N.K.Damodaran (1909–1996) was a writer and translator of

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 ...

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. He was born on 3 August 1909 in

Aranmula Aranmula is a temple town in the state of Kerala, India. It is known as the cultural capital of Pathanamthitta district, located at a distance of around 116 km from Trivandrum, the capital of Kerala, it is situated on the banks of the ...

in Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. After taking B.A.B.L. he joined government service as Accounts Officer and later worked in SPCS. He has also worked as Sub editor in Sarvavijnana kosam and as Editor in Kalakaumudi weekly. He has published more than 20 books. He got Kalyani Krishna Menon Prize in 1967 and Sovietland Nehru award in 1974. His prime contribution was in the area of translation and he was the first to translate

Fyodor Dostoyevsky Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (, ; rus, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, Fyódor Mikháylovich Dostoyévskiy, p=ˈfʲɵdər mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ dəstɐˈjefskʲɪj, a=ru-Dostoevsky.ogg, links=yes; 11 November 18219 ...

's novels into Malayalam. He died on 28 June 1996.Sahithyakara Directory ; Kerala Sahithya Academy,Thrissur He has six children namely Prasannakumari, Dr. Santhadevi, Krishnakumari, Dr. Syamaladevi, Dr. S.C. Bose, Adv. P S Laila.

Major works

*Kerala sahithyam *Kusumarchana *Karamasov Sahodaranmar *Ninditharum Peeditharum *Adithattukkal *Thamassakthi *Maricha Veedu *Boothavishtar

References

Malayali people Writers from Kerala Malayalam-language writers 20th-century Indian translators 1909 births 1996 deaths People from Aranmula Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award {{India-translator-stub