T. R. Ajayan

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Thandayan Raman Ajayan, popularly known as T. R. Ajayan, born in 1944 in Thalikulam, Kerala, is a renowned Malayalam literary and music critic and patron of arts and culture in the State of Kerala in South India. He is the son of Indian freedom fighter TK Raman who was among the founding members of the Communist movement in erstwhile South Malabar.

T. R. Ajayan is a founder member and convening secretary of Swaralaya Palakkad, a popular arts and cultural forum with more than 1600 life members, which he co-founded in 1997. He is also one of the current Directors of Malayalam Communications, the corporate entity behind the popular Malayalam television channels Kairali,We TV and People TV. He is also the Technical member of Kerala State Housing Board. Besides these positions, T. R. Ajayan has also held directorships and key positions in various corporate entities and literary and socio-cultural organisations in Kerala such as the Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangham, Aalochana Sahithya Vedi, Palakkad District Sports Council and Palakkad District Tourism Promotion Council.

A qualified civil engineer by profession, for over four decades, T. R. Ajayan has during his professional career project-managed the construction of over thirty major bridges and more than twenty major buildings as well as several new important roads in Palakkad District. He is also been committed to the political scene in Kerala as member and activist of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

T. R. Ajayan has authored various articles on socio-cultural subjects and also published two books in Malayalam entitled Nadhadhara, a collection of articles on music and "Mundur Krishnankutty - Ororma", a collection of articles on late short story writer.

The family of T.R.Ajayan consists of his wife P.V.Bhagyalakshmi, a retired Executive Engineer from Kerala Public works Department, daughter Sushitha Ajay, a Software Engineer at Bangalore, son Jogesh Ajay, an Electronics Engineer in Dubai, daughterin law Manju Jogesh and grand children Neeraj,Abhay Jogesh and Aardra Jogesh.