Edasseri Govindan Nair

Edasseri Govindan Nair

Edasseri Govindan Nair (23 December, 1906 - 16 October, 1974) is a leading figure in modern Malayalam Poetry. He has to his credit 19 books spreading over 300 poems in 10 anthologies, 6 books of plays and a collection of essays.

He died on 16 October 1974, and a memorial is erected in his name - Edasseri Smaraka Samithi. Edasseri is revered so much by the new generation poets that poems have been written in eulogy. His poetry has also become a subject of serious discussion among the young intellectuals and critics. Edasseri can be best described as a realistic poet. The real phases of life are depicted in his poem. Here cruelty of life becomes poetry. The best evidences are pengal, Nellukuthukari Paruvinte kadha, and Bhudhanum Nariyum jnanum. An award is set up in his name for the best book of the year from among the young writers.

Awards

* Government of Madras Award for the play "KOOTTUKRISHI"
* Government of Madras Award for the collection of poems "PUTHAN KALAVUM ARIVALUM"
* Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for the collection of poems "ORU PIDI NELLIKKA" - 1969
* Sahitya Akademi Award (New Delhi) for the collection of poems "KAVILE PATTU" - 1970
* Kumaran Asan Prize (posthumously given) for the collection of poems "ANTHITHIRI" - 1979.

Literary works

* 1.Kavile Pattu
* 2.kootukrishi
* 3.karutha chettichikal
* 4.Poothappattu
* 5.Puthan kalavum Arivalum
* 6.Kootukrishi
* 7.Oru pidi Nellikka
* 8.Anthithiri
* 9.Nellukuthukari Paruvinte katha
* 10.Ambadiyilekku veendum

ee also

* Poothan and Thira, the inspiration for Poothappattu.

External links

* [http://www.edasseri.org edasseri.org]


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