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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Indian communist politician, theorist and writer</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid 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He had his schooling in Government School, Tirur, and college education in <a href="/wiki/Zamorin%27s_Guruvayurappan_College" title="Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College">Samoothiri College, Calicut</a>. His first socialist activities were associated with being secretary of the student movement 'Kerala Students Movement' and he joined the freedom struggle. He was arrested in 1931 for participating in the <a href="/wiki/Civil_disobedience_movement" class="mw-redirect" title="Civil disobedience movement">civil disobedience movement</a> and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 23 months. While in <a href="/wiki/Coimbatore" title="Coimbatore">Coimbatore</a> jail, he learned <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>. He went to <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Kasi</a> (UP) in 1935 to study <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> from the <i>Viswa Vidyalaya</i> there and passed the Shastri examination. While at Kasi he learned <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> and was attracted to Communist ideology. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Damodaran&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Lal_Bahadur_Shastri" title="Lal Bahadur Shastri">Lal Bahadur Shastri</a> was his classmate. He was attracted to Communist ideology through his senior Onkar Nadashasthri. Thus he became a Communist – the first 'Malayalee Communist'. He returned to Kerala in 1937 and joined the <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Socialist_Party" title="Kerala Socialist Party">Kerala Socialist Party</a> and in May the same year formed the Kerala unit of the <a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a>. He organized <a href="/wiki/Coir" title="Coir">Coir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beedi" title="Beedi">Beedi</a> workers. He was imprisoned twice and released in 1945. In 1951, he was elected as the <a href="/wiki/Taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Taluk">Taluk</a> secretary of the <a href="/wiki/Malabar_(Northern_Kerala)" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar (Northern Kerala)">Malabar</a> unit committee of the Communist Party. He contested the assembly election in 1951 and the <a href="/wiki/Loksabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Loksabha">Loksabha</a> election in 1957. Damodaran was elected to the central executive committee of the party in 1960. He took charge of editing the <a href="/wiki/Navayugom" title="Navayugom">Navayugam weekly</a>. All through these years he was intellectually active by way of writing articles and books, learning new languages and debating on various forums. </p><p>He became a <a href="/wiki/Rajya_sabha" class="mw-redirect" title="Rajya sabha">Rajya sabha</a> member (MP) in 1964. He visited many Asian and European countries including almost all of the communist nations. After the tenure, he devoted his time to a comprehensive research on the history of the Party at <a href="/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_University,_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi">(JNU)</a> under an <a href="/wiki/Indian_Council_of_Historical_Research" title="Indian Council of Historical Research">ICHR</a> fellowship. He was the first progressive writer in Malayalam. 'pattabakki' was the first political drama to be staged in kerala which, in a way, paved the way for the advancement of communist ideology among the common people. He dwelled deep into Indian Philosophy which was considered solely spiritual until then and discovered new streams of material thoughts in it. His celebrated works 'Bharatheeya Chintha' and 'Indiayude athmavu' speaks volumes of the metamorphosis. he was a multilinguist and could speak for hours on thought provoking subjects. </p><p>He died on July 3, 1976, in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Safdarjung_Hospital" title="Safdarjung Hospital">Safdarjung Hospital</a> while he was still conducting this research. Damodaran was a multilingual scholar and translated many books from <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a> to <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>. Apart from <i>Pattabaakki</i>, he wrote another play named <i>Rakthapanam</i>. The stories written between 1934 and 1935 are now a collection known as <i>Kannuneer</i>. In all his works, party popularization was seen. The best known of his works is <i>Indiyude Atmavu</i> and in English, an excellent exposition of 'Indian Culture' and 'Philosophy from the ancient times'. He completed only first part of <i>Kerala History</i> based on archeology, anthropology and coin sciences. </p><p>His critical insights on the global Communist movement, and particularly the Indian Communist movement, were thoroughly discussed in an interview conducted by <a href="/wiki/Tariq_Ali" title="Tariq Ali">Tariq Ali</a> in 1975, which was published in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newleftreview.org/issues/i93/articles/tariq-ali-introduction-to-damodaran">New Left Review, Sept.-Oct. 1975</a>). </p><p>Political activist and documentary director <a href="/wiki/K._P._Sasi" title="K. P. Sasi">K. P. Sasi</a> is the son of Damodaran. