by writing over 121+ books over the years, 18 of which he completed during the recent coronavirus-induced lockdown.<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
===Anthologies===<br />
[[File:Justice for All Prejudice for None.jpg|thumb|Freedom for all prejudice for none released by Hon. Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi]]<br />
* ''Kaaladanam'' (2005)<ref>{{cite book |title=Kaaladanam |work=Current Books Thrissur |first= Sreedharan |last=Pillai |url=http://122.165.117.71/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=6506&shelfbrowse_itemnumber=6481 }}</ref><br />
* ''Bonsai'' (2008)<ref>{{citation|title=Bonsai |work=Current Books Thrissur |first= Sreedharan |last=Pillai |isbn=9788122607505 |url=http://103.251.43.202:8080/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=58665 }}</ref><br />
* ''Pazhassismriti''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* ''Novum Naliavutti''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* ''Udakumbham''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* ''Neerthullikal''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* ''Marmarangal''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
* ''Avinaabhavam''<ref>{{cite news|title=Oh Mizoram - Books by PS Sreedharan Pillai|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rzgQEAAAQBAJ&q=pazhassismriti+ps+sreedharan+pillai&pg=PA81|access-date=2021-04-05|last1 = Ps Sreedharan Pillai|first1 = Dr|date = 18 December 2020}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
[[File:Meeting Hon. Home Minister of India Shri. Amit Shah at his residence.jpg|thumb|P.S Sreedharan Pillai Meeting Hon. Home Minister of India Shri. Amit Shah at his residence]]<br />
Pillai married Advocate K. Rita at Kozhikode in 1984, who is a practicing lawyer at the District Court Kozhikode.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://advocatesofkerala.com/Directory/AdvocateProfile/17991|title=Advocate Rita. K|publisher=Advocates of Kerala|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref> His son Arjun Sreedhar is a lawyer at the High Court of Kerala and started the profession as Junior to his father. His daughter-in-law Jipsa Arjun is a post-graduate in pediatric dentistry and is practicing at Calicut. His daughter Arya Arun is a post-graduate in Dental Science and is practicing in Cochin, while her husband Arun Krishna Dhan is also a lawyer in the High Court of Kerala and started his career as a junior to his father-in-law.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in/page/governor-profile|title=Mizoram Governor Online|publisher=Govt of Mizoram|access-date=2021-04-05}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|https://pssreedharanpillai.com}}<br />
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