Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair

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Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair

Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair (Malayalam: വൈക്കം ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ നായർ; 1920 – 12 April 2005), popularly known as Vaikom (Malayalam: വൈക്കം), was an Indian writer and journalist who wrote primarily in Malayalam. He was born in Vaikom, a village in Kottayam district of Kerala.

Career

He started writing early in his life and became an activist of the communist party during his college days. Though by career he was a journalist, Vaikkom was a multi-faceted person – a poet, playwright, novelist, actor, orator, singer, artist, and activist. He has been the editor of various magazines such as Janayugam, Malayala Manorama, Kerala Bhooshanam, Kaumudi, Pouraprabha, Kunkumam, Chithrakarthika, Kumari, and Keralam.

Some of his famous novels like Nakhangal, Panchavankadu and Madhavikkutty have been turned into movies. The play Jathugriham was given the Kerala Sahithya Academy award in 1980. He was chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nadaka Academy from 1978 to '81. In 1999 he was given the Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for lifetime contribution. Vaikkom has written more than 60 books

Major works

• Kuttavum Shikshayum
• Alohari
• Thanneerpanthal
• Mississ Mayavathy
• Nakhangal
• Panchavankadu
• Madhavikkutty
• Smrithikavyam
• Ashramam
• Mamanka rathri
• Jathugriham (Play)
• Anubhavangale Nandi (Autobiography)
• Gothradaham (Novel)
• Kayeente Vamsham
• Swathi Thirunal