Manamboor Rajan Babu (born 1948 October 10) is a Malayalam language poet from Kerala, India. He is the founder and editor of Innu the oldest inland-letter literary magazine publishing from Kerala state.[1] He is the author of fourteen books, including eleven poetry collections.[2] His poems have been translated into English, Hindi, Tamil and other languages.[2]
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| Native name | മണമ്പൂർ രാജൻ ബാബു |
| Born | Rajan Babu 10 October 1948 Manamboor, Travancore, India |
| Occupation | writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Genre | poems |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |
| Spouse | Suma |
| Parents | M. Sivasankaran, G. Bhargavi |
In 2018, for outstanding contributions in the field of Malayalam literature, he has been awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.
Biography
editRajan Babu was born on 10 October 1948, in Manampur village in Thiruvananthapuram district to M. Sivasankaran and G. Bhargavi.[3] Started career as a teacher in Thiruvananthapuram, he came to Malappuram district in 1976 as a clerk in the Kerala Police department.[2] He had to stay out of service for a year and a half for writing a story called Discipline in a story magazine.[4] The department issued a memo finding that it was an article criticizing superior officers.[5] 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.[6]
He was a member of Cultural Publications Advisory Board of Government of Kerala and editorial board member of Samskarika Keralam.[4]
Personal life
editHe is settled in Malappuram with his wife Suma.[2]
Selected works
editAwards and honours
edit- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions, 2018.[9]
- Cherukad Award 2005[10]
- Mahakavi Kuttamathu Award
- Abu Dhabi Shakti Award
- He also received the Government Award for Printing and Design twice[4]
References
edit- ^ "Oldest inland-letter magazine Innu is 30". The New Indian Express.
- ^ a b c d "മൈത്രിയുടെ സുവര്ണമുദ്ര; മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലക്ക് ഇന്ന് 50 വയസ് പൂര്ത്തിയാവുന്നു". Chandrika Daily.
- ^ Bhashaposhini magazine yearly issue for 2012-title"പൊലീസ് ക്യാംപിൽ ഒരെഴുത്തുകാരൻ"
- ^ a b c d e f "books.puzha.com - Author Details". 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 June 2012.
- ^ "ചട്ടം: ലംഘനവും ശിക്ഷയും". Malayalam News.
- ^ Aneesh, Chaliyar. ""എന്റെ രക്തത്തില് അലിഞ്ഞു ചേര്ന്ന മലപ്പുറം"" (in Malayalam). Chandrika. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "അകത്തളങ്ങളിൽ പൊട്ടിവീഴുന്ന വാക്കുകൾ". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam).
- ^ a b "മണമ്പൂർ രാജൻ ബാബു, Author at തസറാക്". തസറാക്. 21 July 2019.
- ^ "കേരള സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരങ്ങൾ പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു; കെ.വി.മോഹൻകുമാറിന്റെ 'ഉഷ്ണരാശി' മികച്ച നോവൽ". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam).
- ^ "Cherukad Award". www.keralaculture.org.