Changampuzha Krishna Pillai

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Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911-1948) was a writer of Malayalam poetry. He was from Kerala, India. He is most famous for his pastoral elegy Ramanan, written in 1936, which sold over 100,000 copies. [1]

Changampuzha is popular in Malayalam. Ramanan, written in the romantic tradition, remains a best seller. It is a long romantic poem based on the life of Changampuzha's friend Edappally Ragahavan Pillai.

Changampuzha attended the Government Upper Primary School at Edappally.

One of his famous Quotes is as follows:

My biggest failure,

is having a honest heart,

in this faulty world.


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[edit] Published works

  • Ramanan (1936)
  • Vaazhakkula (1937)
  • Divyageetham (1945)
  • Devageetha (1945)
  • Bashpanjali
  • Spandikkunna Asthimaadam
  • Kalithozhi
  • Rekthapushpangal
  • Madirolsavam
  • Padunna Pisachu

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