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Damodaran&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Malayalam">In Malayalam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Damodaran&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In Malayalam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Jawaharlal Nehru</li> <li>Eka Vazhi</li> <li>Kannuneer (short stories)</li> <li>Karl Marx</li> <li>Samashtivada Vijnapanam (translation of the <i><a href="/wiki/Communist_Manifesto" class="mw-redirect" title="Communist Manifesto">Communist Manifesto</a></i>)</li> <li>Paattabaakki (play)</li> <li>Rakthapaanam (play)</li> <li>Russian viplavam (co-authored with <a href="/wiki/E._M._S._Namboodiripad" title="E. M. S. Namboodiripad">E. M. S. Namboodiripad</a>)</li> <li>Manushyan</li> <li>Dhanasasthrapravesika</li> <li>Uruppika</li> <li>Nanayaprasnam</li> <li>Communism Enthu Enthinu ?</li> <li>Purogamana sahithyam Enthinu?</li> <li>Communisavum Christhumathavum</li> <li>Marxism (in 10 parts)</li> <li>Indiayude Aathmavu</li> <li>Keralathile Swathanthryasamaram (co-authored with C Narayana pillai)</li> <li>Dhanasasthra thathwangal</li> <li>Dharmikamoolyangal</li> <li>Enthanu saahithyam</li> <li>Chinayile Viplavam</li> <li>Keralacharithram</li> <li>Sahithya niroopanam</li> <li>Indiayum Socialisavum</li> <li>Indiayude Sampathikabhivrudhi</li> <li>Innathe Indiayude Sampathikasthithi</li> <li>Yesuchristhu Moscowil</li> <li>SamoohyaParivarthanangal</li> <li>Socialisavum Communisavum</li> <li>Panam Muthal Nayapaisa Vare</li> <li>Indiayile Deseeyaprasthanam(Translated directly from Russian)</li> <li>Marxisathinte Adisthanathathwangal</li> <li>Bharatheeyachintha</li> <li>Sreesankaran Hegel Marx</li> <li>Oru Indian Communistinte Ormakkurippukal</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_English">In English</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Damodaran&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Indian Thought</li> <li>Man and Society in Indian Philosophy</li> <li>Marx Hegel and Sreesankara</li> <li>Marx Comes to India (co-authored with <a href="/wiki/P.C.Joshi" class="mw-redirect" title="P.C.Joshi">P.C.Joshi</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Hindi">In Hindi</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=K._Damodaran&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In Hindi"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Bharatheeya chinthaa parampara</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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Anoop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lajo_Jose" title="Lajo Jose">Lajo Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalithambika_Antharjanam" title="Lalithambika Antharjanam">Lalithambika Antharjanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Mukundan" title="M. Mukundan">M. Mukundan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Sukumaran" title="M. Sukumaran">M. Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._T._Vasudevan_Nair" title="M. T. Vasudevan Nair">M. T. Vasudevan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madampu_Kunjukuttan" title="Madampu Kunjukuttan">Madampu Kunjukuttan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madhupal" title="Madhupal">Madhupal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayattoor_Ramakrishnan" title="Malayattoor Ramakrishnan">Malayattoor Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mallika_Yunis" title="Mallika Yunis">Mallika Yunis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muttathu_Varkey" title="Muttathu Varkey">Muttathu Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._Mohanan" title="N. Mohanan">N. Mohanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Pisharody" title="N. N. Pisharody">N. N. Pisharody</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Chellappan_Nair" title="N. P. Chellappan Nair">N. P. Chellappan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._P._Mohammed" title="N. P. Mohammed">N. P. Mohammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._S._Madhavan" title="N. S. Madhavan">N. S. Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandanar_(author)" title="Nandanar (author)">Nandanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narayan_(writer)" title="Narayan (writer)">Narayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omchery_N._N._Pillai" title="Omchery N. N. Pillai">Omchery N. N. Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oyyarathu_Chandu_Menon" title="Oyyarathu Chandu Menon">Oyyarathu Chandu Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Ayyaneth" title="P. Ayyaneth">P. Ayyaneth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._F._Mathews" title="P. F. Mathews">P. F. Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._K._Balakrishnan" title="P. K. Balakrishnan">P. K. Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kesavadev" title="P. Kesavadev">P. Kesavadev</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Nathan" title="P. R. Nathan">P. R. Nathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._R._Shyamala" title="P. R. Shyamala">P. R. Shyamala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Valsala" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Valsala">P. Valsala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padmarajan" title="Padmarajan">Padmarajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamman" title="Pamman">Pamman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappurath" title="Parappurath">Parappurath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattathuvila_Karunakaran" title="Pattathuvila Karunakaran">Pattathuvila Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Chirakkarode" title="Paul Chirakkarode">Paul Chirakkarode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Zacharia" title="Paul Zacharia">Paul Zacharia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumbadavam_Sreedharan" title="Perumbadavam Sreedharan">Perumbadavam Sreedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponjikkara_Rafi" title="Ponjikkara Rafi">Ponjikkara Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponkunnam_Varkey" title="Ponkunnam Varkey">Ponkunnam Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punathil_Kunjabdulla" title="Punathil Kunjabdulla">Punathil Kunjabdulla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Paleri" title="Raghunath Paleri">Raghunath Paleri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Hareesh" title="S. Hareesh">S. Hareesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._K._Pottekkatt" title="S. K. Pottekkatt">S. K. Pottekkatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santhosh_Echikkanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Santhosh Echikkanam">Santhosh Echikkanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Joseph_(author)" title="Sarah Joseph (author)">Sarah Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Thomas_(writer)" title="Sarah Thomas (writer)">Sarah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Socrates_K._Valath" title="Socrates K. Valath">Socrates K. Valath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sudhakar_Mangalodayam" title="Sudhakar Mangalodayam">Sudhakar Mangalodayam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sethu_(writer)" title="Sethu (writer)">Sethu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shihabuddin_Poythumkadavu" title="Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu">Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sohanlal" title="Sohanlal">Sohanlal</a></li> <li>Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Subhash_Chandran" title="Subhash Chandran">Subhash Chandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._P._Rajeevan" title="T. P. Rajeevan">T. P. Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._Padmanabhan" title="T. Padmanabhan">T. Padmanabhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Kochubava" title="T. V. Kochubava">T. V. Kochubava</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._V._Varkey" title="T. V. Varkey">T. V. Varkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tatapuram_Sukumaran" title="Tatapuram Sukumaran">Tatapuram Sukumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thakazhi_Sivasankara_Pillai" title="Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai">Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thikkodiyan" title="Thikkodiyan">Thikkodiyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Joseph" title="Thomas Joseph">Thomas Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._A._Khader" title="U. A. Khader">U. A. Khader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U._K._Kumaran" title="U. K. Kumaran">U. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Puthur" title="Unnikrishnan Puthur">Unnikrishnan Puthur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnikrishnan_Thiruvazhiyode" title="Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode">Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uroob" title="Uroob">Uroob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._N." title="V. K. N.">V. K. N.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._P._Sivakumar" title="V. P. Sivakumar">V. P. Sivakumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaikom_Muhammad_Basheer" title="Vaikom Muhammad Basheer">Vaikom Muhammad Basheer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallachira_Madhavan" title="Vallachira Madhavan">Vallachira Madhavan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengayil_Kunhiraman_Nayanar" title="Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar">Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Menon" title="M. K. Menon">Vilasini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinoy_Thomas" title="Vinoy Thomas">Vinoy Thomas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Poets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._Ayyappan" title="A. Ayyappan">A. Ayyappan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._C._Sreehari" title="A. C. Sreehari">A. C. Sreehari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. Raja Raja Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akkitham_Achuthan_Namboothiri" title="Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri">Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johann_Ernst_Hanxleden" title="Johann Ernst Hanxleden">Arnos Pathiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attoor_Ravi_Varma" title="Attoor Ravi Varma">Attoor Ravi Varma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balachandran_Chullikkadu" class="mw-redirect" title="Balachandran Chullikkadu">Balachandran Chullikkadu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balamani_Amma" title="Balamani Amma">Balamani Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bodheswaran" title="Bodheswaran">Bodheswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandiroor_Divakaran" title="Chandiroor Divakaran">Chandiroor Divakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changampuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Changampuzha