V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
V. Madhusoodhanan Nair (Template:Lang-ml) is a well-known Malayalam poet, scholar, and teacher, well accepted nationally and by Keralites, who popularised poetry and endeared it even to the illiterates and children.[citation needed]
While the most popular poem from him is the Naranath Bhranthan, he has many more touching and strong poems to his credit.[citation needed] A professor by profession, he has held many eminent positions by virtue of his knowledge and position in society.[citation needed]
Main works
As a poet, his major works include
- Naranath Bhranthan (നാറാണത്ത് ഭ്രാന്തന്, The Madman of Naranam)
- Bharatheeyam (ഭാരതീയം, Of India)
- Gandhi (ഗാന്ധി)
- Ammayude Ezhuthukal (അമ്മയുടെ എഴുത്തുകള്, Letters from Mother)
- Agasthya Hrudayam (അഗസ്ത്യഹൃദയം, Heart of Agasthya)
- Nataraja Smriti (നടരാജസ്മൃതി, Remembering Nataraja)
- Punyapuranam Rama Katha (പുണ്യപുരാണം രാമകഥ, Holy Epic of Rama)
- Seethayanam (സീതായനം, Journey of Seetha)
- Vaakku (വാക്ക്, Word)
- Akatharu Puratharu (അകത്താര് പുറത്താര്, Who's In; Who's Out)
- Ganga (ഗംഗ)
- Sakshi (സാക്ഷി, Witness)
All these poems are written in Malayalam language.
Awards and recognitions
- Kunju Pillai Kavitha Award for Poetry in 1986, for Naranathu Bhranthan.
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, for his collection of poems titled Naranathu Bhranthan.
- K. Balakrishnan Award in 1991, for Bharatheeyam.
- The Arangu Abu Dhabi Literary Award in 2011
- Aasan Prize in 2003
- Abu Dhabi Malayalee Samajam Sahithya Award in 2011
- MadhavaMudra Award in 2013
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