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			  | An eminent poet, essayist, 
				journalist, translator and a teacher in English loved by students, Prof. K.V. 
				Ramakrishnan
 is considered in high esteem by people
 He is also a well-known Shakespearean and has written 
						three studies on Shakespeare characters
 He has given a series of public 
				lectures
 on Shakespeare, and the papers presented were published in book form (Shakespeare Indian Pariprekshyathil). 
				His 80th birthday (ASEETHI) was celebrated on October 2, 2015  
				by his admirers students and the intelligentia in Kerala, in the 
				prestigious central hall in Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrisur
 
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				| He has to his credit 42 books |  
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				| 20 - 
				Collection of Poems 1 - Study
 7 - Collection of Essays
 1 - Drama
 9 - Translations
 4 - Works in English
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				| He is honoured with 13 literary awards including 
				the coveted Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of 
				poems Aksharavidya in the year 1997 The other awards are, Kerala 
				Sahitya Akademi - Kanakasree Award for poetry, N.N. Kakkad 
				Award, State Bank of India Literary Award, Moodady Damodaran 
				Award,  Melur Damodaran Trust Award, V.T. Bhattathirippad 
				Trust Award, Dr. C.P. Menon Trust Award for Literary 
				Criticism, OMC Deviprasadam Trust Award, Deshabhimani award for poetry, Ankanam Shamsudhin Award for Criticism,
Poonthanam Award – for the total contribution (Samagrasambhavana puraskaram), Ettumanoor Somadasan Puraskaram (Samagrasambhavana)
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