Sooranad P. N. Kunjan Pillai is a historian, researcher, lexicographer, poet, essayist, literary critic, orator, socio-cultural leader,grammarian, educationist, and scholar of Malayalam language. In 1984 he was honoured with Padmashri award for his contribution to Malayalam literature and education.He was born to Neelakanta Pillai and Karthiyanipillai Amma on 26 November 1911 in Sooranad South in Kollam district. He married Bhagavathi Amma[of the panniyarathala family in Jagathy, d. 2007] in 1935. He is survived by three daughters and a son.Kunjan Pillai who was a versatile writer in Malayalam has written books in English and Sanskrit as well. He had knowledge in Tamil and Hindi too. He published his first work Smashanadeepam (Collected Poems) in 1925 when he was still in school. He has prepared more than 150 text books for High School classes. He has written more than 1000 forewords for the books of many contemporary writers of Malayalam. He has also written the Malayala nikhandu (Malayalam Dictionary).
He was given the title 'Sahithya Nipunan' by Kochi Maharajah. In 1984 he was honoured with Padmashri by Govt. of India. He received the Fellowship of Kerala Sahithya Academy and was made a Fellow of the History Association. He was honoured with D.Litt by the Meerut University in 1991 and University of Kerala in 1992. He received theVallathol Puraskaram in 1992 and the first Ezhuthachan Puraskaram instituted by Govt. of Kerala in 1994. His many contributions to art, society and culture and services rendered to the people of Kerala, India and the Sanskrit and Malayalam languages resulted in the bestowing of the second highest civilian award, the 'Padmashri' award to him in 1984.
works
- Amba Devi (Novel) 1930
- Kalyana Sowdam (Novel) 1936
- Smashanadeepam (Collected poems) 1930
- Hridayarpanam (Collected poems) 1971
- Ratnasamragyam (Stories)1948
- Sourabhan (Stories)1947
- Panchathantrakathamanigal (Stories)
- Prachinakeralam (Biographies)1931
- Veeraraghavashasanam (Biography) 1954
- Thiruvuthankoorile Mahanmar (Biographies) 1946
- Swathi Thirunal Maharaja(Biography)(English)
- Malabar in the Eyes of Travellers, 1940
- Sahithyabhooshanam (Collected Essays)
- Kairali Pooja (Collected Essays) 1962
- Pushpanjali (Collected Essays) 1957
- Mathrupooja (Collected Essays) 1954
- Kairali Samaksham (Literary Criticism)1979
- Bharathapooja, 1983
- Bhashadeepika, 1955
- Jeevithakala, 1939
- Krisishastram
- Thirumulkazcha, 1938
- Thiruvuthankoor - Kochi Charithra Kathakal, 1932
- Malayala Lipi parishkaram- Chila Nirdeshangal, 1967
- Sree Sankaracharyar (Biography) 1945
- Hridayaramam, 1966
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