B. Rajeevan is a Malayalam author and literary critic from Kerala, India.
B. Rajeevan | |
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 Rajeevan in 2013 | |
| Born | 1946 Kayamkulam, Travancore |
| Occupation | Literary critic, author |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | SN College, Quilon University College, Trivandrum |
| Period | 1997–present |
| Genre | Literary criticism, essay |
| Notable works | Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum |
Biography
editHe was born in 1946 in Kayamkulam near Quilon, Kerala. He studied at SN College, Quilon and University College, Trivandrum.[1] He has been teaching Malayalam literature in government colleges since 1971. During the Emergency in 1975, he was branded as a Naxalite sympathiser and had to face police harassment and house arrest. In the eighties, he served on the State Committee of the Janakeeya Samskarika Vedi (People's Cultural Forum) and participated in various struggles. He was arrested and was expelled from his long-time college post. Since 1969, he has written and published essays on philosophy, aesthetics, history, political thought, film and poetry.[1] He has been living together with poet Savithri Rajeevan from 1975 onwards.[2]
List of works
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- Swathanthryathinte Samagratha (The Integrity of Freedom)
- Jaivarashtreeyavum Janasanjayavum (Biopolitics and Populism)
- Marxisavum Shasthravum (Marxism and Science)
- Anyavalkaranavum Yogavum (Alienation and Destiny)
- Jananibidamaya Danthagopuram
- Varthamanathinte Charithram (History of the Present)
- Vakkukalum Vasthukkalum (Words and Objects)
- EMSinte Swapnam (The Dream of EMS)
Awards
edit- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, 2011[3]
- Chintha Ravindran Award, 2019[4]
- Kerala Library Council Award, 2015
- M. N. Vijayan Award, 2014[5]
- O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram, 2013[6]
- C. P. Menon Award, 2013[7]
- Basheer Award, 2011[8]
- Narendra Prasad Foundation Award, 2011[citation needed]
- Guru Darshana Award, 2011[citation needed]
- Shanthakumaran Thampi Foundation Award, 2011[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ a b "ബി. രാജീവൻ" Archived 29 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Puzha.com. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "സർഗയൗവനത്തിൽ സാവിത്രി രാജീവൻ". Deshabhimani. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi awards announced". The Hindu. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "ചിന്ത രവീന്ദ്രന് പുരസ്കാരം ബി.രാജീവന്". DC Books. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "B. Rajeevan to receive MN Vijayan award". Times of Oman. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "O.V. Vijayan Award for B. Rajeevan". Mathrubhumi. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "ഡോ. സി പി മേനോന് പുരസ്കാരങ്ങള് വിതരണംചെയ്തു". Deshabhimani. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "The Award Winners". Basheer Smaraka Trust. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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