A sample cover of the book: black handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.

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Pattinathār

Author: P. Ravikumar Translator: M. Dakshinamurthy Pages: 86 Year of Publication: 2025 Price: Rs 350 ISBN: 978-81-985733-9-1 (9788198573391) About the Author Born in October 1952, P. Ravikumar has written three long poems in Malayalam and many articles on music and literature. His first poem, M. D. Rāmanāthan, appeared in 2004, his second, Nachiketas, in 2009, and his third, Pattināthar, in 2024. M. D. Rāmanāthan has been translated into Hindi, English (both in 2014) and Tamil (2019). Nachiketas has been translated into English […]

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Selected Poems

Author: P. M. Narayanan Translator: Muraly. R Pages: 88 Year of Publication: 2017 Price: Rs 200 ISBN: 978-93-5045-154-0 (9789350451540) About the Author Born in 1945, P. M. Narayanan is a Malayalam poet, critic and translator who has published extensively for the past forty years. His books include collections of poems, articles, translations, edited works and a biography. He has received the Sahitya Akademi award for translation. This collection covers poems he has written from the late 1960s to 2016. About the Translator Born in 1950, Muraly. […]

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A New Grove

Author and Translator: C. A. Joseph Pages: 48 Year of Publication: 2017 Price: Rs 100 ISBN: 978-93-5045-156-4 (9789350451564) About the Author C. A. Joseph was a Malayalam poet born in 1910 in Padur near Trissur, Kerala. He died in 1994. A graduate in Economics, he worked in Tamil Nadu and retired as Regional Transport Officer from Cuddalore in 1965. He published sixteen books of poems and six novels. Some of his poems were prescribed as texts at the school and college level. He also contributed […]

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M D Rāmanāthan

Author: P. Ravikumar Translator: M. Dakshinamurthy Pages: 96 Year of Publication: 2015 Price: Rs 200 ISBN: 978-93-5045-097-0 (9789350450970) About the Author Born in 1952, P. Ravikumar has written two long poems and many articles. His first poem, Em Dee Rāmanāthan, appeared in 2004, and his second, Nachiketas, in 2009. The Hindi translation of Nachiketas was published in 2013. Ravikumar is also a music critic and journalist and was on the editorial board of the Keralakaumudi daily. He is now the Literary Editor of the […]