About P K Chandran
Born 1952. P K Chandran is an Indian translator.
P. K. Chandran (born 10 May 1952) is an Indian translator and creative writer in Malayalam and Hindi. His Karnan, a translation of Shivaji Sawant's Marathi novel Mrityunjay, won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize in 2001.
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Personal life
Books
Insulted and Humiliated Characters in Puranas (Sarthak Prakasan, New Delhi) Kunthiparvam (Chithra Publishers, Tvm) Droupati (DC Books, Kottayam) Gandhari (DC Books, Kottayam) Sita (DC Books, Kottayam) Kunthi (DC Books, Kottayam) Drona(DC Books, Kottayam) Sathivathy (DC Books, Kottayam) Bheeshma (DC Books, Kottayam) Yayathi (DC Books, Kottayam) Ravanan (DC Books, Kottayam)
Translations
Karnan (Mrityunjaya of Sivaji Sawant - DC Books Marathi) Yantra (Malayattoor Ramakrishnan - National Books Trust -Malayalam) Samakaleena Cherukathakal (National Books Trust - Malayalam) Yugandharan (Yugandhar of Sivaji Sawant- Kendra Sahitya Academy, New Delhi - Marathi ) Mohammed Rafi - sangeethavum jeevithavum (Hindi) Njan Hinduvanu (Asghar Wajahat - Hindi) Saadat Hasan Mantoyude Kathakal (Saadat Hasan Manto - Urdu) Avarnan (Sharan Kumar Limbale -Marathi)
Awards Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Karnan
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Who is P K Chandran?
Indian translator
When was P K Chandran born?
P K Chandran was born on 10 May 1952 in Calicut.
What is P K Chandran's occupation?
P K Chandran is a translator.
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P K Chandran is Indian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). P K Chandran. https://biography.guide/p-k-chandran/
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