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
Janmashtami Puraskaram 2015
Padmaprabha Puraskaram 2016

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