Edasseri Govindan Nair
Edasseri Govindan Nair | |
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Cochin, Kerala, India | |
Pen name | Edasseri |
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Occupation | Poet, playwright |
Nationality | Indian |
Genre | Poetry, plays |
Notable awards | |
Spouse | Janaki Amma |
Children | E. Harikumar |
Relatives | P. Krishna Kurup (father) Kunjukutti Amma (mother) |
Website | |
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Edasseri Govindan Nair (
Biography
I too had a mother
When a King bought me, a slave,
She was given a price, a few coins
She tied them to my apron-strings
And left bare-handed
I bought a blanket, later
To protect her from cold
Alas! When I came with the gift at last
She had gone for eternal rest
Under the cover of a thick earthen blanket.
Excerpts from King Bimbisaran's Shepherd, translated byM. Leelavathi
Edasseri Govindan Nair was born on December 23, 1906, at
Edasseri was associated with various literary and cultural forums.[3] He sat in the general council of Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi and Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad and was a member of the board of directors of the Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. He presided Kerala Sahithya Samithi and Kendra Kala Samithi during various periods and was instrumental in founding a local library, Krishna Panikkar Vayana Sala.[3]
Edasseri's works include 19 books and over 300 poems in 10 anthologies, 6 books of plays and a collection of essays.[4] He was among the poets who changed the romantic traits of Malayalam poetry to realism.[5] His narrative style, as shown in his poems such as Poothapattu, Panimudakkam, Kalyana Pudava, Karutha Chettichikal and Kavile Pattu, was reported to reflect strong humanism.[6]
Govindan Nair - Janaki Amma couple had eleven children, though only eight survived infancy. He died on October 16, 1974, at the age of 67.[3]
Awards
Edasseri received two awards from the
Literary works
Poem anthologies
- Alakavali (Ornations)(അളകാവലി) -1940[10]
- Puthankalavum Arivalum Poothappattum (പുത്തൻ കലവും അരിവാളും പൂതപ്പാട്ടും)(New Pot and Sickle) - 1951[11]
- Laghu Ganangal (Simple Songs) - 1954[12]
- Karutha Chettichikal (Dark Nomad Women) - 1955[13]
- Thathwa Shastrangal Urangumbol (As Philosophies Sleep) -1961
- Kavile Pattu (Song of the Grove) - 1966[14]
- Oru Pidi Nellikka (A handful of Gooseberries) - 1968
- Thrivikramannu Munnil (In front of Thrivikrama) - 1971[15]
- Kunkuma Prabhatham (The Vermilion Dawn) - 1975[16]
- Anthithiri (Ritual Wick of Dusk) – 1977[17]
- Edasseriyude Sampoorna Kavithakal (Complete Poetic Works of Edasseri) - 1988[18]
- Malayalathinte Priya Kavithakal (Endearing poems of Malayalam) - 2013.
Plays
- Noolamala (The Entanglement) -1947
- Koottu Krishi (Co-operative Faming) - 1950[19]
- Kaliyum Chiriyum (Fun and Laughter) - One-act plays- 1954
- Ennichutta Appam ( Limited Means) - One-act plays- 1957
- Chaliyathi (The Weaver Woman) - One-act plays- 1960
- Njediyil Padaratha Mulla (Jasmine Vine that does not climb the prop) - 1964
- Jarasandhante Puthri (Daughter of Jarasandhan) - Radio Play- 1970s
- Khatolkachan 1970s
- Edasseriyude Naadakangal - 2001[20]
Other books
- Edasseriyude Prabandhangal (Essays of Edasseri) - 1988[21]
- Edasseriyude Cherukathakal (Short stories of Edasseri) – 2015
Books on Edasseri Govindan Nair
- Edasseri - Navabhavukathwathinte Kavi (Literary criticism by Prof. P. Meerakutty)
- Edasseri Govindan Nair (book in English on the poet by M. Leelavathi)
- Edasseriyude Kavyalokam (book on Edasseri poems by K. P. Saraschandran)[22]
- Itha Oru Kavi (essays on Edasseri by eminent writers)[23]
- Edasserikkavitha - Shilpavicharam by K. P. Mohanan[24][note 2]
- Edasserikkavitha - a collection of essays by various writers compiled by Kavadayar Ramachandran[25]
- Edasseri Ninavil Varumpol - (Essays on Edasseri)[26]
- Edasserikkavitha (Literary criticism by Melath Chandrasekharan)[27]
- Edasserikavithayile Premeyaghatana (Literary criticism by Chathanath Achuthanunni)[28]
Notes
- ^ Edasseri was the family name of his mother, obtained through matrilineal succession
- ^ The book received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 2007
References
- ^ Manojkumar Paleri (7 November 2022). ശക്തിയുടെ കവി [Shakthiyude Kavi] (in Malayalam). Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "A biographical sketch of Edasseri Govindan Nair". www.edasseri.org.
- ^ "Edasseri Govindan Nair Biography". PoetrySoup. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-260-0496-6.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 27 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Edasseri Govindan Nair Veethi". veethi.com. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "KENDRA SAHITYA ACADEMY AWARDS (MALAYALAM)". INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT, Government of Kerala. 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri. "Alakavali: Kavithakal". S.P.C.S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Puthan Kalavum Arivalum". catalog.uoc.ac.in. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (1963). "Lagu Ganamgal". S.P.C.S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ISBN 978-8171804061.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (2003). "Kavile Pattu". Poorna. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (1971). "Threevikramanu Munpil". S.P.C.S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (1975). "Kunguma Prabhatham". S. P. C. S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri. "Anthitthiri: kavithakal". S.P.C.S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (2007). "Edasseri kavithakal: sampoorna samaharam". Mathrubhoomi Books. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (1967). "Koottu krishi". Current Books. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Govindan Nair, Edasseri (2001). "Edasseriyude naadakangal". Current Books. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Gopalakrishnan K (1988). "Edasseriyude Prabandangal". Kozhikode mathrubhumi Printing & Pub. Comp. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Sharachandran, K. P. (1988). "Edasseriyude kavya lokam". S.P.C.S. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Itha oru kavi". Edasseri Publications, Kochi. 1996. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Mohanan, K. P. (2014). "Edasseri kavitha: silpa vicharam". Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran Kavadiyar (2004). "Edasseri kavitha". State Institute of Languages. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ "Edasserikkavitha". catalog.uoc.ac.in. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- ^ Achuthanunni, Chathanath (2015). "Edasserikavithayile premeyaghatana". Vallathol Vidhyapeedam. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
External links
- P. Krishna Warrier (2011). ഇടശ്ശേരി കവിതയും ജീവിതവും [Edasseri: Life and Works] (in Malayalam).
- "Portrait on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- TK Kochunarayanan (1 May 2016). Edasseri Govindan Nair : Life of a Poet (YouTube video) (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- Kavithakal Malayalam (5 September 2017). "Kavilepattu - Edasseri Govindan Nair". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- Jyothibai Pariyadath (29 December 2012). "Poothappaattu - Edasseri Govindan Nair". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2019.