N. K. Desam എൻ കെ ദേശം | |
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| Born | N. Kuttikrishna Pillai 31 October 1936 Desom, Alwaye, Kingdom of Cochin |
| Occupation | Poet, literary critic, translator |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Mudra, Gitanjali |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal Award, Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize |
| Spouse | R. Leelavathi |
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. In 2009, his poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore was selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.
Biography
N. K. Desam was born in 1936 in Desom village near Alwaye.[1] He was an officer at the Life Insurance Corporation and retired in 1996. He is married to R. Leelavathi and has three children.[2]
Works
Complete works
| Year | Title | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Anthimalari | S.P.C.S., Kottayam | |
| 1975 | Kanyahridayam | S.P.C.S., Kottayam | |
| 1979 | Appooppanthadi | Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Trichur | |
| 1979 | Chottayile Seelam | S.P.C.S., Kottayam | |
| 1981 | Pavizhamalli | S.P.C.S., Kottayam | |
| 1984 | Ullekham | N.B.S., Kottayam | |
| 1999 | Anpathonnaksharalee | S. T. Reddiar & Sons, Cochin | |
| 2001 | Elimeesa | S.P.C.S., Kottayam | |
| 2003 | Kavyakeli | Green Books, Trichur | |
| 2006 | Mudra | Current Books, Kottayam | |
| 2006 | Mazhathullikal | Kurukshethra Publications, Cochin | |
| 2010 | Geethanjali | Green Books, Trichur | Translation of Gitanjali |
| 2016 | Vyloppilli Kathakavithakal | Green Books, Trichur | |
| 2016 | Desikam | Vallathol Vidyapeedam, Sukapuram N.B.S., Kottayam | Complete works |
Awards
- 1982: Edasseri Award (Ponnani) – Ullekham[3]
- 1987: Kavanakuthukam Award (Trichur) – Anthyapranamam
- 1984: Nattarangu (Trivandrum) – Total contribution
- 1992: Bodhi (Aluva) – Total contribution
- 2007: Sahodaran Ayyappan Award (Cherai) – Mudra
- 2007: Odakkuzhal Award (Cochin) – Mudra[4]
- 2008: Nalappadan Award (Punnayurkkulam) – Mudra
- 2008: Vennikulam (Thodiyur) – Mudra
- 2009: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Trichur) – Mudra[5]
- 2009: Katharagam (Bangalore) – Mudra
- 2010: Changampuzha Award (Cochin) – Mudra[6]
- 2011: Cherukad Award (Perithalmanna) – Mudra[7]
- 2013: Asan Prize (Chennai) – Total contribution
- 2013: Krishnankutty Memorial Award (Trichur) – Contribution to Aksharaslokam
- 2013: Mukthakam (Trichur)
- 2013: Kavikulapathi (Pambakuda)
- 2017: Paanini Puraskaaram (Mavelikkara)
- 2013: Kaliyath Damodaran Award (Trichur) – Gitanjali
- 2017: Mukthakasree (Chengamanad) – Total contribution
- 2017: Chethala Vaishnavam (Shoranur) – Total contribution
- 2016: Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize (Chandigarh) – Gitanjali (Translation)[8]
- 2018: Ulloor Award (Trivandrum) – Mudra
- 2019: Ettumanoor Somadasan Award (Ettumanoor) – Various works
- 2020: Sanjayan Award[9]
References
- ↑ "In Aluva, winning the hearts of voters". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "80ന്റെ നിറവില് എന് കെ ദേശം". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "ഇടശ്ശേരി അവാര്ഡ് 1982 - 2012". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "ഓടക്കുഴല് അവാര്ഡ്". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "List of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Changampuzha Puraskaram". Changampuzha Samskarikakendram. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "ചെറുകാട് അവാര്ഡ്". Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2016" (PDF) (Press release). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- ↑ "Poet-critic N K Desam bags Sanjayan Award". Mathrubhumi. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
External links
- Dhanya Harikrishnan (2 August 2009). ദേശത്തിന്റെ കാവ്യലോകത്ത് ഇത്തിരി നേരം [Interview with N. K. Desam]. Ezhuth (in Malayalam).
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