M. N. Vijayan
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Born | Lokamaleshwaram, British Raj | 8 June 1930
Died | 3 October 2007 | (aged 77)
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Years active | 1952–2007 |
Spouse | Sharada |
Children | 3 |
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Awards | 1982 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
Moolayil Narayana Menon Vijayan, popularly known as Vijayan Mash (8 June 1930 – 3 October 2007) was an Indian academic, orator, columnist and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his leftist ideals and oratorical skills, Vijayan was the president of the Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (Progressive Association for Art and Letters) and served as the editor of Deshabhimani. He published a number of books of which Chithayile Velicham (The Light in the Pyre) received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism in 1982.
Biography
M. N. Vijayan was born on 8 June 1930 to Pathiyasseril Narayana Menon and Mooliyil Kochammu Amma at Lokamaleshwaram, a small village near
Vijayan was married to Sharada and the couple had a son, V. S. Anilkumar, a writer and an academic working at Kannur University and two daughters, Sujatha Balachandran, a medical professional and Sunitha Rajagopal.[5] He suffered a massive heart attack during a press conference at Thrissur Press Club on 3 October 2007 and though he was taken to Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, he died the same day, at the age of 77.[6][7] His biography, written by K. Balakrishnan, was published by Kerala Bhasha Institute in 2015, on the 8th anniversary of Vijayan's death.[8]
Political and journalism career
From 1960 to 1999 M. N. Vijayan stayed at Dharmadam, Thalassery. Vijayan worked as the editor of the cultural weekly Deshabhimani owned by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)). He was President of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (Progressive Association for Art and Letters) and Adhinivesha Prathirodha Samithi (Council for Resisting Imperialist Globalisation), a leftist think-tank based in Kerala which collaborated with the CPI(M).
He was removed as editor of Deshabhimani when leaders of the provincial Communist Party felt he did not adhere to the party line. He opposed the policy of some state level leaders and other leftist intellectuals to accept foreign funding of political work.
The cultural programme
Vijayan did not attend many public meetings during his last years as a result of his ill health, but continued to write weekly columns in
Writings
Most of Vijayan's publications are compilations of his speeches and He was considered to be a powerful orator.
Vijayan's works were nominated on several occasions for literary awards, but in keeping with a general aversion to institutionalism, he rejected any state-sponsored awards that he won.[2]
List of published works
- Vijayan. M. N (2002). Bhayavum Abhayavum (in Malayalam). Chintha Publishers.
- M. N. Vijayan (1981). Chithayile Velicham. Current Books. ASIN B007E4WEQI.
- M. N. Vijayan. Varnagalude Sangeetham. H & C Books.
- Vijayan. M. N (1999). Fascisathinte Manashasthram (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Chintha Publishers.
- M. N. Vijayan (2009). Marubhoomikal Pookumbol. Current Books. .
- M. N. Vijayan (2012). Chumaril Chithramezhuthumbol. Green Books. ISBN 979-8188582722.
- M. N. Vijayan (2013). Vyloppilli. Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 9788182655508.
- M. N. Vijayan (2015). Basheer. Mathrubhumi Books.
- Vijayan. M. N (2002). Adhikaram, Anuragam, Athmarahasyangal (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Chinta Publishers.
- Vijayan. M. N (2003). Fascism: Prathyaya Shasthram, Prayogam, Pradhirodham (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Chintha.
- M. N. Vijayan (2018). Changampuzha. Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 9788182676138.
- M. N. Vijayan (2012). M.N.Vijayan Sampoorna Krithikal. Current Books. ISBN 978-8122608502.
- M. N. Vijayan. Manushyar Parkkunna Lokangal. Mathrubhumi Books. ISBN 8182642167.
- Vijayan. M. N (2006). Kaleidoscope:: M. N. Vijayante Ormmakkurippukal (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Nishagandhi Publications.
- Vijayan. M. N (2001). Kazhchappadu (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Chinta Publishers.
- M. N. Vijayan (2010). Kesariyude Charithra Gaveshanangal (3 volumes) (in Malayalam) (1 ed.). State Institute of Languages, Kerala.
