V. Madhusoodanan Nair
{{short description|Indian Malayalam writer (born 1949)}}
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| birth_place = Aruviyodu, near Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
| occupation = Poet, critic and academic
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| notableworks = {{ubl|Naranathu Bhranthan|Agasthyahridayam|Acchan Piranna Veedu}}
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| children = Two daughters and a son
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| website = {{URL|http://vmadhusoodanannair.net/profile.htm|official website}}
| awards = {{ublist|1986 Kunju Pillai Award for Poetry|1990 K. Balakrishnan Award|1993 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry|2003 Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram|2003 R. G. Mangalom Award|2003 Souparnikatheeram Prathibhapuraskaram|2015 Janmashtami Puraskaram|2016 Padmaprabha Literary Award|2019 Sahitya Akademi Award}}
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V. Madhusoodanan Nair is an Indian poet and critic of Malayalam literature, who is credited with contributions in popularizing poetry through recitation.{{cite book|author=Kartik Chandra Dutt|title=Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QA1V7sICaIwC&pg=PA683|year=1999|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-0873-5|pages=683–}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/special/mbifl2019/speakers/v-madhusoodanan-nair-mbifl2019-1.3483766 |title=വി.മധുസൂദനന് നായര് |date=2019-01-23 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2019-01-23 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223139/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/special/mbifl2019/speakers/v-madhusoodanan-nair-mbifl2019-1.3483766 |url-status=dead }} He is best known for Naranathu Bhranthan, the poem with the most editions in Malayalam literature as well as his music albums featuring recitations of his own poems and poems of other major poets. Kerala Sahitya Akademi honoured him with their annual award for poetry in 1993. He is also a recipient many other honours including Sahitya Akademi Award, Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram, Padmaprabha Literary Award, Kunju Pillai Award, R. G. Mangalom Award, Souparnikatheeram Prathibhapuraskaram and Janmashtami Puraskaram.
Biography
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V. Madhusoodanan Nair was born on February 25, 1949, at Aruviyodu, a small riverside village near Neyyattinkara, in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the south Indian state of Kerala to N. K. Velayudhan Pillai and Gourikutty Amma.{{Cite web |url=https://www.last.fm/music/Madhusudanan+Nair/+wiki |title=Madhusudanan Nair biography |date=2019-01-23 |website=Last.fm |language=en |access-date=2019-01-23}} He imbibed quite early the tradition of many a ritualistic song from his father, who was a reciter of Thottam Pattu. His early schooling was at the local schools in Neyyattinkara and Kotturkonam after which he passed a pre-degree course from Velu Thampi Memorial Nair Service Society College. Subsequently, he graduated from Mahatma Gandhi College and earned a master's degree from the University College Thiruvananthapuram. He started his career as a journalist, working at Kumkumam magazine and Veekshanam daily and also as a program announcer at the Thiruvananthapuram station of the All India Radio before working as a sub-editor at Kerala Bhasha Institute. Later, he shifted to academics by joining St. Xavier's College, Thiruvananthapuram as a faculty{{Cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/V-Madhusoodanan-Nair-wins-Padmaprabha-Award/articleshow/55382312.cms |title=V Madhusoodanan Nair wins Padmaprabha Award - Times of India |date=November 12, 2016 |website=The Times of India |access-date=2019-01-23}} from where he superannuated from service as the Professor and Head of the Department of Malayalam.{{Cite web |url=https://www.poemhunter.com/v-madhusoodhanan-nair/biography/ |title=V. Madhusoodhanan Nair - V. Madhusoodhanan Nair Biography - Poem Hunter |website=www.poemhunter.com |access-date=2019-03-29}}
Madhusoodanan Nair is married to S. Malathi Devi and the couple has two daughters, Rashmi and Ramya and a son, Vishnu. The family lives in Devaswom Board Junction, Thiruvananthapuram.{{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/writer-v-madhusoodanan-nair-on-his-workspace/article7923425.ece |title=Landscapes of the mind |last=M |first=Athira |date=2015-11-27 |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |access-date=2019-03-29}}
Legacy
