Rajesh Chithira is an Indian poet, short story writer and novelist who writes in
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
language.
Born in
Pathanamthitta
Pathanamthitta (), is a municipality, city in southern Kerala, India, spread over an area of . It is the administrative capital of Pathanamthitta district. The town has a population of 37,538 (as of 2011 census). The Hindu pilgrim centre Sab ...
, in the south Indian state of
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
,
he has published anthologies containing poems and short stories such as ''Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal'', ''Tequila'', ''Ulipechu'' and ''Jigsaw Puzzle'' and a children's novel, ''Aadi and Athma''.
He has received a number of awards which include Indian Ruminations Poetry Award, Bharat Murali Poetry Award, Galleria Award,
Ezhuthola Award, Expatriate Book Trust Award, and Souhrudham Dot Com Award.
He was Born to V. N. Ramachandran and Santhamma as their eldest son.
Rajesh Chithira is married to Nisha and the couple has two daughters, Akshaya and Saimeera.
He lives in
Dubai
Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...
, in the United Arab Emirates.
Selected bibliography
See also
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Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)
Karunakaran is an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer and essayist who writes in Malayalam. Known for an original style of writing, he has published a number of novels, short story anthologies, poetry anthologies, studies and essays. He was ...
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P. F. Mathews
Poovankery Francis Mathews is an Indian author of Malayalam literature and a screenplay writer in Malayalam film and Television industries. A Winner of a National Film Award for Best Screenplay and multiple State television and other literary a ...
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajesh Chithira
Writers from Kerala
Malayalam-language novelists
Indian male novelists
Indian male short story writers
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21st-century Indian novelists
21st-century Indian short story writers
21st-century Indian poets
Novelists from Kerala
20th-century Indian male writers
21st-century Indian male writers
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Malayali people
Malayalam poets