K. K. Raja

K. K. Raja (28 March 1893 – 6 April 1968) was a Malayalam poet from Kerala, India. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 1960 for the collection Malanatil.[1][2]

K. K. Raja
BornKunju
(1893-03-28)28 March 1893
Kumarapuram, Thalappilli, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
Died6 April 1968(1968-04-06) (aged 75)
OccupationPoet
LanguageMalayalam
NationalityIndia

Biography

K. K. Raja was born as Kunju in 1893 at Kumarapuram kovilakam (part of the Thalappilli Swaroopam of Kingdom of Cochin ) which is situated in Eravimangalam village, Nadathara. His father Meledath Nambothan Nambudiri was a Sanskrit scholar. After the death of his mother Kunjukkutti Thamburatti, young Kunju was well taken care of by his grandmother. He completed his school education in Trichur and Kunnamkulam. He started writing poems at a young age and the child's writing skills were encouraged by family friend and famous poet Kunhikuttan Thampuran. His first poem "Khshanika Vairagyam" was published in Kavana Kaumudi magazine. After passing successfully the Vidwan test, Raja worked as a teacher in Ernakulam Government Girls' High School and Irinjalakkuda Government High School. Raja became a full-time writer by this period and wandered all over India before joining St. Thomas School, Trichur.

Major works
  • Malanattil (മലനാട്ടിൽ)
  • Kavanakusumanjali (കവനകുസുമാഞ്ജലി)
  • Tulsidaamam (തുളസീദാമം)
  • Vellithoni (വെള്ളിത്തോണി)
  • Bashpanjali (ബാഷ്പാഞ്ജലി)
  • Harshanjali (ഹർഷാഞ്ജലി)

References
  1. "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award" (in Malayalam). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  2. "Literary Awards" Archived 2012-06-18 at the Wayback Machine. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
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