Mohanakrishnan Kaladi is a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

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of the new age. He was born in 1978 at Kaladi (Malappuram, Kerala) and educated in chemistry. He is currently working as a chemistry professor at NSS College, Ottapalam. His

poem Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in ...

s are collected in six books: ''Palise'', ''Mazhappottan'', ''Minukkam'', ''Bhoothakkatta'', and ''Rain Coat'' (D. C. Books, Kottayam) and ''Aanamazha'' (Kerala Balasahithya Institute). He has also published a prose-collection, ''Mattarum kanathey'' (Kairali books, Kannur) ''Palise'' won the

Kerala Sahitya Akademi The Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote the Malayalam language and Malayalam literature, literature. It is situated in City of Thrissur, Kerala in India. History The academy ...

"Kanakashree" award for poetry in 2006. He has also won the Vailoppilli-Shreerekha award, the K.B. Menon memorial award, the Atlas-Kairali award and Vailoppilli award for

poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

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