M. R. Chandrasekharan

Prof M. R. Chandrasekharan എം. ആർ. ചന്ദ്രശേഖരൻ
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Born	(1929-02-26) 26 February 1929 Pottore, Thrissur
Nationality	Indian
Citizenship	India
Education	Master's
Alma mater	Lower Secondary School, Tirur Vivekodayam High School, Thrissur Sree Kerala Varma College Thrissur Madras University Kerala University
Occupation(s)	Literary Critic, Professor , Editor
Title	Professor
Spouse	Vappalakalathil Vijayakumari
Children	Ramkumar, Priya
Parent(s)	Malappurath Raman Vaidyar, K.S. Devaki

Malappurath Raman Chandrasekharan (Template:Lang-ml; born 26 Feb 1929), popularly known as Prof. M.R.Chandrasekharan (Template:Lang-ml) or simply M. R. C. (Template:Lang-ml), is a renowned Malayalam literary critic and author from Kerala, India. He is also noted for his work in the field of journalism and education. He has won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism for the year 2010.

Biography

Prof. M.R.Chandrasekharan was born to Malappurath Raman Vaidyar and Devaki on 26 Feb 1929 at Pottore, Thrissur (Trichur) in Kerala. His childhood days were spent in the village where he attended the Tirur Lower Secondary School and Vivekodayam High School, Thrissur. He took his Bachelor's degree from Sree Kerala Varma College,Thrissur, BOL from University of Madras and later the Master's degree from Travancore University (now Kerala University) where he pursued Master of Arts in Malayalam literature.

MRC started his career as a journalist and later he worked as a school teacher at Kodakara National High School and Bekal Govt. High School. He joined as a lecturer at Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode , in 1956 and moved to Payyannur College, Kannur as senior lecturer in 1965. He has also worked in Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit. He retired from Payyannur College, Kannur after 38 years of service in the year 1989.

He was very much involved in The All Kerala Private College Teachers’ Association(AKPCTA ) and served as College Committee Secretary , Regional Secretary, General Secretary in the association. As an association representative, he was part of the Calicut University Senate and Syndicate.

His writing career started as a Journalist but later MRC mainly concentrated on Literary Criticism. He published more than 40 books in different literary sections like literary criticism, translations, politics, social etc.

In 1961,when the Kozhikode Kerala Sahithya Samiti was formed by Kuttippuzha as president, S. K. Pottekkatt as Vice President, N. V. Krishna Warrier as General Secretary, MRC and Vayalar Ramavarma were secretaries. MRC later served as General Secretary and President.

He was also part of the Deshabhimani Study Circles,started in 1969, sited as the most vigorous and widespread Literary Movement in Kerala along with Thayat Sankaran and N.N. Kakkad

He published the magazine "Sahithya Samithi Masika" from Payyanur during period 1976-79. In 1969 when he was the Research Officer at Kerala Bhasha Institute, he worked as the Executive Editor of the magazine "Vignana Kairali" (Template:Lang-ml ) along with N. V. Krishna Warrier as Editor.

After retirement in 1989, he was the editor of a magazine called "Chindana" (Template:Lang-ml ) in Kannur. Later, he was the Chief Editor of CMP's <mughapathram> 'Malayala Mannu" (Malayalam:മലയാളമണ്ണ് ).

He is a member of Kerala Sahithya Academy General Council and Executive Committee . MRC is also part of the Academic Council of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University established in 2012

He is now settled at Panamanna, Ottappalam in Palghat. He is active with his writing and also enjoys the challenge of organic farming. His wife Vappalakalathil Vijayakumari passed away in December 2013. His son Ramkumar C and daughter Priya C are both engineers.

