Edasseri Govindan Nair

Edasseri Govindan Nair (Malayalam: ഇടശ്ശേരി ഗോവിന്ദൻ നായർ; 23 December 1906 – 16 October 1974)^[1] was a prominent Indian poet from kuttippuram,in mallapuram, Kerala who wrote in his native Malayalam tongue. His works include 19 books and over 300 poems in 10 anthologies, 6 books of plays and a collection of essays.

Awards

• Government of Madras Award for the play Koottukrishi
• Government of Madras Award for the collection of poems called Puthan Kalavum Arivalum
• Kerala Sahithya Academy Award for the collection of poems Oru Pidi Nellikka – 1969
• Sahitya Academy Award (New Delhi) for the collection of poems Kavile Pattu – 1970
• Kumaran Asan Prize (posthumously given) for the collection of poems Anthithiri – 1979

Literary works

• Kavile Pattu
• kootukrishi
• karutha chettichikal
• Poothappattu
• Puthan kalavum Arivalum
• Thathvashasthrangalurangumbol
• Oru pidi Nellikka
• Anthithiri
• Nellukuthukari Paruvinte katha
• Ambadiyilekku veendum
• Alakavali
• Kunkuma Prabhatam
• Kuttipuram palam
• Ange Veetileku
• Kochanujan

Positions held

• Kendra kala Samithy- President
• Krishna Panikkar Vayana Sala- Founder
• Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangham- Member of the Board of Directors
• Kerala Sahithya Akademy- Member, General Council
• Sangeetha Nataka Academy- Member, General council
• Samstha Kerala Sahithya parishad- Member
• Kerala Sahithya Samithy- President.

Books on Edasseri Govindan Nair

• Edasseri - Navabhavukathwathinte Kavi (Literary Criticism by Prof. P. Meerakutty) ^[2]
• Edasseri govindan nair (book in English on the poet by M. Leelavathi)
• Edasseriyude kavyalokam (book on Edasseri poems by K.P. Saraschandran)
• Itha oru kavi (essays on Edasseri by eminent writers)
• Edasserikkavitha - Shilpavicharam by Dr. K.P. Mohanan
• Edasserikkavitha - a collection of essays by various writers.Coll. by: Dr. Kavadayar Ramachandran

References

External links

• edasseri.org