V. Unnikrishnan Nair

V. Unnikrishnan Nair
V. Unnikrishnan Nair
Born	9 January 1893; Pallikunnu,Kannur district,Kerala,India
Died	19 May 1985(aged 92); Kerala
Alma mater	Government Brennen College, Thalassery; Madras Christian College;
Occupations	Essayist; poet; translator; biographer;
Spouse	Gauri Amma
Parents	Rama Kurup (father); Madhavi Amma (mother);
Awards	1952Government of MadrasAward; 1977 Puthelan Award; 1981Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship;

Vasupurath Unnikrishnan Nair(9 January 1893 – 19 May 1985) was an Indian writer ofMalayalam literature,best known as a contemporary and associate ofVallathol Narayana Menon.He was the author of a number of books which includeTagorinte Nadakangal,the translation of three plays written byRabindranath Tagoreinto Malayalam. Nair honoured by theKerala Sahitya Akademiwith thedistinguished fellowshipin 1981.

Biography

V. Unnikrishnan Nair was born on 9 January 1893 atPallikkunnu,a small village in the present-dayKannur districtof the south Indian state ofKeralato Sankaranveettil Rama Kurup and Madhavi Amma.^[1]After early schooling atTirurLower Primary School, he completed high school education at two schools inOttapalamand Kannur and joined theGovernment Brennen College, Thalasseryfrom where he completed the pre-university course. Subsequently, hegraduated with honoursfromMadras Christian Collegeand returned to Brennen College as a faculty. However, his stay there lasted only two months as he was appointed at the Central Revenue Department inChennaiin 1920.^[2]He held various posts to reach the position of the deputy director of inspection and when the commercial taxation department was established inOdisha,he was selected to head the department. He superannuated from service in 1950.^[1]

Nair, who was married to Gauri Amma, died on 19 May 1985, at the age of 92, atKozhikode.^[1]

Legacy and honours

Unnikrishnan Nair published over ten books, including two biographies ofVallathol Narayana MenonandMahakavi Kuttamath.^[3]It was he who translated three plays ofRabindranath Tagoreviz.Visarjan,Chira Kumar SabhaandDakgharinto Malayalam which were compiled as the first volume of the series,Tagorinte Natakangal.^[4]Besides, he translated three more Bengali works,Vinodiniof Tagore^[5]andRajaniandKapalakundalaofBankim Chandra Chatterjee.^[6]He presided over the Kerala Kala Parishad during 1954–56 and sat in the executive councils of theSahitya Akademi,Kerala Sahitya Akademiand Kerala Sahitya Parishad.^[2]

The Government of Madras honoured Nair with their annual award in 1952 and he received the Puthelan Award in 1977. In 1989, he was inducted as adistinguished fellowby theKerala Sahitya Akademi.^[7]

Bibliography

Biographies

Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1962).Vallathol.Mathrubhumi: Mathrubhumi.
Unnikrishnan Nair, V. (1969).Mahakavi Kuttamathu.Calicut: Mathrubhumi.

Other works

Unnikrishnan nair. V (1964).Kalidasahredayam.Mathrubhumi: Mathrubhumi.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1952).Rajayogini.Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.
Unnikrishnan nair. V (1951).Kaladippadukal.Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1952).Urvvasi.Mangalodayam: Mangalodayam.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1954).Ravirasmikal.Kamalalaya: Kamalalaya.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1098).Kathamalika.B. V. Book depot, Trichur: B. V. Book depot.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1972).Sathyavathy.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1964).Kalidasa Hridayam.

Translations

Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1967).Tagorinde Nadakangal.S P C S: S P C S.
Unnikrishnan Nair. V (1988).Vinodini.Kozhikode mathrubhumi: Kozhikode mathrubhumi.
Unnikrishnan Nair, V.; Unnikrishnan Nair, V. (1968).Ravikiranangal: Tagore kavithakal.Kottayam: S.P.C.S.
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1989).Kapaalakundala.Translated by Unnikrishnan Nair, V. Kozhikode, Mathrubhumi Books.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

References

^^a ^b ^c"Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.5 April 2019.Retrieved5 April2019.
^^a ^bMohan Lal (1992).Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot.Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4428–.ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.
^"List of works".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.5 April 2019.Retrieved5 April2019.
^D. S. Rao (2004).Five Decades: The National Academy of Letters, India: a Short History of Sahitya Akademi.Sahitya Akademi. pp. 103–.ISBN 978-81-260-2060-7.
^Tagore, Rabindranath (1988).Vinodini.Translated by Unnikrishnan Nair, V.
^Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1989).Kapaalakundala.Translated by Unnikrishnan Nair, V. Kozhikode, Mathrubhumi Books.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.6 April 2019.Retrieved6 April2019.

External links

"Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.5 April 2019.Retrieved5 April2019.
"Conferring Fellowship".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.6 April 2019.Retrieved6 April2019.
"Handwriting".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.6 April 2019.Retrieved6 April2019.

[Biography_on_Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_portal-1] "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.5 April 2019.Retrieved5 April2019.

[Lal1992-2] Mohan Lal (1992).Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot.Sahitya Akademi. pp. 4428–.ISBN 978-81-260-1221-3.

[List_of_works-3] "List of works".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.5 April 2019.Retrieved5 April2019.

[Rao2004-4] D. S. Rao (2004).Five Decades: The National Academy of Letters, India: a Short History of Sahitya Akademi.Sahitya Akademi. pp. 103–.ISBN 978-81-260-2060-7.

[Vinodini-5] Tagore, Rabindranath (1988).Vinodini.Translated by Unnikrishnan Nair, V.

[Kapaalakundala-6] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1989).Kapaalakundala.Translated by Unnikrishnan Nair, V. Kozhikode, Mathrubhumi Books.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Kerala_Sahitya_Akademi_Fellowship-7] "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship".Kerala Sahitya Akademi.6 April 2019.Retrieved6 April2019.

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