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Madhusoodanan Nair started writing poems while at school and the first of his poems was published in the 1980s; his first poem anthology, Naranathu Bhranthan was published in 1992.{{Cite web |url=http://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=NDUw |title=V Madhusoodanan Nair- Speaker in Kerala literature Festival KLF-2019 |date=2019-01-23 |website=keralaliteraturefestival.com |access-date=2019-01-23 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223620/http://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=NDUw |url-status=dead }} The book is reported to be the most popular poetry anthology ever in Malayalam literature{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}, with over 40 editions, surpassing the second most printed book, Ramanan of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai, which had 18 editions as of 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/100416/a-mad-man-s-eternal-truths.html |title=A mad man's eternal truths |last=Payyeri |first=Peethambaran |date=2016-04-10 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en |access-date=2019-03-29}} He is known to be conversant with several languages including Malayalam, English, Hindi, Sanskrit and Tamil. Besides poems, he has published five non-fiction books including Eliotum Richardsum, a critical study, Science Nikhantu, a lexicon and Nadodi Vignanam, a book on the folklore of Kerala. He has written the lyrics for three Malayalam films viz. Santhanagopalam, Kulam and Ardhanaari while his poems have been used in films such as Daivathinte Vikrithikal, Punyam, Punarjani and Veettilekkulla Vazhi.{{Cite web |url=https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?l=1614 |title=List of Malayalam Songs written by V Madhusoodanan Nair |date=2019-03-29 |website=www.malayalachalachithram.com |access-date=2019-03-29}} He also wrote lyrics for Tharangini and Manorama Music.
Awards and honours
Madhusoodanan Nair received the Kunju Pillai Award for Poetry in 1986, followed by the K. Balakrishnan Award in 1990. Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected his debut anthology, Naranathu Bhranthan, for their annual award for poetry in 1993.{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/poetry.htm |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |date=2019-01-23 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-01-23}} A decade later, he was awarded the 2003 Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram,{{Cite web |url=http://asaneducation.com/asan_association/awards.html#list |title=ASAN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION |date=2019-01-23 |website=asaneducation.com |access-date=2019-01-23 |archive-date=13 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413145952/http://asaneducation.com/asan_association/awards.html#list |url-status=dead }} the same year as he received two more awards viz. R. G. Mangalom Award and the Souparnikatheeram Prathibhapuraskaram. In 2015 he received the Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award[https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/announcements/06-kadammanitta-ward.html "മധുസൂദനൻ നായർക്ക് കടമ്മനിട്ട പുരസ്കാരം"]. Malayala Manorama. March 10, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2020. and Janmashtami Puraskaram and a year later, he was awarded the Padmaprabha Literary Award in 2016.{{Cite web |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/v-madhusoodanan-nair-presented-padmaprabha-award-m-mukundan-kalpetta-1.1649511 |title=V Madhusoodanan Nair presented Padmaprabha Award |website=Mathrubhumi |date=12 January 2017 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-29}} Sahitya Akademi selected his work, Achan Piranna Veedu for their annual award in 2019.{{Cite news |url=https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/nation/2019/12/18/shashi-tharoor-madhusoodanan-nair-kendra-sahitya-akademi-award.html |title=Shashi Tharoor, Madhusoodanan Nair win Sahitya Akademi Award |access-date=2019-12-18 |language=en}}
Bibliography
= Poetry =
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- {{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.in/Madhusoodanannairude-Kavithakal-Malayalam-Madhusoodanan-Nair-ebook/dp/B0758DGYZQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1548226916&sr=1-1&refinements=p_27%253AMADHUSOODANAN+NAIR+V |title=Madhusoodanannairude Kavithakal |last=V Madhusoodanan Nair |publisher=DC Books |year=2017 |page=B0758DGYZQ |asin=B0758DGYZQ}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.in/Naranathu-Bhranthan-Malayalam-Madhusoodanan-Nair-ebook/dp/B01N78N18W/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1548227077&sr=1-2 |title=Naranathu Bhranthan |last=V Madhusoodanan Nair |publisher=DC Books |year=2016 |page=176 |asin=B01N78N18W}}
- Bharatheeyam {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdjLNZoAzcY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/EdjLNZoAzcY |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Bharatheeyam - Kavitha by Madhusoodanan Nair, Recited by Sasi Nair |last=Sasi Nair |website=YouTube |date=2013-07-12 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=85952&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520V%2520Madhusoodanan%2520Nair |title=Gandhi |last=Madhusoodanan Nair |first=V. |date=2008 |publisher=D.C. Books |isbn=9788126418534 |location=Kottayam}}
