Madhusudanan Nair

V.Madhusoodanan Nair, Rtd Professor and Poet, through his unique diction in Malayalam, has portrayed the mindset of a conservative individual in society, drawing inspiration from Vedas and Mythology. The deviance of an individual in society very often misinterpreted for lunacy is very effectively traced in his well-known poem 'Naranathu Bhranthan'. Cognisant of the present trends of development, the author tries to bring out the quagmire of existentialism pitted against modernism in his work 'Agasthiyahridayam', wherein Ram symbolizes the modern man and his conscience represented by Lakshman. From the mid-eighties to the nineties, he has popularized Malayalam poetry and his poetic renditions brought out as volumes of Audio books ringed in an Audio poetry culture in Malayalam. Apart from his poetic compositions, he has sung the poems of other renowned poets like Kumaran Asan, Changampuzha, Vylopilli and Vayalar. He recited the classic Harinama Keerthanam of Ezhuthachan and Janappana of Poonthanam. Altogether he has a collection of 25 volumes of Audio Poetry Cassettes to his credit. Thus his poetical work encompasses within it all the lives of the past and the present, deeply rooted in the culture of India, with an indigenous tone and colour embracing both the original Malayalee milieu and Indian psyche.

Family

Born in 1950, at Neyyatinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, to K. Velayudhan Pillai and N. Gourikutty Amma. His Wife is S. Malathi Devi. They have three children Rasmi, Ramya and Vishnu

Education

He had his early education at Town LPS Neyyatinkara and UPS Kotturkonam. His Pre degree was in N.S.S College, Dhanuvachapuram. He took B A from M.G College, Thiruvananthapuram and MA from University College, Thiruvananthapuram

Career

Worked as a Journalist in Kumkumam (Kerala Desam Group) and
Veekshanam Daily.

Programme Announcer in All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram.

Translator - Sub Editor, State Institute of Languages.

Worked as a Professor and Head of the Department of Malayalam at St.Xaviers College, Thiruvananthapuram.
Though started writing and singing poetry even in School days, he appeared in the print media only during the eighties. Breakthrough into the world of poetry happened with the publication of the poem Naranathu Bhranthan in 1986

Works

Naranathu Bhranthan
(20 editions within 8 years, an all time record in Indian Poetry)

• Punyapuranam Ramakadha
• Seethayanam
• Agasthyahridayam
• Agatharu? Puratharu?
• Upanishad
• Ganga
• Thiraskaaram
• Yakshi
• Meghangale, Keezhadakuvin!
• Natarajasmrithi
• Oru Pandhameriyunnu
• Sakshi
• Killipattu
• Santhana Gopalam
• Oru kiliyum Anju Vedanmarum
• Bharatheeyam
• Vaakku
-Gandharvam

Awards

• Kunju Pillai Kavitha Award for Poetry in 1986, for 'Naranathu Bhranthan'.
• K.Balakrishnan Award in 1991, for 'Bharatheeyam'.
• Kerala Sahitya Academy Award in 1993, for his collection of poems,titled 'Naranathu Bhranthan'

Positions Held

• Member, Advisory Board, Central Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.
• Member, Kerala Sahitya Academy.
• Member, Managing Committee, Asan Memorial, Thiruvananthapuram.
• Member, C.V. Raman Pillai National Foundation.
• Member, Drisyavedi, Thiruvananthapuram.