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| name             = N. K. Desam
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| birth_name      = N. Kuttikrishna Pillai
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1936|10|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place      = Desom, [[Alwaye]], [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]], [[British Raj|India]]
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2024|2|4|1936|10|31|df=yes}}
| death_place      = [[Kothakulangara, Angamaly]], [[Kerala]], India
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| subject          =
| notableworks    = ''Mudra, Gitanjali''
| movement        =
| influences      =
| influenced      =
| spouse          = R. Leelavathi
| awards          = [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]], [[Odakkuzhal Award]], Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
| website          =
| caption          = Desam in 2021
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'''N. Kuttikrishna Pillai''' (31 October 1936 – 4 February 2024), better known as '''N. K. Desam''', was an Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] poet and [[Literary criticism|literary critic]] from the southern state of [[Kerala]]. In 2009, his poetry collection ''Mudra'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of ''[[Gitanjali]]'' by [[Rabindranath Tagore]] was selected for the [[Sahitya Akademi|Kendra Sahitya Akademi]] Translation Prize.
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1936|10|31}}
| birth_place  = Desam, [[Alwaye]]
| birth_name  = N. Kuttikrishna Pillai
| occupation  = [[Poet]], [[literary critic]], [[translator]]
| language    = [[Malayalam]]
| alma_mater  =
| nationality = Indian
| genre      = 
| subject    =
| notableworks = ''Mudra, Gitanjali(transalation of Tagore poem)**
| movement    =
| influences  =
| influenced  =
| spouse      = Leela
| awards      = [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]], [[Malayalam Literary Awards#Odakkuzhal Award|Odakkuzhal Award]][[Kendra Sahitya Academy award -2016]]**
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'''N. Kuttikrishna Pillai''', better known as '''N. K. Desam''' ({{lang-ml|എൻ. കെ. ദേശം}}; born 31 October 1936), is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] poet and literary critic from the south [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. His poetry collection ''Mudra'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 2009.<ref>[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw2.htm "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners"]. [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in 1936 in Desom village near [[Alwaye]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110416051453/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/29/stories/2011032956870700.htm "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref>
N. K. Desam was born on 31 October 1936 in Desom village near [[Alwaye]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110416051453/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/29/stories/2011032956870700.htm "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters"]. ''[[The Hindu]]''. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref> He was an officer at the [[Life Insurance Corporation]] and retired in 1996. He was married to R. Leelavathi and had three children.<ref name=":0">[https://www.deshabhimani.com/post/20220313_16699/n-k-desam "80ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ എന്‍ കെ ദേശം"]. ''[[Deshabhimani]]'' (in [[Malayalam]]). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.</ref> He started writing from the early age of twelve and went on to publish more than 10 poetry collections. His first collection '''Anthimalari''<nowiki/>' was published in 1973. In 2016, he received the [[Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award|Kendra Sahitya Akademi award]] for the translation of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]’s ‘[[Gitanjali]]’ in Malayalam language.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-02-05 |title=Malayalam poet N.K. Desam dies at 87 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/malayalam-poet-nk-desam-dies-at-87/article67812982.ece |access-date=2024-02-05 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


 
N. K. Desam died on 4 February 2024, at a hospital in [[Kodungallur]]. He was 87.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/remembering-poet-nk-desam-a-tribute-to-a-literary-legend/articleshow/107412977.cms Poet NK Desam passes away]</ref> His body was [[Cremation|cremated]] the next day. Hundreds of people gathered at his cremation site along with local Policemen to pay their last tribute.<ref name=":0" />
Contact  : " Haritham ", West Desom, Aluva, Kerala, PHONE +91 99478 91500


