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{{short description|Indian writer and translator}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = V. Aravindakshan
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|10|17}}
| birth_place = [[Kodungallor]], [[Cochin Kingdom]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2015|12|26|1930|10|17|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = writer, translator, marxist thinker, lecturer, journalist
| language = [[Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
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| nationality = Indian
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| awards = [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism]] <br/> [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi|Kerala Sahitya Akademi lifetime achievement award]]
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'''V. Aravindakshan''' (17 October 1930 – 26 December 2015) was an Indian writer, [[Marxism|marxist thinker]], lecturer and journalist from [[Kerala]]. In 1999, he won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=അക്ഷരാര്‍ഥത്തില്‍ ചിന്തയുടെ കൊടുങ്കാറ്റിനെക്കുറിച്ചുതന്നെ |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/books/general-news/364722 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Deshabhimani |language=ml}}</ref> He was the first to translate many Marxist classics into [[Malayalam]]. In 2002, [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi|Kerala Sahithya Academy]] honoured him with a lifetime achievement award. In addition to many independent works, Aravindakshan has translated more than twenty literature works into Malayalam.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-12-27 |title=Marxist scholar V. Aravindakshan dead |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/marxist-scholar-v-aravindakshan-dead/article8036101.ece |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Life==
Aravindakshan was born in [[Kodungallur]] in [[Thrissur]] district as the son of Narayana Menon and Vellapilil Kunjilakshmiamma. He graduated from [[Maharaja's College, Ernakulam|Maharaja's College]], [[Ernakulam]] and became an activist of the [[Students' Federation of India|Student Federation of India]] in the college. When the Communist Party was banned, he became a messenger for leaders in hiding. After graduation, he worked for some time in New Age newspaper in [[Delhi]]. Aravindakshan also translated and published many stories and novels in the newspaper Mangalodaya. After completing his graduation in English literature, he entered the field of journalism and served as the co-editor of Navajeevan daily from 1958 to 1965 .Then he served as an English teacher at Thrissur St. Thomas College and [[Sree Kerala Varma College|Kerala Varma College]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-12-28 |title=Tributes paid to V Aravindakshan |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/n/articleshow/50348509.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> He served for four years as the jury chairman of the Swati Award instituted by Kerala Government for the best music talent. He has traveled across many parts of Kerala as a translator for the speeches of national leaders like [[B. T. Ranadive|BT Ranadive]] and [[Jyoti Basu]]. Aravindakshan died on 26 December 2015 in Thrissur due to old age related problems.<ref>{{Cite web |title=പ്രൊഫ. വി അരവിന്ദാക്ഷന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-kerala-26-12-2015/526590 |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Deshabhimani |language=ml}}</ref>

== Awards and honors ==

* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism]] 1999 for his work ''Sahithyam, Samskaram, Samooham''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=വെബ് |date=2015-12-27 |title=പ്രഫ. വി. അരവിന്ദാക്ഷന്‍ നിര്യാതനായി {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/2015/dec/27/168011 |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=www.madhyamam.com |language=ml}}</ref>
* [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions|Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contribution]] 2002<ref name=":0" />
* [[Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award|Abudhabi Shakthi Award]]<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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[[Category:Malayali people]]
[[Category:Writers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Marxist theorists]]
[[Category:Journalists from Kerala]]
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[[Category:Translators from Malayalam]]

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