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K. C. Ajayakumar

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K. C. Ajayakumar is a writer and translator from Kerala, India. He has published two novels, two research books and two translations in Hindi and has translated 22 books from Hindi to Malayalam.[1] He has received many notable awards including Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (2015).

Biography

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Ajayakumar was born in Koyipram panchayat, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala to K. V. Chandran Nair and M.N. Meenakshiamma. He was the Senior Manager at Indian Overseas Bank.[2] Later, while working as the Chief Manager of Corporation Bank, he retired from service to engage full-time writing.[2] Currently he is living in Thiruvananthapuram.

Literary contributions

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Original works in Hindi

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  • swatantrata andolan par aadharit Hindi upanyas (Hindi essay based on freedom movement)
  • Malayalam vyakaran ek parichay (book on Malayalam grammar)
  • Kavikulaguru Kalidas[2]
  • Suryagayatri
  • Tagore- Ek jeevani ISBN 8194738520[2]
  • Sathyavan-Savithri ISBN 8194738504[2]

Translations to Hindi

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  • Valmiki Ramayan, ek adyayan
  • Gitashastram - Hindi translation of Sri C. Radhakrishnan's commentary on Gitadarsanam

Original works in Malayalam

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Translations to Malayalam

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  • Karmayogam - Original work by Narendra Kohli based on the story of Krishna (with Dr. K. C. Sindhu) ISBN 9788130020754
  • Two volumes of Abhyudaya novel by Narendra Kohli based on Ramayana (with Dr. K. C. Sindhu)[2]
  • Eight volumes of the Mahasamar novel by Narendra Kohli based on the Mahabharata[2]
  • Vivekanandam - Original work by Narendra Kohli
  • Gora - Malayalam translation of Bengali novel Gora by Rabindranath Tagore[2]
  • CV Raman Pillai (Short Biography) Original work by S. Guptan Nair
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji, sadbharanathinte maatruka - Original by Anil Madhav Dave
  • Bharatha vikasanasam, Sadyathakal Prasnangal, Pariharangal (Book on Indian Development Possibilities, Problems and Solutions) - Original work by Sundeep Waslekar
  • Ambedkar samoohika viplava yathra (book on Ambedkar's Social Revolutionary Journey) - Original work by Dattopant Thengadi
  • Babasaheb Ambedkarrum saamoohya neethiyum - Original work by Ramesh Patange
  • Yathodharma sthatho jaya - Original work by Narendra Kohli ISBN 9788130020518
  • Sitamanasam (Malayalam translation of Mridula Sinha's novel Sita Puni Boli)
  • Narendra Modi - Udachuvarkkalinte Perunthachan, Navbharata Shilpi - Original by Dr. R. Balashankar ISBN 9788130021669
  • Narendramodiyute thiranjedutha prasangangal -Selected Speeches of Narendra Modi
  • Manassil thottu paranjath - Translation of Narendra Modi's Mann Ki Baat speeches 2017, 2018, 2019[2] ISBN 9788130021805
  • Raveendranatham ISBN 9788130018706

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "'വിശ്വഹിന്ദി സമ്മാൻ' പുരസ്‌കാരത്തിനു മലയാളിയായ ഡോ.കെ.സി.അജയകുമാർ അർഹനായി". ManoramaOnline. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "ഹിന്ദി ദിനത്തില്‍ മലയാളിയുടെ നാലു ഹിന്ദി നോവലുകള്‍; സ്വന്തം സൃഷ്ട്രിയുമായി ഡോ.കെ സി അജയകുമാര്‍". Janmabhumi. Archived from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ "കാളിദാസകവിയുടെ കാവ്യായനം". Keralaliterature.com. 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ AJAYAKUMAR, K.C. (2019). TAGORE : a novel. [S.l.]: RUPA & CO. ISBN 978-9353335397.
  5. ^ Ajayakumār, Ke Si (2020). Sankaracharya : a novel /. ISBN 9789389967562. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.