Muhamma Ramanan Explained

Muhamma Ramanan
Native Name:മുഹമ്മ രമണൻ
Birth Name:Chidambaran K.
Birth Date:1942 2, df=yes [1]
Birth Place:Muhamma, Alappuzha district, Kerala
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:Indian
Genre:Children's literature
Spouse:Shailaja
Children:Aneesh, Abhilash, Athulya

Muhamma Ramanan (Malayalam: മുഹമ്മ രമണൻ) (1942  - April 2020) was a Malayalam language children's literature writer from Kerala, India. His book named Kannan kakkayute kaushalangal (meaning: Kannan kakka's Strategies) has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature. He is the author of around forty books in the genres of children's literature, novels and psychology.[2]

His children's novel Komunniyute dukham (meaning: Komunni's Sadness) has autobiographical elements.[2] He portrayed his home and surroundings in many of his books, such as Kannan kakkayute kaushalangal.[3] In books like Abhiyute anweshanam (meaning: Abhi's Investigation) and Anuvum kuttichathanum (meaning: Anu and Kuttichathan), he portrayed his own children.[3]

Personal life

Muhamma Ramanan was born Chidambaran K on 18 February 1942, in Muhamma, Alappuzha district to Velikkakath veettil Kunjikkuttan and Kalikkutty. He studied at Muhamma CMS LP School, Aryakkara Middle School, Kanichukulangara High School and Alappuzha SD College. He began his career as a last Grade employee in the Secretariat and retired from the service as a Village Officer.[2] He has also worked as a teacher in local tuition centers.[3] He died on 12 April 2020, in Muhamma.

Books

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ചിദംബരൻ കെ (മുഹമ്മ രമണൻ). Keralaliterature.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20201203051336/http://keralaliterature.com/malayalam-writers-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B2%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%82-%E0%B4%8E%E0%B4%B4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D/chithambaran-k-%E0%B4%9A%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A6%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%AC%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8D-%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%86-%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE-%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A3/ . 3 December 2020. 14 October 2017. ml.
  2. Web site: കുഞ്ഞുകാര്യങ്ങളുടെ വലിയ എഴുത്തുകാരൻ . Deshabhimani. 13 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811134957/https://www.deshabhimani.com/books/news-national-12-04-2020/865804. 11 August 2020. ml.
  3. Web site: മാതൃഭൂമി സമ്മാനം പ്രചോദനമായി : ബാലസാഹിത്യത്തിൽ രമണനായി . Mathrubhumi . 13 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203051854/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/alappuzha/news/13apr2020-1.4686516. 3 December 2020. ml.
  4. Web site: Remembering Muhamma Ramanan, the doyen of }} literature ]. The Indian Express . 12 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203052235/https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/news/features/muhamma-ramanan-childrens-literature-memories-dr-k-sreekumar-362713. 3 December 2020. K. Sreekumar. ml.
  5. Web site: Muhamma Ramanan Muhamma The land of Birds and Back Waters . muhamma.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200217053329/http://www.muhamma.com/eminent-personalities/muhamma-ramanan. 17 February 2020. ml.
  6. Web site: Malayalam Books Online. 2020-12-03. www.puzha.com.
  7. Web site: ബാലസാഹിത്യകാരൻ മുഹമ്മ രമണൻ ഇനി ഓർമ-Writer Muhamma Ramanan Passes Away . The Indian Express . 12 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415065313/https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/kerala-news/writer-muhamma-ramanan-passes-away-362596. 15 April 2020. ml.
  8. Web site: WEBDUNIA. ഗോവിന്ദപ്പിള്ളയ്ക്ക് ശക്തി അവാര്‍ഡ്. 2020-12-03. malayalam.webdunia.com. ml.