About Kilimanoor Ramakanthan
Lived 1938 – 2009 (aged 70–71). Kilimanoor Ramakanthan was an Indian writer, lyricist, songwriter and poet.
Kilimanoor Ramakantan (2 August 1938 – 30 November 2009) was a renowned Malayalam poet, writer, translator and lyricist from Kerala, India. Dante's Divine Comedy was translated into Malayalam by Ramakanthan. This is the first translation of Divine Comedy in India.
Biography Ramakanthan was born in 1938 in Kilimanoor. Educated at Kilimanoor Rajaraja Varma High School, Thiruvananthapuram Arts College and University College. He worked as a teacher in Sreenarayana College, Kollam for a long time.
Awards 2005 Asan Memorial award for Poetry Sahithya Academy Award for Best Translation Mooloor Award Kavitharangam Award Kavishresta Puraskaram by the Sree Narayana Academi Velutheri Kesavan Award
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Kilimanoor Ramakanthan was born in 1938 in Kilimanoor.
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Kilimanoor Ramakanthan died in 2009 in Thiruvananthapuram.
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