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{{Short description|Indian writer (born 1939)}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2020}}
'''Ramakrishna Pillai Ramachandran Nair''' (born 23 April 1939) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer from [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], Kerala, who served as [[District Collector (India)|collector]] of [[Kannur district|Kannur]] and [[Kollam district|Kollam]] districts, managing director of [[Travancore Cochin Chemicals|Travancore-Cochin Chemicals]], secretary to various departments, and finally as the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Kerala]] state in different intervals.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/former-chief-secy-to-get-full-pension/articleshow/64325206.cms "Former chief secretary to get full pension", ''The Times of India'', 26 May 2018]</ref> He was also the founding Vice Chancellor of [[Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit]], [[Kalady]]. A prolific writer, he has also written many poems and essays in [[Sanskrit]] (under the pseudonym '''Thulaseevanam'''), [[Malayalam]] and [[English language|English]]. His Sanskrit compositions, most of them being [[Carnatic music|Carnatic kritis]], praise more on the deities of [[Kerala]] temples, especially around [[Thiruvananthapuram]] and [[Kottayam]]. Nair is credited with popularising many temples in Kerala.

== Early life ==
Nair was born on the 10th of Medam 1115 ([[Malayalam calendar]]), 23 April 1939, in Mangombil house (his ancestral home) in [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], Kerala as the fifth of the nine children of Thumbunkal Ramakrishna Pillai, a mathematics teacher by profession, and Mangombil Bharathi Amma. His ancestors originally hailed from [[Thirunavaya]] in the present-day [[Malappuram district]], and migrated to [[Travancore]] following [[Tipu Sultan]]'s invasion. He has seven brothers and a sister, among which one died at a very young age. He spent his childhood in [[Poonjar]] in the eastern side of [[Kottayam district]]. He was a brilliant student in his school, and passed SSLC with distinction in 1955. From a very young age itself, he learnt Sanskrit from noted scholars. After his education, he served as a teacher at [[University college, Thiruvananthapuram|University college in Thiruvananthapuram]] for a short time. He joined IAS in 1961.

== Personal life ==
Nair is married to Lakshmi R. Nair, the daughter of the late V. R. Pillai from [[Haripad]], [[Alappuzha district]]. Their marriage happened on 8 December 1965, when Nair was 26 and Lakshmi was 19. The couple has two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Prof. R. Hemanth Kumar is the principal of Ettumanoorappan College, Ettumanoor, Kottayam district. The second son Dr. R. Ajay Kumar is a cardiologist by profession. The third child and only daughter, Anjali R. Mohan is a school teacher by profession in Chennai. Their son-in-law is a nephew of [[E. K. Nayanar]], former [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister of Kerala]]. Nair is a devotee of the noted Hindu saint and social reformer [[Chattambi Swamikal]], and is a member of numerous organisations related to his ideologies.

== As a writer ==
Nair is well-known for Carnatic compositions, written under the pseudonym Thulaseevanam. His compositions usually feature the deities in Kerala temples, especially around Kottayam, his native place, and Thiruvananthapuram, where he finally settled. He is well-credited for popularising numerous temples in Kerala, like [[Pazhavangadi Ganapathi Temple]], [[Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple]], [[Attukal Bhagavathy Temple|Attukal Bhagavathi Temple]], [[Kidangoor Subramanya Temple]], [[Thirunakkara Temple|Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple]], etc. He also wrote songs on Chattambi Swamikal, the noted social reformer of Kerala, whom he idolises most. Most of his songs were written in Sanskrit. Though he has immense poetic talent, he lacks musical proficiency, and thus he had to seek outside help for tuning his songs, just like [[Arunachala Kavi]]rayar and [[Periyasaamy Thooran|Periyasamy Thooran]]. His songs have been composed and sung by numerous popular musicians like [[Maharajapuram Santhanam]], [[T. V. Sankaranarayanan]], [[T. N. Seshagopalan]], [[R. K. Srikantan]], [[Rajkumar Bharathi]], [[Prince Rama Varma]], [[Perumbavoor G. Raveendranath]] and numerous others. His most popular composition is ''Bhaja Manasa Vighneshwaram Anisham'' in the raga [[Bahudari]].<ref>https://www.karnatik.com/co1121.shtml</ref>

