N. K. Desam

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N. K. Desam
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BornN. Kuttikrishna Pillai
(1936-10-31) 31 October 1936 (age 87)
Desam, Alwaye
OccupationPoet, literary critic, translator
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndian
Notable worksMudra, Gitanjali(transalation of Tagore poem)**
Notable awardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal AwardKendra Sahitya Academy award -2016**
SpouseLeela

N. Kuttikrishna Pillai, better known as N. K. Desam (Malayalam: എൻ. കെ. ദേശം; born 31 October 1936), is a Malayalam-language poet and literary critic from the south Indian state of Kerala. His poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2009.[1]

Biography[edit]

He was born in 1936 in Desom village near Alwaye.[2]


Contact  : " Haritham ", West Desom, Aluva, Kerala, PHONE +91 99478 91500

Works[edit]

  • Name year Publisher
  • 1) Anthimalari 1973 Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
  • 2) Kanyahridayam 1975 Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
  • 3) Appooppanthadi 1979 Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur
  • 4) Chottayile Seelam 1979 SPCS, Kottayam
  • 5) Pavizhamalli 1981 Sahithya pravarthaka co-op society, Kottayam
  • 6) Ullekham 1984 National Book Stall , Kottayam
  • 7) Anpathonnaksharalee1999 S.T.Reddiar & Sons, Kochi
  • 8) Elimeesa 2001 SPCS, Kottayam
  • 9) Kavyakeli 2003 Green Books, Thrissur
  • 10) Mudra 2006 Current books, Kottayam
  • 11) Mazhathullikal 2006 Kurukshethra Publications, Kochi
  • 12) Geetanjali 2010 Green Books, Thrissur
  • 13) Vyloppilli Kathakavithakal 2016 Green Books, Thrissur


Awards[edit]

  1. Edasseri Award Ponnani 1982 Ullekhm
  2. Kavanakuthukam award Thrissur 1987 Anthyapranamam
  3. Bodhi Aluva 1992 Total contribution
  4. Nattarangu Thiruvananthapuram 1984 Total contribution
  5. Sahodaran Ayyappan Cherayi 2007 Mudra
  6. Odakkuzhal Kochi 2007 Mudra
  7. Nalappatt Punnayurkkulam 2008 Mudra
  8. Vennikulam Thodiyur 2008 Mudra
  9. Kerala Sahitya Akademi Thrissur 2009 Mudra
  10. Katharagam Bangaluru 2009 Mudra
  11. Changampuzha Kochi 2010 Mudra
  12. Cherukad Award Perithalmanna 2011 Mudra
  13. Asan Memorial Chennai 2013 Total contribution
  14. Krishnankutty Memorial Thrissur 2013 Contribution to Aksharaslokam
  15. Mukthakam Thrissur 2013 -do-
  16. Kavikulapathi Pambakuda 2013 -do-
  17. Paanini Puraskaaram Mavelikkara 2017 -do-
  18. Kaliyath Damodaran Thrissur 2013 Gitanjali
  19. Mukthakasree Chengamanad 2017 Total contribution
  20. Chethala Vaishnavam Shornur 2017 Total contribution
  21. Kendra Sahitya Akademi Chandigarh 2017 Gitanjali (Translation)
  22. Ulloor Award Thiruvananthapuram 2018 Mudra
  23. Ettumanoor Somadasan Award Ettumanoor 2019 Various Works

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.

External links[edit]

  • Dhanya Harikrishnan. ദേശത്തിന്‍റെ കാവ്യലോകത്ത്‌ ഇത്തിരി നേരം [Interview with N. K. Desam]. Ezhuth (in മലയാളം).
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