==Works==
==Works==
* '''Name                                      year                      Publisher'''
[[File:Nkwork.jpg|thumb|alt=sampoorna krithikalude samaharam|Complete works]]
* 1)    Anthimalari                      1973      Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
{| class="wikitable"
* 2)    Kanyahridayam               1975      Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
|-
* 3)    Appooppanthadi               1979      Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur
! Year
* 4)    Chottayile Seelam           1979      SPCS, Kottayam  
!! style=width:13em | Title
* 5)    Pavizhamalli                     1981      Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
!! style=width:17em | Publisher
* 6)    Ullekham                         1984      National Book Stall , Kottayam
!! style=width:15em | Notes
* 7)    Anpathonnaksharalee1999      S.T.Reddiar & Sons, Kochi
|-
* 8)    Elimeesa                         2001      SPCS, Kottayam  
| 1973 || ''Anthimalari'' || [[Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society|S.P.C.S.]], [[Kottayam]] ||
* 9)    Kavyakeli                         2003      Green Books, Thrissur
|-
* 10)  Mudra                               2006      Current books, Kottayam  
| 1975 || ''Kanyahridayam'' || S.P.C.S., Kottayam ||
* 11)  Mazhathullikal                   2006      Kurukshethra Publications, Kochi
|-
* 12)  Geetanjali                          2010       Green Books, Thrissur
| 1979 || ''Appooppanthadi'' || [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]], [[Trichur]] ||
* 13)  Vyloppilli Kathakavithakal   2016      Green Books, Thrissur
|-
 
| 1979 || ''Chottayile Seelam'' || S.P.C.S., Kottayam ||
|-
| 1981 || ''Pavizhamalli'' || S.P.C.S., Kottayam ||
|-
| 1984 || ''Ullekham'' || [[National Book Stall|N.B.S.]], Kottayam ||
|-
| 1999 || ''Anpathonnaksharalee'' || S. T. Reddiar & Sons, [[Cochin]] ||
|-
| 2001 || ''Elimeesa'' || S.P.C.S., Kottayam ||
|-
| 2003 || ''Kavyakeli'' || Green Books, Trichur ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Mudra'' || Current Books, Kottayam ||
|-
| 2006 || ''Mazhathullikal'' || Kurukshethra Publications, Cochin ||
|-
| 2010 || ''Geethanjali'' || Green Books, Trichur || Translation of ''[[Gitanjali]]''
|-
| 2016 || ''Vyloppilli Kathakavithakal'' || Green Books, Trichur ||
|-
| 2016 || ''Desikam'' || Vallathol Vidyapeedam, Sukapuram<br>N.B.S., Kottayam || Complete works
|}


