N. K. Desam

N. K. Desam
Born	N. Kuttikrishna Pillai October 31, 1936 Desam, Alwaye, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
Occupation	Poet, literary critic, translator
Language	Malayalam
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Mudra
Notable awards	Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal Award

N. Kuttikrishna Pillai, better known as N. K. Desam (Malayalam: എൻ. കെ. ദേശം; born October 31, 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

He was born in 1936 in Desam village near Alwaye^[2] as the son of Padinjarevalappil P. K. Narayana Pillai and Poovathumpadavil Kunjukutty Pillai. After graduating in Malayalam literature, he obtained a job in the Life Insurance Corporation of India in 1960 before starting his literary career as a poet and critic.

Works

• Anthimalahari (അന്തിമലരി)
• Chottayile Sheelam (ചൊട്ടയിലെ ശീലം)
• Ambathonnaksharali (അമ്പത്തൊന്നക്ഷരാളി)
• Mudra (മുദ്ര)
• Appooppan Thaadi (അപ്പുപ്പൻതാടി)
• Pavizhamalli (പവിഴമല്ലി)
• Uthirmanikal (ഉതിർമണികൾ)
• Kanyahrudayam (കന്യാഹൃദയം)
• Gitanjali (ഗീതാഞ്ജലി, Translation)

Awards

• 2009: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Mudra
• 2007: Odakkuzhal Award for Mudra
• 2013: Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram^[3]

References

1. "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
2. "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters". The Hindu. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
3. "Asan's poetry honour to be awarded to M K Desam". October 9, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.

External links

• Dhanya Harikrishnan. "ദേശത്തിന്‍റെ കാവ്യലോകത്ത്‌ ഇത്തിരി നേരം [Interview with N. K. Desam]" (in Malayalam). Ezhuth Online Magazine.