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'''Kalathil Makki Divakaran''' ({{lang-ml|കളത്തിൽ മാക്കി ദിവാകരൻ}}), better known by his pen name '''Chandiroor Divakaran''', is a [[Malayalam]]–language poet<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/police-station-reverberates-with-poetry/article3644456.ece News The Hindu 06 July 2012]</ref> and [[folk song|folk-song]] writer from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was awarded the [[Ambedkar National Award]] in 2011 for his overall contribution to [[Malayalam literature]].<ref name="Who">[https://books.google.ca/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA213#v=onepage&q&f=false Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999], Vol. 1, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1999. {{ISBN|978-81-260-0873-5}} p. 213</ref>
'''Kalathil Makki Divakaran''' ({{lang-ml|കളത്തിൽ മാക്കി ദിവാകരൻ}}), also known by his pen name '''Chandiroor Divakaran''', is a [[Malayalam]]–language poet<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/police-station-reverberates-with-poetry/article3644456.ece News The Hindu 06 July 2012]</ref> and [[folk song|folk-song]] writer from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He was awarded the Ambedkar National Award in 2011 for his overall contribution to [[Malayalam literature]].<ref name="Who">[https://books.google.ca/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA213#v=onepage&q&f=false Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999], Vol. 1, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1999. {{ISBN|978-81-260-0873-5}} p. 213</ref>
 
==Biography==
Divakaran was born in [[Chandiroor]], a small village in [[Alappuzha]] district, [[Kerala]], on 10 May 1946.<ref name="Who"/> The son of Kalathil Makki and Kurumba, he started writing poems at a very young age. After completing his pre-degree in [[Sanskrit]], he started the Malayalam Vidwan Course under Vidwan G. Kumaran Nair and completed the course in the year 1973. He then started teaching in various tutorials in the [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]] and [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]] districts. In 1980, he was selected for the post of Assistant Clerk (''Last Grade Employee'') in the Kerala State Housing Board. He served the Board till 2001. At the time of retirement, he was in the post of Upper Division Clerk.{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
 
He has written many folk songs, drama songs and [[Villu Paatu]] (a traditional song style).{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} He is married to Ambujakshi and has three children.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}


==Works==
==Works==
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* ''Radha'' – (1965)
* ''Radha'' – (1965)
* ''Parnnupoya Inakkuyil'' – (1966)
* ''Parnnupoya Inakkuyil'' – (1966)
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==Awards==
==Awards==
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* ''Poppal Gana Award'' – (1976)
* ''Poppal Gana Award'' – (1976)
* ''Jnanodhayam Sabha P.K.M Vayanasala Award'' – (1977)
* ''Jnanodhayam Sabha P.K.M Vayanasala Award'' – (1977)

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Chandiroor Divakaran
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Native name
കളത്തിൽ മാക്കി ദിവാകരൻ
BornKalathil Makki Divakaran
(1946-05-10) 10 May 1946 (age 79)
Chandiroor, Kerala, British India
Pen nameചന്തിരൂർ ദിവാകരൻ
OccupationWriter, author, poet, songwriter
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
GenresFiction and poetry
Years active1965-present

Kalathil Makki Divakaran (Malayalam: കളത്തിൽ മാക്കി ദിവാകരൻ), also known by his pen name Chandiroor Divakaran, is a Malayalam–language poet[1] and folk-song writer from Kerala, India. He was awarded the Ambedkar National Award in 2011 for his overall contribution to Malayalam literature.[2]

Works[edit]

  • Radha – (1965)
  • Parnnupoya Inakkuyil – (1966)
  • Malsyaghandhi – (1968)
  • Sheriffa – (1969)
  • Udayavum Kathu – (1977)
  • Aazhathilodungiya Jeevithangal – (1980)
  • Madhya Durantham – (1982)
  • Kudumbini – (1990) (Short story)
  • Muzhakkuka Panjajanyam – (1991)
  • Chakara – (1994) (Children's poetry)
  • Pakal pakshiyude geetham – (1996)
  • Desapuranam – (1996) (Children's poetry)
  • Arani – (1999)
  • Pattini Theyyam – (2003)
  • Ulsavam – (2003) (Children's poetry)
  • Vishadhaparvam – (2004)
  • Viswakarmakeerthanangal – (2007)
  • Iniyethradhooram – (2008)
  • Mounanombaram – (2011)
  • Karnikaram – (2013)

Awards[edit]

  • Poppal Gana Award – (1976)
  • Jnanodhayam Sabha P.K.M Vayanasala Award – (1977)
  • DYFI Award – (Palluruthy Zone, 1978)
  • Chethana Award – (1979)
  • Mathrubhumi Award – (Thrissur District, 1981)
  • Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishath Award - (1985)[2]
  • Yuvabhushanam Vayanasala Award – (1987)
  • Ujala Award – (1994)
  • Surendran Memorial Award – (1994) – Vishadha[2]
  • Padit Karuppan Sahithya Award – (1994)
  • Bodhi Sahithya Puraskaram – (2003)
  • Jusse Award – (2005)
  • Krishna Award – (2008)
  • P.K. Thevar Award – (2009)
  • Akshyadeepapuraskaram – (2010)
  • Ambedkar Award – (2011)

References[edit]

  1. ↑ News The Hindu 06 July 2012
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999, Vol. 1, New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi, 1999. ISBN 978-81-260-0873-5 p. 213
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