Thachom Poyil Rajeevan (28 June 1959 – 2 November 2022) was an Indian novelist and poet originally from

Palery Palery is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Palery had a population of 14566 with 7141 males and 7425 females. Transportation Paleri village connects to other parts of India through Ko ...

who wrote in Malayalam and English languages.

Works

In Malayalam, Rajeevan published two novels ( ''Paleri Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha'', and ''KTN Kottoor: Ezhuthum Jeevithavum''); six poetry collections (''Vathil, Rashtratamtram, Korithachanal, Vayalkkarayil Ippolillatha, Pranayasatakam'', and ''Dheergakalam''); a travelogue (''Purappettu Poya Vakku''); and an essay collection (''Athe Akasam Athe Bhoomi''. Both of his novels in Malayalam were made into films. Rajeevan wrote ''Paleri Manikyam'' first in English when residing in Iowa, United States, in 2009. He translated it into Malayalam after coming back to Kerala. However, the English version, titled ''Undying Echoes of Silence'', only appeared in August 2013. Rajeevan was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel ''KTN Kottor: Ezhuthum Jeevithavum'', in 2014. In English, he published ''Undying Echoes of Silence'' and two poetry collections (''Kannaki'' and ''He Who Was Gone Thus''). Rajeevan also edited an anthology of poems (''Third Word: Post Socialist Poetry'') with Croatian poet, Lana Derkac.

Reviews

Rajeevan received praise from Sashi Tharoor who wrote in ''The Hindu'': "That the University of Calicut harbours such talent in its midst is itself a priceless public relations asset of which I hope the University's administrators are proud." Regarding ''He Who Was Gone Thus'',

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stated in

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that it would dazzle even a reader who skims through it.

Awards and fellowships

Rajeevan received a Ledig House International Writers Residency in 2008. He was the second recipient from Kerala, and the eighth from India.

References

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