Vijayarajamallika

Vijayarajamallika is an Indian transgender poet in Malayalam literature, She is a writer, teacher, social worker, inspirational speaker, and activist.

Early life, family and education Vijayarajamallika was born in 1985 at Muthuvara, Thrissur district, Kerala, India, to Kaniyamkonatth Veettil Y. Krishnan, a retired superintendent of Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB); and Jaya Krishnan, a teacher.

Her primary education was at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Puranattukara. She says that "knowing that she is an intersex is the proudest moment in her life"

Career Daivathinte Makal (Daughter of God), her first collection of poetry, has been included in the syllabus of a course at the Department of Malayalam at Madras University. The poem, "Maranantharam" from Daivathinte Makal was included in the curriculum of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, and another poem, "Neelambari" from Daivathinte Makal, was included in the curriculum of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit.

Vijayarajamallika is the founder of Sahaj International, India's first transgender alternative learning center which worked in collaboration with the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) at Kochi. She winded up Sahaj International as Kerala Government incorporated transgender education through the Kerala State Literacy Mission.

Aan Nadhi (Male River), her second poetry collection, was published by Mythri Books Thiruvanathapuram. It describes the life and struggles of LGBTIAQ+ people with special reference to transgender and Intersex communities. instituted by the Kerala State Youth Welfare Board for this autobiography. It also bagged the first ever Leela Menon literary award in the category of autobiography.

"Aanalla Pennalla Kanmani nee" is a lullaby penned by Vijayarajamallika which is reported to be the first intersex lullaby in the history of World Literature.

Daivathinte Makal won the Yuvakala Sahithi Vayalar Award in 2019. in the field of literature from the transgender community during the ‘Varnapakittu 2019 ’, the first-ever transgender arts festival organized by the social justice department.

Ormayil Ragini is a yearly event organized by Vijayarajamallika in memory of actress Ragini.