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! ''Composition'' !! ''[[Raga]]'' !! ''[[Tala (music)|Tala]]'' !! ''Praising'' !! Temple
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| ''Akhilānda Nāyakā'' ''अखिलाण्डनायका'' || ''[[Madhyamavati]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || N/A
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| ''Āmaya Karunāvāhini'' ''आमयकरुणावाहिनी'' || ''[[Poorvi Kalyani]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || N/A
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| ''Āmaya Nāśana'' ''आमयनाशन''|| ''[[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]]'' || ''Adi'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Anagha Śambhō'' ''अनघशंभो'' || ''[[Yadukulakamboji]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple|Ettumanoor]]
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| ''Ātma Nivedanaṁ'' ''आत्मनिवेदनम्''|| ''[[Vrindavana Saaranga]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || N/A
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| ''Bhāvaye Sādaraṁ'' ''भावये सादरम्''|| ''[[Keeravani]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Bhaja Mānasa Vighneshwaramanisham'' ''भज मानस विघ्नेश्वरमनिशम्''|| ''[[Bahudari]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavanagdi]]
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| ''Bhajāmahē Śrī Vināyakaṁ'' ''भजामहे श्री विनायकम्'' || ''[[Hamsadhwani]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavanagdi]]
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| ''Bhajarē Cētaha'' ''भजरे चेतः''|| ''[[Arabhi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavanagdi]]
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| ''Bhajarē Mānasa Śāstāraṁ'' ''भजरे मानस शास्तारम्'' || ''[[Sindhu Bhairavi (raga)|Sindhu Bhairavi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || N/A
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| ''Bhajarē Śrīkaṇțeśvaraṁ'' ''भजरे श्रीकण्ठेश्वरम्'' || ''[[Kamboji]]''|| ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple|Sreekanteswaram]]
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| ''Bhajē Surēśaṁ'' ''भजे सुरेशम्''|| ''[[Shriranjini]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Bhūtanātha Māṁ Pāhi'' ''भूतनाथ मांं पाहि''|| ''[[Saveri]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Caraņayuga Smaraṇaṁ'' ''चरणयुगस्मरणम्'' || ''[[Malayamarutham]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Dāsamimaṃ Pāhi'' ''दासमिमं पाहि'' || ''[[Begada]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple|Thirunakkara]]
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| ''Dainyāpahaṃ Bhāvaye'' ''दैन्यापहं भावये'' || ''[[Shriranjini]]/[[Thodi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Kanyakumari Temple|Kanyakumari]]
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| ''Dāsosmyahaṃ Danuja Śāsaka'' ''दासोस्म्यहं दनुजशासक'' || ''[[Mukhari]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Dēvā Namō Namō'' ''देवा नमो नमो'' || ''[[Khamas (raga)|Khamas]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Chattambi Swamikal]] || N/A
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| ''Dēvā Vidyādhirājā'' ''देवा विद्याधिराजा'' || ''[[Kedara Gowla]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Chattambi Swamikal]] || N/A
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| ''Dharmasthalēśvara'' ''धर्मसथलेश्वर'' || ''[[Ananda Bhairavi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple|Dharmasthala]]
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| ''Duritāpahaṃ Aniśaṃ'' ''दुरितापहमनिशम्'' || ''[[Shriranjini]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Duritāraṇya Kṛṣanmō'' ''दुरितारण्य कृषन्मो'' || ''[[Neelambari (raga)|Neelambari]]'' || ''[[Chappu]]'' ||[[Krishna]] || [[Thrichakrapuram Krishna Temple|Thirumala]]
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| ''Ēkaradanam Vāraṇa Vadanam'' ''एकरदनं वारणवदनम्'' || ''[[Hindolam]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Gajānana Mām Pālaya'' ''गजानन मां पालय'' || ''[[Mohanam]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Gajamukha Māmava'' ''गजमुख मामव'' || ''[[Reethigowla]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Gajānanam Bhaje'' ''गजाननं भजे'' || ''[[Kamalamanohari]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Gāyāmi Tava Nāma'' ''गायामि तव नाम'' || ''[[Huseni]]'' || ''[[Chappu]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Girivara Putrīṃ'' ''गिरिवर पुत्रीम्'' || ''[[Dwijavanthi]]'' || ''[[Sanskrit]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Shankhumukham Devi Temple|Shankhumukham]]
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| ''Guruvāyupurēsha Surēsha'' ''गुरुवायुपुरेश सुरेश'' || ''[[Shaama]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Hara Hara Shiva Pālaya'' ''हर हर शिव पालय'' || ''[[Shahana]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple|Ettumanoor]]
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| ''Harihara Tanūja Devā'' ''हरिहरतनूज देवा'' || ''[[Begada]]'' || ''[[Chappu]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Indirā Mandiraṃ'' ''इन्दिरामन्दिरम्'' || ''[[Surutti]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Kāma Madāpaha'' ''काममदापह'' || ''[[Poorvikalyani]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple|Ettumanoor]]
