Manamboor Rajan Babu (born 1948 October 10) is a Malayalam language poet from

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. He is the founder and editor of '' Innu'' the oldest inland-letter literary magazine publishing from Kerala state. He is the author of fourteen books, including eleven poetry collections. His poems have been translated into English, Hindi, Tamil and other languages. In 2018, for outstanding contributions in the field of

Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six Classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a S ...

, he has been awarded

Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for their overall contributions to Malayalam literature. It is one of the twelve ...

Biography

Rajan Babu was born on 10 October 1948, in Manampur village in

Thiruvananthapuram district Thiruvananthapuram District (), is the southernmost district in the Indian state of Kerala. The district was created in 1949, with its headquarters in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, which is also Kerala's administrative centre. The present d ...

to M. Sivasankaran and G. Bhargavi. Started career as a teacher in Thiruvananthapuram, he came to Malappuram district in 1976 as a clerk in the

Kerala Police The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperamen ...

department. He had to stay out of service for a year and a half for writing a story called ''Discipline'' in a story magazine. The department issued a memo finding that it was an ''article'' criticizing superior officers. He was suspended from service, by rejecting his reply stating that it was an imaginary story and not an article critical of anyone. Prominent writers have come out in favor of the narrator, calling for the protection of democratic values such as civil liberties and freedom of expression. He was reinstated after a year and a half. He retired from the service as an Administrative Assistant in the Malappuram District Police Superintendent's Office. He was a member of Cultural Publications Advisory Board of Government of Kerala and editorial board member of ''Samskarika Keralam''.

Personal life

He is settled in Malappuram with his wife Suma.

Selected works

*''Service Kavithakal'' (poetry collection) *''Iruttara Kavithakal''(poetry collection) *''Kanisham Muthassi'' *''Police Campile Ezhuthu Jeevitham'' (Memoirs) *''Panante Paattu'' *''Swathandryathinte Chihnam'' *''Verumoru Moshtavaya Njan'' *''Nerinte Niram'' *''Kavithayude Pettakam'' *''Aval'' *''Janakodikalude E. M. S.''

Awards and honours

, 2018. *

Cherukad Award Cherukad Award is an annual award given for literary works in Malayalam. The award was instituted in 1978 by Cherukad Smaraka Trust at Perinthalmanna, Kerala, India. It is named after Malayalam playwright, poet, novelist, and political activist ...

2005 *Mahakavi Kuttamathu Award *Abu Dhabi Shakti Award *He also received the Government Award for Printing and Design twice

References

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