==Awards==
==Awards==
# [[Edasseri Award]]                         Ponnani                       1982       Ullekhm
* 1982: [[Edasseri Award]] (Ponnani) – ''Ullekham''<ref>{{cite web |title=ഇടശ്ശേരി അവാര്‍ഡ് 1982 - 2012 |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/malayalam/edassery-award/485 |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
# Kavanakuthukam award            Thrissur                        1987      Anthyapranamam
* 1987: Kavanakuthukam Award (Trichur) – ''Anthyapranamam''{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
# Bodhi                                          Aluva                            1992      Total contribution
* 1984: Nattarangu (Trivandrum) – Total contribution{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
# Nattarangu                                Thiruvananthapuram    1984      Total contribution
* 1992: Bodhi (Aluva) – Total contribution{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
# Sahodaran Ayyappan               Cherayi                          2007      Mudra  
* 2007: Sahodaran Ayyappan Award (Cherai) – ''Mudra{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}''
# Odakkuzhal                               Kochi                              2007      Mudra  
* 2007: [[Odakkuzhal Award]] (Cochin) – ''Mudra''<ref>{{cite web |title=ഓടക്കുഴല്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ് |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/malayalam/odakkuzhal-award/483 |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
# Nalappatt                                  Punnayurkkulam           2008      Mudra  
* 2008: Nalappadan Award (Punnayurkkulam) – ''Mudra{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}''
# Vennikulam                             Thodiyur                         2008      Mudra
* 2008: Vennikulam (Thodiyur) – ''Mudra{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}''
# [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]       Thrissur                          2009      Mudra  
* 2009: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]] (Trichur) – ''Mudra''<ref>[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/ml_aw2.htm "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners"]. [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]. Retrieved 14 June 2013.</ref>
# Katharagam                             Bangaluru                      2009      Mudra
* 2009: Katharagam (Bangalore) – ''Mudra{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}''
# Changampuzha                       Kochi                              2010      Mudra  
* 2010: Changampuzha Award (Cochin) – ''Mudra''<ref>[https://changampuzhapark.com/changampuzha-puraskaram/ "Changampuzha Puraskaram"]. Changampuzha Samskarikakendram. Retrieved 21 March 2023.</ref>
# [[Cherukad Award]]                               Perithalmanna               2011      Mudra
* 2011: [[Cherukad Award]] (Perithalmanna) – ''Mudra''<ref>{{cite web |title=ചെറുകാട് അവാര്‍ഡ് |url=http://www.keralaculture.org/malayalam/cherukadu-award/488 |publisher=Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
# [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram|Asan Memorial]]                         Chennai                         2013      Total contribution  
* 2013: [[Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram|Asan Prize]] (Chennai) – Total contribution  
# Krishnankutty Memorial           Thrissur                          2013      Contribution to Aksharaslokam  
* 2013: Krishnankutty Memorial Award (Trichur) – Contribution to Aksharaslokam  
# Mukthakam                             Thrissur                          2013         -do-
* 2013: Mukthakam (Trichur)
# Kavikulapathi                           Pambakuda                     2013          -do-
* 2013: Kavikulapathi (Pambakuda)
# Paanini Puraskaaram             Mavelikkara                     2017            -do-
* 2017: Paanini Puraskaaram (Mavelikkara)
# Kaliyath Damodaran               Thrissur                          2013      Gitanjali  
* 2013: Kaliyath Damodaran Award (Trichur) – Gitanjali  
# Mukthakasree                         Chengamanad               2017      Total contribution  
* 2017: Mukthakasree (Chengamanad) – Total contribution  
# Chethala Vaishnavam               Shornur                          2017      Total contribution
* 2017: Chethala Vaishnavam (Shoranur) – Total contribution
# [[Sahitya Akademi|Kendra Sahitya Akademi]]       Chandigarh                     2017      Gitanjali (Translation)
* 2016: [[Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize]] (Chandigarh) – ''Gitanjali'' (Translation)<ref>{{cite press release |last= |first= |date=20 April 2017 |title=Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2016 |url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/pdf/Press_Release_(English)_SATA_2016.pdf |location=[[New Delhi]] |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |agency= |access-date=21 March 2023}}</ref>
# [[Ulloor Award]]       Thiruvananthapuram                2018      Mudra
* 2018: [[Ulloor Award]] (Trivandrum) – ''Mudra''
# Ettumanoor Somadasan Award     Ettumanoor               2019      Various Works
* 2019: Ettumanoor Somadasan Award (Ettumanoor) – Various works
* 2020: Sanjayan Award<ref>{{cite news |title=Poet-critic N K Desam bags Sanjayan Award |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/poet-critic-n-k-desam-bags-sanjayan-award-1.5219007 |access-date=21 March 2023 |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |date=19 November 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite magazine |script-title=ml:ദേശത്തിന്‍റെ കാവ്യലോകത്ത്‌ ഇത്തിരി നേരം [Interview with N. K. Desam] |language=ml |author=Dhanya Harikrishnan |magazine=Ezhuth |url=http://ezhuthmagazine.blogspot.in/2009/08/blog-post_9338.html}}
* {{cite magazine |script-title=ml:ദേശത്തിന്‍റെ കാവ്യലോകത്ത്‌ ഇത്തിരി നേരം [Interview with N. K. Desam] |language=ml |author=Dhanya Harikrishnan |magazine=Ezhuth |date=2 August 2009 |url=http://ezhuthmagazine.blogspot.in/2009/08/blog-post_9338.html}}


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N. K. Desam
Desam in 2021
Desam in 2021
Native name
എൻ. കെ. ദേശം
BornN. Kuttikrishna Pillai
(1936-10-31)31 October 1936
Desom, Alwaye, Cochin, India
Died4 February 2024(2024-02-04) (aged 87)
Kothakulangara, Angamaly, Kerala, India
OccupationPoet, literary critic, Translator
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
Notable worksMudra, Gitanjali
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal Award, Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
SpouseR. Leelavathi

N. Kuttikrishna Pillai (31 October 1936 – 4 February 2024), better known as N. K. Desam, was an Indian Malayalam-language poet and literary critic from the southern state of Kerala. In 2009, his poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore was selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.