Krishna Pillai">Changampuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherusseri_Namboothiri" title="Cherusseri Namboothiri">Cherusseri Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D._Vinayachandran" title="D. Vinayachandran">D. Vinayachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappalli_Raghavan_Pillai" class="mw-redirect" title="Edappalli Raghavan Pillai">Edappalli Raghavan Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edasseri_Govindan_Nair" title="Edasseri Govindan Nair">Edasseri Govindan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Shankara_Kurup" class="mw-redirect" title="G. Shankara Kurup">G. Shankara Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irayimman_Thampi" title="Irayimman Thampi">Irayimman Thampi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyappa_Paniker" title="Ayyappa Paniker">K. Ayyappa Paniker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._C._Kesava_Pillai" title="K. C. Kesava Pillai">K. C. Kesava Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._V._Ramakrishnan" title="K. V. Ramakrishnan">K. V. Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadammanitta_Ramakrishnan" title="Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan">Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadathanat_Madhavi_Amma" title="Kadathanat Madhavi Amma">Kadathanat Madhavi Amma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavanad_Kuttikrishnan" title="Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan">Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Surayya" title="Kamala Surayya">Kamala Surayya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kattakayam_Cherian_Mappillai" title="Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai">Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavitha_Balakrishnan" title="Kavitha Balakrishnan">Kavitha Balakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumaran_Asan" title="Kumaran Asan">Kumaran Asan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunchan_Nambiar" title="Kunchan Nambiar">Kunchan Nambiar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kureepuzha_Sreekumar" title="Kureepuzha Sreekumar">Kureepuzha Sreekumar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalitha_Lenin" title="Lalitha Lenin">Lalitha Lenin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Appan" title="M. P. Appan">M. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._S._Banesh" title="M. S. Banesh">M. S. Banesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manoj_Kuroor" title="Manoj Kuroor">Manoj Kuroor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_John_Thottam" title="Mary John Thottam">Mary John Thottam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohanakrishnan_Kaladi" title="Mohanakrishnan Kaladi">Mohanakrishnan Kaladi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyinkutty_Vaidyar" title="Moyinkutty Vaidyar">Moyinkutty Vaidyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._N._Kakkad" title="N. N. Kakkad">N. N. Kakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._V._Krishna_Warrier" title="N. V. Krishna Warrier">N. V. Krishna Warrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellikkal_Muraleedharan" title="Nellikkal Muraleedharan">Nellikkal Muraleedharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niranam_poets" title="Niranam poets">Niranam poets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._N._V._Kurup" title="O. N. V. Kurup">O. N. V. Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olappamanna_Subramanian_Namboothirippad" class="mw-redirect" title="Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad">Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Kunhiraman_Nair" title="P. Kunhiraman Nair">P. Kunhiraman Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._P._Ramachandran" title="P. P. Ramachandran">P. P. Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pala_Narayanan_Nair" title="Pala Narayanan Nair">Pala Narayanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poonthanam" class="mw-redirect" title="Poonthanam">Poonthanam Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulikkottil_Hyder" title="Pulikkottil Hyder">Pulikkottil Hyder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punaloor_Balan" title="Punaloor Balan">Punaloor Balan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthussery_Ramachandran" title="Puthussery Ramachandran">Puthussery Ramachandran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Joseph" title="S. Joseph">S. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satchidanandan" class="mw-redirect" title="Satchidanandan">Satchidanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satyan_Madakkara" title="Satyan Madakkara">Satyan Madakkara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savithri_Rajeevan" title="Savithri Rajeevan">Savithri Rajeevan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sugathakumari" title="Sugathakumari">Sugathakumari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirunalloor_Karunakaran" title="Thirunalloor Karunakaran">Thirunalloor Karunakaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tolan_(medieval_poet)" title="Tolan (medieval poet)">Tholan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunchaththu_Ezhuthachan" title="Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan">Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulloor_S._Parameswara_Iyer" title="Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer">Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unnayi_Variyar" title="Unnayi Variyar">Unnayi Variyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Madhusoodanan_Nair" title="V. Madhusoodanan Nair">V. Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Balakrishna_Panicker" title="V. C. Balakrishna Panicker">V. C. Balakrishna Panicker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._M._Girija" title="V. M. Girija">V. M. Girija</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallathol_Narayana_Menon" title="Vallathol Narayana Menon">Vallathol Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vayalar_Ramavarma" title="Vayalar Ramavarma">Vayalar Ramavarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veerankutty" title="Veerankutty">Veerankutty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennikkulam_Gopala_Kurup" title="Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup">Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayalakshmi_(poet)" title="Vijayalakshmi (poet)">Vijayalakshmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vishnunarayanan_Namboothiri" title="Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri">Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V_Madhusoodanan_Nair" class="mw-redirect" title="V Madhusoodanan Nair">V Madhusoodanan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vyloppilli_Sreedhara_Menon" title="Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon">Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreedevi_Kakkad" title="Sreedevi Kakkad">Sreedevi Kakkad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Playwrights</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/C._J._Thomas" title="C. J. Thomas">C. J. Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._L._Jose" title="C. L. Jose">C. L. Jose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Sreekantan_Nair" title="C. N. Sreekantan Nair">C. N. Sreekantan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukad" title="Cherukad">Cherukad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._Sankara_Pillai" title="G. Sankara Pillai">G. Sankara Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._T._Muhammed" title="K. T. Muhammed">K. T. Muhammed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Govindan" title="M. Govindan">M. Govindan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalapat_Narayana_Menon" title="Nalapat Narayana Menon">Nalapat Narayana Menon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._L._Puram_Sadanandan" title="S. L. Puram Sadanandan">S. L. Puram Sadanandan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thoppil_Bhasi" title="Thoppil Bhasi">Thoppil Bhasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._N._Gopinathan_Nair" title="T. N. Gopinathan Nair">T. N. Gopinathan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Children's literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malayath_Appunni" title="Malayath Appunni">Malayath Appunni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Narendranath" title="P. Narendranath">P. Narendranath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumangala" class="mw-redirect" title="Sumangala">Sumangala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shebaly" title="Shebaly">Shebaly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sippy_Pallippuram" title="Sippy Pallippuram">Sippy Pallippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiliroor_Radhakrishnan" title="Kiliroor Radhakrishnan">Kiliroor Radhakrishnan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Essayists/Critics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Annie_Thayyil" title="Annie Thayyil">Annie Thayyil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._N._Ahmad_Moulavi" title="C. N. Ahmad Moulavi">C. N. Ahmad Moulavi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._S._Venkiteswaran" title="C. S. Venkiteswaran">C. S. Venkiteswaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Mundassery" title="Joseph Mundassery">Joseph Mundassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._Daniel" title="K. M. Daniel">K. M. Daniel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Appan" title="K. P. Appan">K. P. Appan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._Sankaran" title="K. P. Sankaran">K. P. Sankaran</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._M._George_(writer)" title="K. M. George (writer)">K. M. George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kesari_Balakrishna_Pillai" title="Kesari Balakrishna Pillai">Kesari Balakrishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikodan" title="Kozhikodan">Kozhikodan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttikrishna_Marar" title="Kuttikrishna Marar">Kuttikrishna Marar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttipuzha_Krishna_Pillai" title="Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai">Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Sanu" title="M. K. Sanu">M. K. Sanu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Krishnan_Nair_(author)" title="M. Krishnan Nair (author)">M. Krishnan Nair (author)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Leelavathy" title="M. Leelavathy">M. Leelavathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Karassery" title="M. N. Karassery">M. N. Karassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Vijayan" title="M. N. Vijayan">M. N. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._P._Paul" title="M. P. Paul">M. P. Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._R._Chandrasekharan" title="M. R. Chandrasekharan">M. R. Chandrasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Narendra_Prasad" title="Narendra Prasad">Narendra Prasad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/O._V._Vijayan" title="O. V. Vijayan">O. V. Vijayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._Surendran" title="P. Surendran">P. Surendran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Guptan_Nair" title="S. Guptan Nair">S. Guptan Nair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._Rajasekharan" title="S. Rajasekharan">S. Rajasekharan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabeena_Rafi" title="Sabeena Rafi">Sabeena Rafi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanjayan" title="Sanjayan">Sanjayan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukumar_Azhikode" title="Sukumar Azhikode">Sukumar Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._C._Sreejan" title="V. C. Sreejan">V. C. Sreejan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._T._Bhattathiripad" title="V. T. Bhattathiripad">V. T. Bhattathiripad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vijayakrishnan" title="Vijayakrishnan">Vijayakrishnan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._V._K._Valath" title="V. V. K. Valath">V. V. K. Valath</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scholars and<br />Grammarians</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A._R._Raja_Raja_Varma" title="A. R. Raja Raja Varma">A. R. 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Narayana Panickar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkumkur_Rajarajavarmaraja" title="Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja">Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Translators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leela_Devi" title="Leela Devi">Leela Devi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Kumaran" title="M. K. Kumaran">M. K. Kumaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._N._Sathyaardhi" title="M. N. Sathyaardhi">M. N. Sathyaardhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N._K._Damodaran" title="N. K. Damodaran">N. K. Damodaran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nileena_Abraham" title="Nileena Abraham">Nileena Abraham</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Genre</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Champukkal" class="mw-redirect" title="Champukkal">Champukkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_drama" title="Malayalam drama">Drama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilippattu" title="Kilippattu">Kilippattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manipravalam" title="Manipravalam">Manipravalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkan_Pattukal" title="Vadakkan Pattukal">Vadakkan Pattukal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venmani_School" title="Venmani School">Venmani School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanchippattu" title="Vanchippattu">Vanchippattu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam_novel" title="Malayalam novel">Novels</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalahayude_Penmakkal" title="Aalahayude Penmakkal">Aalahayude Penmakkal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aalohari_Anandam" title="Aalohari Anandam">Aalohari Anandam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Goat_Days" class="mw-redirect" title="Goat Days">Aadujeevitham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aarachaar" title="Aarachaar">Aarachaar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akkapporinte_Irupathu_Nasrani_Varshangal" title="Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal">Akkapporinte Irupathu Nasrani Varshangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anal_Haq" title="Anal Haq">Anal Haq</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anargha_Nimisham" title="Anargha Nimisham">Anargha Nimisham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anuragathinte_Dinangal" title="Anuragathinte Dinangal">Anuragathinte Dinangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Agnisakshi_(novel)" title="Agnisakshi (novel)">Agnisakshi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ara_Nazhika_Neram" title="Ara Nazhika Neram">Ara Nazhika Neram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arabi_Ponnu" title="Arabi Ponnu">Arabi Ponnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Arohanam_(novel)" title="Arohanam (novel)">Arohanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Asuravithu_(novel)" title="Asuravithu (novel)">Asuravithu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Avakasikal" title="Avakasikal">Avakasikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Book_of_Passing_Shadows" title="The Book of Passing Shadows">Ayussinte Pusthakam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Balyakalasakhi" title="Balyakalasakhi">Balyakalasakhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Barsa_(novel)" title="Barsa (novel)">Barsa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chemmeen_(novel)" title="Chemmeen (novel)">Chemmeen</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cheviyorkkuka!