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| ''Kāma Nishūdanam'' ''कामनिषूदनम्'' || ''[[Yadukulakamboji]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Dharmasthala Temple|Dharmasthala]]
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| ''Karuņākaram Śrīkaram'' ''कऱुणाकरं श्रीकरम्'' || ''[[Pantuvarali]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Kērala Bhūtalapālā'' ''केरळ भूतलपाला'' || ''[[Devagandhari]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Kuru Śubham Adhunā'' ''कुरु शुभम् अधुना'' || ''[[Shaama]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Laṃbōdaram Bhāvayē'' ''लम्बोदरं भावये'' || ''[[Kamboji]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || N/A
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| ''Mādhava Harē'' ''माधव हरे'' || ''[[Todi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Vishnu]] || [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| ''Mahishī Madahara'' ''महिषीमदहर'' || ''[[Poorvikalyani]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Māmava Mādhava'' ''मामव माधव'' || ''[[Bihag|Behag]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Māmava Mahēśvarī'' ''मामव महेश्वरी '' || ''[[Bhairavi]] '' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Shankhumukham Devi Temple|Shankhumukham]]
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| ''Māmava Māmava'' ''मामव मामव'' || ''[[Dhanyasi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Māmava Vidyādhirājā'' ''मामव विद्याधिराजा'' || ''[[Abhogi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Chattambi Swamikal]] || N/A
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| ''Maňgaľa Guņārņava'' ''मङ्गळ गुणार्णव'' || ''[[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Chattambi Swamikal]] || N/A
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| ''Maranda Bhāshiņī'' ''मरन्दभाषिणी'' || ''[[Chakravakam (raga)|Chakravakam]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Saraswati]] || [[Panachikkadu Temple|Panachikkadu]]
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| ''Māyā Mānusha Hare'' ''मायामानुष हरे'' || ''[[Mukhari]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Mūkāmbikām Āśrayē'' ''मूकांबिकाम् आश्रये'' || ''[[Dhanyasi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Mookambika]] || [[Kollur Mookambika Temple|Kollur]]
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| ''Namāmi Vijayām'' ''नमामि विजयाम्'' || ''[[Charukesi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Kumaranalloor Temple|Kumaranalloor]]
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| ''Nīlāmbara Sōdarā'' ''नीलांबरसोदरा'' || ''[[Surutti]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Pāhimām Śrī Varāhamūrtē'' ''पाहिमां श्रीवराहमूर्ते'' || ''[[Ananda Bhairavi]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Varaha]] || [[Sreevaraham Temple|Sreevaraham]]
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| ''Paňkaja Dalanayanē'' ''पङ्कजदलनयने'' || ''[[Kanada (family of ragas)|Kanada]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Shankhumukham Devi Temple|Shankhumukham]]
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| ''Paramēśvara Pāhi'' ''परमेश्वर पाहि'' || ''[[Kedaram]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple|Sreekanteswaram]]
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| ''Paripāhi Dayākarā'' ''परिपाहि दयाकरा'' || ''[[Simhendramadhyamam]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Murugan]] || [[Kidangoor Subrahmanya Temple|Kidangoor]]
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| ''Pāvana Tīrthapādā'' ''पावन तीर्थपादा'' || ''[[Nattakurinji]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Chattambi Swamikal]] || N/A
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| ''Sadā Namōstutē'' ''सदा नमोस्तुते'' || ''[[Mohanam]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Sādhaka Kalpalatē'' ''साधक कल्पलते'' || ''[[Mayamalavagowla]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Saraswati]] || [[Panachikkadu Temple|Panachikkadu]]
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| ''Śabarīśvaram Bhāvayē'' ''शबरीश्वरं भावये''|| ''[[Kharaharapriya]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Śaraņāgata Vidhēyē'' ''शरणागतविधेये'' || ''[[Todi]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Shankhumukham Devi Temple|Shankhumukham]]
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| ''Sarvam Samāśrayē'' ''सर्वं समाश्रये'' || ''[[Suddha Dhanyasi]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple|Sreekanteswaram]]
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| ''Śata Ravi Śōbha'' ''शतरविशोभ'' || ''[[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]]'' || ''[[Misrachappu]]'' || [[Vishnu]] || [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| ''Śivakāminīm Bhāvayē'' ''शिवकामिनीं भावये'' || ''[[Mukhari]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Parvati]] || [[Shankhumukham Devi Temple|Shankhumukham]]
