Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911-1948)


Changampuzha Krishna Pillai was a writer of Malayalam poetry. He was from Kerala, India. He is most famous for his pastoral elegy Ramanan, written in 1936, which sold over 100,000 copies. [1]
Changampuzha is popular in Malaysia. Ramanan, written in the romantic tradition, remains a best seller. It is a long romantic poem based on the life of Changampuzha's friend Edappally Ragahavan Pillai. Changampuzha attended the Government Upper Primary School at Edappally.
Works--Ramanan (1936), Vaazhakkula (1937), Divyageetham (1945), Devageetha (1945), Bashpanjali, Spandikkunna Asthimaadam, Kalithozhi, Rekthapushpangal, Madirolsavam, Padunna Pisachu....etc

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