Biography[edit | edit source]

N. K. Desam was born on 31 October 1936 in Desom village near Alwaye.[1] He was an officer at the Life Insurance Corporation and retired in 1996. He was married to R. Leelavathi and had three children.[2] He started writing from the early age of twelve and went on to publish more than 10 poetry collections. His first collection 'Anthimalari' was published in 1973. In 2016, he received the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for the translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Gitanjali’ in Malayalam language.[3]

N. K. Desam died on 4 February 2024, at a hospital in Kodungallur. He was 87.[4] His body was cremated the next day. Hundreds of people gathered at his cremation site along with local Policemen to pay their last tribute.[2]

Works[edit | edit source]

sampoorna krithikalude samaharam
Complete works
Year Title Publisher Notes
1973 Anthimalari S.P.C.S., Kottayam
1975 Kanyahridayam S.P.C.S., Kottayam
1979 Appooppanthadi Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Trichur
1979 Chottayile Seelam S.P.C.S., Kottayam
1981 Pavizhamalli S.P.C.S., Kottayam
1984 Ullekham N.B.S., Kottayam
1999 Anpathonnaksharalee S. T. Reddiar & Sons, Cochin
2001 Elimeesa S.P.C.S., Kottayam
2003 Kavyakeli Green Books, Trichur
2006 Mudra Current Books, Kottayam
2006 Mazhathullikal Kurukshethra Publications, Cochin
2010 Geethanjali Green Books, Trichur Translation of Gitanjali
2016 Vyloppilli Kathakavithakal Green Books, Trichur
2016 Desikam Vallathol Vidyapeedam, Sukapuram
N.B.S., Kottayam		 Complete works

Awards[edit | edit source]

  • 1982: Edasseri Award (Ponnani) – Ullekham[5]
  • 1987: Kavanakuthukam Award (Trichur) – Anthyapranamam[citation needed]
  • 1984: Nattarangu (Trivandrum) – Total contribution[citation needed]
  • 1992: Bodhi (Aluva) – Total contribution[citation needed]
  • 2007: Sahodaran Ayyappan Award (Cherai) – Mudra[citation needed]
  • 2007: Odakkuzhal Award (Cochin) – Mudra[6]
  • 2008: Nalappadan Award (Punnayurkkulam) – Mudra[citation needed]
  • 2008: Vennikulam (Thodiyur) – Mudra[citation needed]
  • 2009: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Trichur) – Mudra[7]
  • 2009: Katharagam (Bangalore) – Mudra[citation needed]
  • 2010: Changampuzha Award (Cochin) – Mudra[8]
  • 2011: Cherukad Award (Perithalmanna) – Mudra[9]
  • 2013: Asan Prize (Chennai) – Total contribution
  • 2013: Krishnankutty Memorial Award (Trichur) – Contribution to Aksharaslokam
  • 2013: Mukthakam (Trichur)
  • 2013: Kavikulapathi (Pambakuda)
  • 2017: Paanini Puraskaaram (Mavelikkara)
  • 2013: Kaliyath Damodaran Award (Trichur) – Gitanjali
  • 2017: Mukthakasree (Chengamanad) – Total contribution
  • 2017: Chethala Vaishnavam (Shoranur) – Total contribution
  • 2016: Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (Chandigarh) – Gitanjali (Translation)[10]
  • 2018: Ulloor Award (Trivandrum) – Mudra
  • 2019: Ettumanoor Somadasan Award (Ettumanoor) – Various works
  • 2020: Sanjayan Award[11]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "80ന്റെ നിറവില്‍ എന്‍ കെ ദേശം". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Malayalam poet N.K. Desam dies at 87". The Hindu. 5 February 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Poet NK Desam passes away
  5. ↑ "ഇടശ്ശേരി അവാര്‍ഡ് 1982 - 2012". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "ഓടക്കുഴല്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ്". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Changampuzha Puraskaram". Changampuzha Samskarikakendram. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "ചെറുകാട് അവാര്‍ഡ്". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2016" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "Poet-critic N K Desam bags Sanjayan Award". Mathrubhumi. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]

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