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| ''Śivaśaňkara Pāhi'' ''शिवशङ्ककर पाहि'' || ''[[Shaama]]'' || ''[[Misrachappu]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Thirunakkara Temple|Thirunakkara]]
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| ''Śrīharē Padmanābhā'' ''श्रीहरे पद्मनाभा'' || ''[[Devamanohari]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Vishnu]] || [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| ''Śrī Padmanābha Harē'' ''श्रीपद्मनाभ हरे'' || ''[[Huseni]]'' || ''[[Misrachappu]]'' || [[Vishnu]] || [[Padmanabhaswamy Temple|Thiruvananthapuram]]
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| ''Śrīvallabham Bhajē'' ''श्रीवल्लभं भजे'' || ''[[Darbar (raga)|Darbar]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Vishnu]] || [[Sri Vallabha Temple|Thiruvalla]]
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| ''Śrīkara Māmava'' ''श्रीकर मामव'' || ''[[Poornachandrika]]'' || ''[[Khandachappu]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Sreekanteswaram Mahadeva Temple|Sreekanteswaram]]
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| ''Śyāma Kalēbara'' ''श्यामकळेबर'' || ''[[Bihag|Behag]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Śyāma Kalēbaram'' ''श्यामकळेबरम्'' || ''[[Hindolam]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Sastha]] || [[Sabarimala Temple|Sabarimala]]
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| ''Uragēndra Bhūshaņam'' ''उरगेन्द्रभूषणम्'' || ''[[Sankarabharanam (raga)|Shankarabharanam]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Shiva]] || [[Ettumanoor Mahadevar Temple|Ettumanoor]]
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| ''Vandē Sadāham'' ''वन्दे सदाहम्'' || ''[[Saaranga]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Krishna]] || [[Guruvayur Temple|Guruvayur]]
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| ''Vāraņavadanam Bhajām'' ''वारणवदनं भजम्'' || ''[[Gaula (raga)|Gaula]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Venkatēśa Harē'' ''वेङ्कटेश हरे'' || ''[[Bageshri]]'' || ''[[Jhampa Tala|Jhampa]]'' || [[Venkateswara]] || [[Tirumala Venkateswara Temple|Tirupati]]
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| ''Vighnanāśana Prabhō'' ''विघ्ननाशन प्रभो'' || ''[[Madhyamavathi]]'' || ''[[Adi tala|Adi]] Tishra gati'' || [[Ganesha]] || N/A
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| ''Vighnēśvarā Kumarā'' ''विघ्नेश्वरा कुमारा'' || ''[[Arabhi]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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| ''Vighnēśvara Śubhakara'' ''विघ्नेश्वर शुभकर'' || ''[[Arabhi]]'' || ''[[Rupak Tala|Roopakam]]'' || [[Ganesha]] || [[Pazhavangadi Temple|Pazhavangadi]]
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=== Malayalam and English works ===
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== Controversies ==
=== Corruption related to Sanskrit University ===
Though Nair was instrumental in the formation of Sri Sankaracharya Sanskrit University, he caught up in corruption allegations on its matter. It was in the matter of purchasing land for sub-centres for the University that he was accused of. Due to this matter, he was suspended from service on 10 January 1997, when he was under a long leave. After his retirement, he was also arrested on the same matter, and became the first former Chief Secretary of Kerala, and probably in India itself, to be arrested on corruption allegations.<ref>https://m.rediff.com/news/2001/jan/02kerala.htm</ref> But, he was later acquitted by the High Court of Kerala due to lack of evidence, and his time period under suspension, which lasted till his retirement on 30 April 1997, was regularised, thereby enabling him to enjoy full pension.

The case was that Nair caused a loss of ₹3.4 Million to the University by purchasing 75 cents of land from a private organisation named Sree Vidyadhiraja Vidya Samajam, which was founded by him, and was headed by R. Kumaran Nair, his elder brother, as the President, and his close friend named V. N. Krishna Pillai as the Secretary when this incident happened. The vigilance charge sheet said that Nair brought the land for an exorbitant amount of ₹50,000, while its price was just ₹5,650 in market rate. The Samajam had bought it just six months before this incident, at the rate of ₹3,000. Krishna Pillai was also arrested on its matter, while Kumaran Nair was acquitted due to lack of evidence earlier.

Nair accused his immediate successor [[C. P. Nair]], a 1962 Batch IAS officer, and himself a noted writer, on this case. His accusation was that despite being a year junior to him in both birth and service, C. P. Nair was trying to topple him to get to the post of Chief Secretary earlier, but still the then-government appointed him, and enraged by this incident, C. P. Nair tied with the opposition parties, which came to power in 1996, and by considering this as an opportunity, framed him in the cases, which led to his suspension, and also prevented from him being appointed as the [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary of India]], despite being the senior-most serving IAS officer at that time.

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