Odakkuzhal Award
1 appearances
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Edition 33 (2000) Winner
K. Satchidanandan
ケー・サチダナンダン
Koyamparambath Satchidanandan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-05-28 （Pulloot, Trichur, Kingdom of Cochin）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam, English
- Residence History
- Kerala (birthplace and long-term residence) → New Delhi (worked at Sahitya Akademi; residence during tenure)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, literary critic, translator, editor, playwright, professor, columnist
- Active Years
- 1968-
- Affiliations
- Sahitya Akademi (former Secretary), Indira Gandhi National Open University (Director, School of Translation Studies and Training), Christ College (faculty)
- Memberships
- Sahitya Akademi
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christ College, Irinjalakuda | — | Biology | B.Sc. | 1960年代 | India |
| Maharaja's College, Ernakulam | — | English | M.A. | 1970年代以前 | India |
| University of Calicut | — | Poetics (post-structuralist poetics) | Ph.D. | 1980年代頃 | India |
Christ College, Irinjalakuda
Biology
Degree:
B.Sc.
Period:
1960年代
Country:
India
B.Sc. in Biology. Exact graduation year not specified.
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
English
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
1970年代以前
Country:
India
Master's in English. Exact year not specified.
University of Calicut
Poetics (post-structuralist poetics)
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1980年代頃
Country:
India
PhD in post-structuralist poetics. Exact year not specified.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi C.B. Kumar Award (Prose) | Kavitayum Janatayum | 散文 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry | Ivanekkoodi | 詩 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama | Gandhi | 演劇 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Marannu Vecha Vasthukkal (Misplaced Objects) | 詩 | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Vayalar Award | — | — | Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Ezhuthachan Puraskaram | — | 功労賞（文学） | Government of Kerala | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Mathrubhumi Literary Award | — | 文学賞 | Mathrubhumi | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Gangadhar Meher Award | — | — | Sambalpur (award body) | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi C.B. Kumar Award (Prose)
1984
Work:
Kavitayum Janatayum
Category:
散文
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry
1989
Work:
Ivanekkoodi
Category:
詩
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Drama
1999
Work:
Gandhi
Category:
演劇
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
2012
Work:
Marannu Vecha Vasthukkal (Misplaced Objects)
Category:
詩
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Vayalar Award
2005
Organization:
Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust
Result:
受賞
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
2017
Category:
功労賞（文学）
Organization:
Government of Kerala
Result:
受賞
Mathrubhumi Literary Award
2020
Category:
文学賞
Organization:
Mathrubhumi
Result:
受賞
Gangadhar Meher Award
2002
Organization:
Sambalpur (award body)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Vayalar Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 29 (2005) Winner
Muttathu Varkey Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 24 (2015) Winner
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
Anchu Sooryan (Five Suns)
1971 PoetryAn early collection of poems marking the beginnings of his poetic career.
existenceindividual and society
Translations
Venal Mazha (The Summer Rain)
1982 PoetryA poetry collection that reflects on nature and daily life to illuminate personal and social concerns.
naturememory
Adaptations
- [film] Summer Rain (2007)
Translations
- English translation: Summer Rain: Three Decades of Poetry (1995)
Marannu Vecha Vasthukkal (Misplaced Objects)
2009 PoetryA collection of poems dealing with memory, loss and fragments of daily life. Winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012.
memorylossurban life
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages including English
Bibliography
- Kurukshetram (1970)
- Anchu Sooryan (1971)
- Venal Mazha (1982)
- Marannu Vecha Vasthukkal (2009)
- While I Write (2011)
- The Missing Rib (Collected Poems 1973–2015) (2016)
Adaptations
- Summer Rain (biographic documentary film, 2007)
Translations by Author
- Translations into Malayalam of Pablo Neruda's poems (Nerudayude Kavithakal, etc.)
Translations of Works
- Works translated into English, French, German, Chinese, Italian, Spanish and many Indian languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- modernist-influenced contemporary poetrylyrical yet socially engagedbilingual expression (Malayalam and English)
- Recurring Motifs
- memorylosssociety and politicsnature
Legacy
K. Satchidanandan is one of the leading contemporary Malayalam poets and has had a significant impact on Indian letters as an editor, translator and cultural administrator. He has received numerous national and international awards and his work has been widely translated.
Academic Societies
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi
- Sahitya Akademi
Archives
- Related materials held in Sahitya Akademi archives and similar repositories
In Popular Culture
- Featured in the biographic documentary 'Summer Rain' (2007) and referenced in literary festivals
Trivia
- Served as Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi from 1996 to 2006.
- Was listed among Ladbroke's Nobel probables in 2011.
- Has some 32 books of poems in about 18 languages (including translations).