_Anthimakahalam" title="Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam">Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/God%27s_Mischief" title="God's Mischief">Daivathinte Vikrithikal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Delhi_Gadhakal" title="Delhi Gadhakal">Delhi Gadhakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Enmakaje_(novel)" title="Enmakaje (novel)">Enmakaje</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Katha" title="Ente Katha">Ente Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ente_Thankam" title="Ente Thankam">Ente Thankam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Francis_Itty_Cora" title="Francis Itty Cora">Francis Itty Cora</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gurusagaram" title="Gurusagaram">Gurusagaram</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Indulekha_(novel)" title="Indulekha (novel)">Indulekha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kaalam_(novel)" title="Kaalam (novel)">Kaalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kayar" title="Kayar">Kayar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kesavan%27s_Lamentations" title="Kesavan's Lamentations">Kesavante Vilapangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Khasakkinte_Itihasam" title="Khasakkinte Itihasam">Khasakkinte Itihasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kocharethi" title="Kocharethi">Kocharethi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kundalatha" title="Kundalatha">Kundalatha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manju_(novel)" title="Manju (novel)">Manju (novel)</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Manushyanu_Oru_Aamukham" title="Manushyanu Oru Aamukham">Manushyanu Oru Aamukham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maranathinte_Nizhalil" title="Maranathinte Nizhalil">Maranathinte Nizhalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Marthandavarma_(novel)" title="Marthandavarma (novel)">Marthandavarma</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mathilukal" title="Mathilukal">Mathilukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maya_(Surendran_novel)" title="Maya (Surendran novel)">Maya</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mayyazhippuzhayude_Theerangalil" title="Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil">Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mucheettukalikkarante_Makal" title="Mucheettukalikkarante Makal">Mucheettukalikkarante Makal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jasmine_Days" title="Jasmine Days">Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Muthassi_(novel)" title="Muthassi (novel)">Muthassi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naadan_Premam" title="Naadan Premam">Naadan Premam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naalukettu_(novel)" title="Naalukettu (novel)">Naalukettu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nakshathrangale_Kaaval" title="Nakshathrangale Kaaval">Nakshathrangale Kaaval</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu" title="Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu">Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Odayil_Ninnu" title="Odayil Ninnu">Odayil Ninnu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ormayude_Arakal" title="Ormayude Arakal">Ormayude Arakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Desathinte_Katha" title="Oru Desathinte Katha">Oru Desathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Sankeerthanam_Pole" title="Oru Sankeerthanam Pole">Oru Sankeerthanam Pole</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Oru_Theruvinte_Katha" title="Oru Theruvinte Katha">Oru Theruvinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Othappu" title="Othappu">Othappu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paleri_Manikyam:_Oru_Pathirakolapathakathinte_Katha_(novel)" title="Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha (novel)">Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pathummayude_Aadu" title="Pathummayude Aadu">Pathummayude Aadu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peruvazhiyambalam_(novel)" title="Peruvazhiyambalam (novel)">Peruvazhiyambalam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ponni_(novel)" title="Ponni (novel)">Ponni</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pravasam" title="Pravasam">Pravasam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Premalekhanam" title="Premalekhanam">Premalekhanam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randamoozham" title="Randamoozham">Randamoozham</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Randidangazhi" title="Randidangazhi">Randidangazhi</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rathinirvedam_(novel)" title="Rathinirvedam (novel)">Rathinirvedam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sarada_(novel)" title="Sarada (novel)">Sarada</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shabdangal" title="Shabdangal">Shabdangal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Smarakasilakal" title="Smarakasilakal">Smarakasilakal</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sufi_Paranja_Katha" title="Sufi Paranja Katha">Sufi Paranja Katha</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sundarikalum_Sundaranmarum" title="Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum">Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thottiyude_Makan" title="Thottiyude Makan">Thottiyude Makan</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ummachu" title="Ummachu">Ummachu</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vasanavikriti" title="Vasanavikriti">Vasanavikriti</a></i></li> <li><i><a 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