Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
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Edition 32 (1997) Winner
P. K. Rajasekharan
ピー・ケー・ラージャセカラン
P. K. Rājāsekharaṇ
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-02-21 （Karippuru, near Malayinkeezh, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India）
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Residence History
- Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Career
- Occupations
- Literary critic, author, orator, newspaper editor
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Mathrubhumi
- Influenced
- O. V. Vijayan
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Trivandrum | — | Malayalam | M.A. | 学部・大学院課程 | India |
| University of Kerala | — | Malayalam | Ph.D. | — | India |
University College Trivandrum
Malayalam
Degree:
M.A.
Period:
学部・大学院課程
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
India
graduate and post-graduate schooling in Malayalam
University of Kerala
Malayalam
Degree:
Ph.D.
Country:
India
PhD obtained
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | Pitrukhadikaaram: O.V. Vijayan kalayum darshanavum | 文学批評 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Vilasini Award | Andhanaya Daivam: Malayala Novelinte Nooru Varshangal | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Thoppil Ravi Award | Andhanaya Daivam | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | State Bank of Travancore Literary Award | Vaakkinte Moonnaam Kara | 批評 | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Narendra Prasad Award | Ekantha Nagarangal | 批評 | — | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Panthalam Kerala Varma Media Award | Malayalam Nammude Abhimanamakanam | 最優秀社説 | — | 受賞 |
| — | C.B. Kumar Endowment | studies on P. Kunhiraman Nair's poetry | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1988 | Dr. K. Godavarma Memorial Prize | highest marks in Malayalam M.A. | — | Kerala University | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
1997
Work:
Pitrukhadikaaram: O.V. Vijayan kalayum darshanavum
Category:
文学批評
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Vilasini Award
2000
Work:
Andhanaya Daivam: Malayala Novelinte Nooru Varshangal
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Thoppil Ravi Award
2000
Work:
Andhanaya Daivam
Result:
受賞
State Bank of Travancore Literary Award
2009
Work:
Vaakkinte Moonnaam Kara
Category:
批評
Result:
受賞
Narendra Prasad Award
2009
Work:
Ekantha Nagarangal
Category:
批評
Result:
受賞
Panthalam Kerala Varma Media Award
2011
Work:
Malayalam Nammude Abhimanamakanam
Category:
最優秀社説
Result:
受賞
C.B. Kumar Endowment
Work:
studies on P. Kunhiraman Nair's poetry
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Dr. K. Godavarma Memorial Prize
1988
Work:
highest marks in Malayalam M.A.
Organization:
Kerala University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Andhanaya Daivam: Malayala Novelinte Nooru Varshangal
1999 Literary criticismComprehensive study of Malayalam novel from 1890s to end of 20th century, focusing on caste and class politics.
Malayalam novel historyBlind GodHegemony
Pitrukhadikaaram: O.V. Vijayan kalayum darshanavum
1994 Literary criticismCritical study of O. V. Vijayan's novels, construing newer questions of genus.
O. V. VijayanPostmodern
Ekantha Nagarangal: Utharadhunika Malayalathinte Saundarya Sasthram
2006 Literary criticismPresents that modernism in Malayalam lacks a common aesthetic backdrop but is a collective of different modernisms.
PostmodernAesthetics
Bibliography
- Pathu Novelistukal (1990)
- Pitrukhadikaaram: O.V. Vijayan kalayum darshanavum (1994)
- Andhanaya Daivam: Malayala Novelinte Nooru Varshangal (1999)
- Madhyama Nighantu (2003)
- Ekantha Nagarangal: Utharadhunika Malayalathinte Saundarya Sasthram (2006)
- Vakkinte Moonnamkara: Loka Novalile Sancharangal (2008)
- Nishasandarshanangal: Lokasahithyathile Sancharangal (2008)
- Kathantharangal: Malayala Cherukathayude Akhyana Bhoopadam (2010)
- Narakathinte Bhoopadangal: Loka Novalile Sancharangal (2010)
- Bookstalgia (2015)
- Malayaliyude Madhyama Jeevitham (2019)
- Cinema sandarbhangal: Movie Theatre and the Public Sphere of Kerala (2019)
- Paschatya Sahitya Sidhantam (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Postmodern literary criticismSpatial studiesCyber culture and literature
- Recurring Motifs
- Blind GodHegemony and writingCaste and class politics
Legacy
One of the foremost postmodern literary critics in Malayalam. Contributed to debates on postmodernism and discovered original Indulekha. Winner of Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.