- Agasthyahridayam{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOHLuxWWH6Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/cOHLuxWWH6Y |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Agasthya Hridayam Kavitha with lyrics |last=Malayalam Kavithakal |website=YouTube |date=2017-07-28 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.in/Achan-Piranna-Veedu-Malayalam-Madhusoodanan-ebook/dp/B01M5KYLJ2/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1548227077&sr=1-3 |title=Acchan Piranna Veedu |last=V Madhusoodanan Nair |publisher=DC Books |page=256 |asin=B01M5KYLJ2}}
- Ganga{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATeVwd8K8MU |title=malayalam kavitha ganga |last=Jinesh Chelannur |website=YouTube |date=2013-06-12 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}
- {{Cite book |title=Gāndharvaṃ |last=Madhusūdanan Nāir, V. |date=1993 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=8171302815 |location=Kōṭṭayaṃ |oclc=30518387}}
- Megangale Keezhadanguvin{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACF8K5b3VBs |title=Madhusoodhanan Nair Kavithakal - Meghangale Keezhadanguvin |last=Sudheer Prem |website=YouTube |date=2016-03-10 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}
- Marubhoomiyile Kinar
- Pongala{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyKS_kzTNnQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/yyKS_kzTNnQ |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Chithira chilakkunna - Ponkala |last=Satyam Audios |website=YouTube |date=2013-08-06 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}
- Nataraja Smriti
- Sakshi
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ammayum-Makalum/dp/B00VZ1C4WK |title=Ammayum Makalum |last=V Madhusoodanan Nair |publisher=Music Zone |asin=B00VZ1C4WK}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://onlinestore.dcbooks.com:443/books/jeevanulla-prathima?t=1 |title=Jeevanulla Prathima |last=V Madhusoodanan Nair |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788126413997 |access-date=2019-03-29|year=2007 }}
- {{Cite book |url=http://mgucat.mgu.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=160833&query_desc=au%252Cwrdl%253A%2520V%2520Madhusoodanan%2520Nair |title=Ente rakshakan |last=Madhusoodanan Nair V |publisher=DC Books}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=258613&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520V%2520Madhusoodanan%2520Nair |title=Gaandharvam |last=Madhusoodanan Nair |first=V. |date=1993 |publisher=D C Books |isbn=9788171302819 |location=Kottayam}}
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- Eliotum Richardsum (Criticism) Kerala Bhasha Institute
- Asia Kanmunpil (Sociological study) Kerala Bhasha Institute{{Cite web |url=https://www.pressreader.com/oman/oman-daily-observer/20120426/281625302306673 |title=Prof Nair is recipient of awards such as Sahitya Academy Award for poetry in 1992, Asan Award for poetry in 2003 |publisher=Oman Daily Observer |date=26 Apr 2012 |author=Kabeer Yousuf |via=PressReader |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223505/https://www.pressreader.com/oman/oman-daily-observer/20120426/281625302306673 |url-status=live |access-date=2023-04-13}}
- Science Nikhantu (Lexical study) Kerala Bhasha Institute
- Nadodi Vignanam (Folklore of Kerala) (Kerala Vignanakosam)
- Budhivikasam (Special education) Kanmani Publishers
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Filmography
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See also
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- {{Cite web |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/v-madhusoodanan-nair-malayalam-news-1.1496064/v-madhusoodanan-nair-1.1496074 |title=V Madhusoodanan Nair |date=2019-01-23 |website=Mathrubhumi |language=en |access-date=2019-01-23 |archive-date=23 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123223846/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/features/v-madhusoodanan-nair-malayalam-news-1.1496064/v-madhusoodanan-nair-1.1496074 |url-status=dead }}
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDki4g-MR9E |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/fDki4g-MR9E |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live|title=Agasthya Hrudayam Madhusoodanan Nair Kavitha |last=AK RHYTHMS |website=YouTube |date=2017-05-29 |access-date=2019-03-29}}{{cbignore}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramanews.com/weekly-programs/nere-chovve/2019/02/17/vmadhusoodanan-nair-on-sabarimala-and-election.html |title=ആചാരങ്ങൾക്ക് അതിന്റെ വഴി, ജാതിഭേദം ആപത്കരം: വി.മധുസൂദനൻ നായർ |website=Manoramanews |date=17 February 2019 |language=en |access-date=2019-03-29}}
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