S. Ramesan (16 February 1952 – 13 January 2022) was an Indian

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poet, orator and literary activist from

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. He received several awards including the

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Award and Asan Memorial Poetry Prize.

Biography

S. Ramesan was born in Vaikom in the Kottayam District, on 16 February 1952. He started writing poems during his childhood. He had his primary education at St. Joseph LP School, Palliprathussery and Govt Boys High School, Vaikom. After that he studied at

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Maharaja's College, Ernakulam The Maharaja's College is a government college of higher education located in Kochi, Kerala. Established in 1875, it is one of the oldest colleges in India. Located in the heart of the city, the college is spread over a campus of on the ban ...

and Ernakulam Law College. In 1972, he became the first student union chairman of

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at Maharaja's College. Ramesan joined Kerala government service as Block Development Officer (BDO) in 1981 and retired as Additional Development Commissioner in 2007. He previously worked at

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also. He was the State Vice President of the ''

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'' (Progressive Art Literary Society). He has served as state secretary of ''Purogamana Kala Sahithya Sangam'', Director of the ''Sahithya Pravarthaka Sahakarana Sangam'' (Literary Working Co-operative Society), a member of the executive committee of the Kerala State Library Council, a director board member of the

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, president of Ernakulam Public Library and editor-in-chief of the ''Granthalokam'' Magazine. From 1996 to 2001 he was the Additional Private Secretary in charge of the Kerala state Department of Culture under minister T. K. Ramakrishnan. He was a former member of the

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Area Committee. He and his wife T. P. Lela had two daughters. He died at his residence in Pachalam,

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on 13 January 2022, just a month before his 70th birthday.

Works

*''Shithila chitrangal'' *''Enikkarodum pakayilla'' *''Asthishayya'' *''Kalushithakalam'' *''Karutha Kurippukal'' *''S. Ramesante Kavithakal'' *''Mala Kayarunnavar'' *''Hemanthathile Pakshi'' *''Ee Thiruvasthram Njan Upekshikkukayanu'' *''On The Unquiet Coast'' *''Karutha Vavvalukal''

Awards and honours

*1999:

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 Che ...

(''Karutha Kurippukal'') *2014:

Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award is a literary award instituted by UAE-based Abu Dhabi Sakthi Theatres and awarded to writers in Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep an ...

- Poetry (''Hemanthathile Pakshi'') *

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Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing poetry of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya A ...

(''Hemanthathile Pakshi'') *2019: Asan Memorial Poetry Prize *A. P. Kalakkad Award *Mooloor Award *Fokana Award

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:S., Ramesan 1952 births 2022 deaths Writers from Kerala People from Kottayam district Indian male poets Malayalam poets Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India