K.SATCHIDANANDAN is a noted INDIAN POET and “CRITIC,WRITING IN MALAYALAM AND ENGLISH”.
He is the former editor of Indian literature journal and former secretary of SAHITYA ACADEMY.
In 2010 he was granted with the distinguished membership of KERALA SAHITYA ACADEMY.
He is the festival director of ‘KERALA LITERATURE FESTIVAL’2016’.
His early Education is in the village school. of KODUNGALLUR,THRISSUR.
He studied BIOLOGY AT CHRIST COLLEGE, IRINJALAKUDA. and had his MASTERS IN ENGLISH FROM MAHARAJAH’S COLLEG E’ERANAKULAM.
He Obtained his PHD IN POST STRUCTURALIST POETICS from the UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT.
He joined as a lecturer in ENGLISH AT K.K.T.M,GOVT COLLEGE,PULLOOT,In 1968 and moved to CHRIST COLLEGE IRINJALIKUDA.
Where he become an. ENGLISH PROFESSOR.
In 1992.He voluntarily retired from his post then he joined the editorship of INDIAN LITERATURE, the ENGLISH JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN NATIONAL ACADEMY IN DELHI.
Till 2011, he worked as director and professor of the school of translation studies and training at the INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY IN NEW DELHI.
PROFILE
NAME - KOYAMPARAMBATH SATCHIDANANDAN DATE OF BIRTH - 28th MAY,1948 BIRTH PLACE - PULLOOT,KODUNGALLUR,THRISSUR NATIONALITY - INDIAN EDUCATION - VILLAGE SCHOOL,KODUNGALLUR -CHRIST COLLEGE,IRINJALIKUDA -MAHARAJA'S COLLEGE,ERANAKULAM -UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT IMPORTANT WORKS - EZHUTHACHAN EZHUTHUMBOL -SATCHIDANANDANTE KAVITHAKAL -IVANEKKOODI -APOPORNAM -KAVIBUDDAN -VENAL MAZHA. -SAMBHASHANATHINU ORU SREMAM AWARDS - KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI C.B KUMAR AWARD FOR KAVITAYUM JANATAYUM[1984] - MAHA KAVI P.KUNJIRAMAAN NAIR AWARD[1997] -OMAN CULTURAL CENTER AWARD[1993] -SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD FOR MARANNUVECHA VASTHUKAL[2012] -KADAMMANITTA RAMAKRISHNAN AWARD[2009] -MAHAKAVI KUMARAAN ASAN AWARD[2001]
