V. Madhusoodhanan Nair
Malayalam poet V madusudanan nair at Kollam
V. Madhusoodhanan Nair (Malayalam: വി. മധൂസൂധനന് നായര്) is a well-known Malayalam poet, scholar, and teacher, well accepted nationally and by Keralites everywhere in the world, who popularised poetry and endeared it even to the illiterates and children.
While the most popular poem from him is the Naranath Bhranthan, he has many more touching and strong poems to his credit. A professor by profession, he has held many eminent positions by virtue of his knowledge and position in society.
Main works
As a poet, his major works include
- Naranath Bhranthan (നാറാണത്ത് ഭ്രാന്തന്, The Madman of Naranam)
- Bharatheeyam (ഭാരതീയം, Of India)
- Gandhi (ഗാന്ധി)
- Ammayude Ezhuthukal (അമ്മയുടെ എഴുത്തുകള്, Letters from Mother)
- Agasthya Hrudayam (അഗസ്ത്യഹൃദയം, Heart of Agasthya)
- Nataraja Smriti (നടരാജസ്മൃതി, Remembering Nataraja)
- Punyapuranam Rama Katha (പുണ്യപുരാണം രാമകഥ, Holy Epic of Rama)
- Seethayanam (സീതായനം, Journey of Seetha)
- Vaakku (വാക്ക്, Word)
- Akatharu Puratharu (അകത്താര് പുറത്താര്, Who's In; Who's Out)
- Ganga (ഗംഗ)
- Sakshi (സാക്ഷി, Witness)
All these poems are written in Malayalam language.
Awards and recognitions
- Kunju Pillai Kavitha Award for Poetry in 1986, for Naranathu Bhranthan.
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1993, for his collection of poems titled Naranathu Bhranthan.
- K. Balakrishnan Award in 1991, for Bharatheeyam.
- The Arangu Abu Dhabi Literary Award in 2011
- Aasan Prize in 2003
- Abu Dhabi Malayalee Samajam Sahithya Award in 2011
- MadhavaMudra Award in 2013