KUNHIRAMAN NAIR P

P. Kunhiraman Nair (1906–1978) was born on October 26, 1906 (Thulam 9, 1082 in the Malayalam calendar) in Adiyodi House, Ajanur village, in the Kasaragod district. He received his early education at Vellikoth Primary School and later studied under Punnasseri Nambi at the Pattambi Sanskrit College and at the Sanskrit school in Thanjavur. He worked in various institutions as a teacher and journalist. In 1948, he was honored with the title Bhaktakavi by the King of Neeleswaram. His famous work Kaliyachan earned him the Madras Government Award in 1955 and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1959. His work Thamarathoni also received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967. Over his career, he published more than sixty works, including poetry, plays, biographies, essays, autobiographies, and children’s literature. He passed away on May 27, 1978.