Puthussery Ramachandran
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Puthussery Ramachandran(1928) is an eminent India
n poet of the Malayalam language. He is a scholar of Dravidian liguistics
and has been a professor of Malayalam for more than three decades.
, in Alappuzha district
in Kerala. He participated in the Indian freedom struggle during his school days and later joined the Communist Party of India
. After schooling in his native village he joined S N College, Kollam for intermediate studies, where he actively took part in the activities of the AISF the students' wing of the Communist Party. He took his Honours in Malayalam language and literature from University College
, Trivandrum and Masters from Travancore university (now University of Kerala) from where he took his PhD in Linguistics. First he worked as lecturer at S.N.College and later as professor at Department of Malayalam of University of Kerala. He was the chief organiser of the first World Malayalam Conference held in Trivandrum in 1977. He is considered one of the major poets of the Pink Decade
in Malayalam poetry.
Gameenagayakan
Avunnathra uchathil
Shakthipooja
Akalumthorum
puthiya kollanum Puthiyoralayum
Ee Veettil Arumille
Essays
Kannassa Ramayanam-Commentary
Pracheena Malayalam
Panineeya Vimarsam
Keralacharithrathile Adisthanarekhakal
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n poet of the Malayalam language. He is a scholar of Dravidian liguistics
Dravidian languages
The Dravidian language family includes approximately 85 genetically related languages, spoken by about 217 million people. They are mainly spoken in southern India and parts of eastern and central India as well as in northeastern Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, and...
and has been a professor of Malayalam for more than three decades.
Biography
Puthussery Ramachandran (P.Ramachandran pillai) was born to Pokkatt Damodaran pillai and Puthussery Janaki Amma, on September 23, 1928 at VallikunnamVallikunnam
Vallikunnam is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Vallikunnam is a gram panchayat situated in mavelikkara taluk of alappuzha district of kerala state. It is one of the beautiful villages in Alappuzha....
, in Alappuzha district
Alappuzha district
Alappuzha is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala in India. It was formed as Alleppey District on August 17, 1957. The name of the district was officially changed to Alappuzha in 1990. The district is a widely known tourist destination, and is well known for its coir factories. Most of...
in Kerala. He participated in the Indian freedom struggle during his school days and later joined the Communist Party of India
Communist Party of India
The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...
. After schooling in his native village he joined S N College, Kollam for intermediate studies, where he actively took part in the activities of the AISF the students' wing of the Communist Party. He took his Honours in Malayalam language and literature from University College
University College
University College can refer to several institutions:- Canada :* University College, University of Toronto* University College of the North, The Pas, Manitoba* Booth University College, Winnipeg, Manitoba...
, Trivandrum and Masters from Travancore university (now University of Kerala) from where he took his PhD in Linguistics. First he worked as lecturer at S.N.College and later as professor at Department of Malayalam of University of Kerala. He was the chief organiser of the first World Malayalam Conference held in Trivandrum in 1977. He is considered one of the major poets of the Pink Decade
Pink Decade
Pink Decade in Malayalam Poetry - Is the term used by some literary critics to describe the period in Malayalam literature in which a brigade of young poets inspired by the ideals of scientific socialism and Marxist world view were active in creating ‘revolutionary’ poetry.The term Pink Decade...
in Malayalam poetry.
Works
PoemsGameenagayakan
Avunnathra uchathil
Shakthipooja
Akalumthorum
puthiya kollanum Puthiyoralayum
Ee Veettil Arumille
Essays
Kannassa Ramayanam-Commentary
Pracheena Malayalam
Panineeya Vimarsam
Keralacharithrathile Adisthanarekhakal