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Saturday, December 21, 2024
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K. Satchidanandan is a major Indian poet and critic. Born in Central Kerala, he has established himself as an academician, editor, translator and playwright. Satchidanandan has 23 collections of poetry to his credit besides he has 16 collections of translations of poetry and 21 collections of essays on literature, language and society-three of them in English. Satchidanandan has received sixteen literary awards besides many honours like the Knighthood of the Order of Merit from the Government of Italy and the Medallion of Friendship from the Government of Poland.