Bibliography

Literary Criticism

List of Literary Criticism by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Laghuniroopanangal Template:Lang-ml Light Critic Works 1964 2 Niroopakante Raajyabaaram Template:Lang-ml A Critic's Workload 1965 3 Sahithyavum Kavithayum Template:Lang-ml Literature and Poetry 1979 4 Gopuram Template:Lang-ml The Tower 1989 5 Grandhapooja Template:Lang-ml The Book Worship 1996 6 Communist Kavithrayam Template:Lang-ml Three Communist Poets 1998 7 Malayala Sahityam Swaathantrya Labdikku Sheesham Template:Lang-ml Malayalam Literature after Independence 1999 8 Ezhuthile Ponnu Template:Lang-ml The Gold in Writing 2001 9 Maneeshikal Template:Lang-ml The Visionaries 2005 10 Malayalam Novel Innum Innaleyum Template:Lang-ml Malayalam Novel - Today and Yesterday 2007 11 Mundassery - Sahithya Vimarshanathinte Prathaapa Kaalam Template:Lang-ml Mundasseri - Golden Years of Literary Criticism 2008 12 Krishnagadha Vimarshanam - chila thiruthalukal Template:Lang-ml Criticism of Krishnagatha- Some Corrections 2008 13 Adyathma Ramayanam Vimarshanam Template:Lang-ml Criticism - Ramayana 2008 14 Shishirathile Pookkal Template:Lang-ml Flowers of Winter 2010 15 Karamullum Kaattupookkalude Karachilum Template:Lang-ml Thorns and Cries of Wild flowers 2012 16 Theechoolayil Venthurukaathe Template:Lang-ml Life inside Furnace 2012

Political Thoughts

List of Political Thoughts by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Communism chila thiruthalukal Template:Lang-ml Communism - Some Corrections 1999 2 Keralathile Communism Template:Lang-ml Communism in Kerala 2000 3 Kerala modelileekku oru kilivaathil Template:Lang-ml A Window to Kerala Model 2001

Social

List of Social by M. R. C.

List of Political Thoughts by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Manushyavakaashangal Template:Lang-ml Human Rights Translation Southern Languages Book Trust 1962 2 India innu evide nilkkunnu Template:Lang-ml Where is India Today 2003 3 Keralathile purogamana sahitya prastanathinte charithram - Sahithya prastana padanam Template:Lang-ml History of Forward Thinking Literary Movement in Kerala 1998

Memoirs

List of Memoirs by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Oormayude Pushtakam Template:Lang-ml A Book of Memories 2003 2 Sahithyathil Diggagangalude oru kalaghattam Template:Lang-ml The Time of Colossals of Malayalam Literature 2006 3 Ente jeevithakadhayile N.V parvam Template:Lang-ml The N. V. Chapter in my life story 2010 4 Kudumba parvam Template:Lang-ml The Family Chapter 2011

Novel Translation

List of Novel Translation by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Original Year of publishing 1 Padivathilkkal Template:Lang-ml At the outer gate Russian, Ivan Turgenev 1955 2 Kokoro Template:Lang-ml Kokoro Japanese Novel 1962 3 Uzhuthumaricha Puthumannu Template:Lang-ml Virgin Soil Upturned Russian, Mikhail Sholokhov 1962 4 Don Nadeetheerathe Koithu Template:Lang-ml Harvest on the Don Russian, Mikhail Sholokhov 1962 5 Genghis Khan Template:Lang-ml Genghis Khan Historical Biography Harold Lamb 1963 6 Tamerlane Template:Lang-ml Tamerlane Historical Biography Harold Lamb 1963 7 Maattivecha Talakal Template:Lang-ml The Transposed Heads German, Thomas Mann 1979 8 Kalanju Kittiya Mookku Template:Lang-ml The Nose Russian, Nikolai Gogol 2006

Science Translation

List of Science Translation by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Naam jeevikkunna ee lookam Template:Lang-ml The World We Live in 1959 2 maanatheekku nookkumbool Template:Lang-ml When we Look at the Sky 1961

Children's Literature

List of Children's Literature by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Original Year of publishing 1 Srugaalan enna kurukkan Template:Lang-ml A Fox called Srigalan British Folklore 2004 2 moonnu bala saahithya kruthikal Template:Lang-ml Three Stories for Children Oscar Wilde 2010

Other Genres

List of other genres by M. R. C. # Name Translation in English Year of publishing 1 Mushaayira Template:Lang-ml Poem Collections Kerala Sahithya Samiti 2004 2 aana undaayirunna veedu Template:Lang-ml The House which owns an elephant 2012

References

Other Links http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/akpcta-district-convention/article3174584.ece
http://www.amazon.com/M.R.Chandrasekharan/e/B00JQAO64G
http://www.indulekha.com/index.php?route=product/author/product&author_id=1709
http://www.mkbhasi.com/mypdf/Mazha1/M%20R%20Chandrasekharan.pdf