- Vijayan. M. N (2011). Marar Vimarsham (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). School Of Marxian Cultural Studies.
- Vijayan. M. N (2006). Olichu Kadathiya Ayudhangal (in Malayalam) (1 ed.). Kairali Books.
- Vijayan M.N. (2004). M. R. B.: Jeevitham, Dharshanam, Kruthikal (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Current Books Thrissur.
- Vijayan. M. N (2004). Kalapathinte Utharangal (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Fabian Books.
- Vijayan. M. N (2003). Adhiniveshathinte Adiyozhukkukal (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). Left View, Calicut.
- None; Vijayan. m.n (2001). Kavithayude Nottandu (2 volumes) (in Malayalam) (0 ed.). National Book Stall.
- Nil; Vijayan. m.n (2008). Kathayude Nottandu (2 volumes) (in Malayalam) (1 ed.). Sahithya Pravathaka Sahakarana.
- Vijayan. M. N (2005). Puraykkumel Chanja Maram (in Malayalam) (1 ed.). Chinta Publishers.
- Vijayan, M. N. (1992). Varnangalude sangeetham. Kozhikode: Mulberry.
- M. N. Vijayan (2012). Doorakazhchakal (Interviews). New Books.
- M N Vijayan (2010). Sambhashanangal: Interviews. Olive Books.
- Pradhirodhangal പ്രതിരോധങ്ങൾ (Resistances)
- Kavithayum Manashastravum കവിതയും മനശാസ്ത്രവും (Poetry And Psychology)
- Sheersasanam ശീർഷാസനം (Standing Upside Down)
- Vaakkum Manassum (The Speech and The Thought)
- Puthiya Varthamanangal (Latest News)
- Noothana Lokangal നൂതന ലോകങ്ങൾ (New Worlds)
- M.N. Vijayante Prabhashanangal എം.എൻ. വിജയന്റെ പ്രഭാഷണങ്ങൾ (M.N. Vijayan's Speeches)
- Samskaravum Swathanthriavum സംസ്കാരവും സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യവും (The Culture and the Freedom)
Intellectual mentor and counselor
Though not a qualified medical practitioner, Vijayan worked for many years as a
His studies on Vailoppilli, a well known Malayalam poet, and especially the poems "Mampazham" and "Sahyante makan", using Freudian techniques attained wide acclaim.[19] He was a staunch critic of communal organisations and he used a significant part of his oratory and writings to back Communist Party of India (Marx) in their ideological and material resistance against the invasion of fascist forces with venomous separatist aims in Tellicherry and Kerala. M.N.Vijayan, his wife and his residence at Dharmadam, Thalassey, provided a haven for people who faced psychological problems. With utmost affection Vijayan mash and his wife served them. He is the general editor of Nammute Sahityam Nammute Samooham (Our Society Our Literature), a four volume research book on literature and society of Kerala.
Vijayan became a mentor for many writers, leftist politicians and journalists. He was a critic of NGOs like Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad which polluted the sensibilities of Malayalees. Vijayan died while he was addressing a press conference in Thrissur, explaining how non- governmentally funded organisations like Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad function in Kerala, camouflaging their imperialist agenda by wearing a leftist mask. Parishath and its activities lost credibility when Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate dismissed the defamation case filed against Paatom,[20] a magazine which exposed the fishy trails of such organisations. "You are selling your credibility... It is hijacking democracy ...",[21] Vijayan said about Parishath and its supporters in the last press conference. Thrissur Current Books and Akam Samithi Thalassey published the early works of M.N.Vijayan. Thrissur Current Books published the Complete Works of M.N. Vijayan in ten volumes under different titles, like literature, politics, culture, interviews, speeches, biography, memoirs, etc.[22] The first M.N.Vijayan library was inaugurated at Kannur. Govt. Brennen College Malayalam department has constituted the M.N.Vijayan endowment in 2010 for outstanding students of Malayalam literature.
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- ^ M.N.Vijayan Sampoorna Krithikal (M.N.Vijayan, Complete Works), Gen.Ed. N.Prabhakaran. Thrissur: Current Books, 2009