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Kambisseri Karunakaran | |
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| Born | P. N. Karunakaran 3 March 1922 Vallikunnam, Travancore, India |
| Died | 27 July 1977 (aged 55) |
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| Spouse | P. Premavally alias Prema Kambisseri |
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Sri. P. N. Karunakaran (Puthenveettil Narayanan Karunakaran), popularly known as Kambisseri Karunakaran (3 March 1922 – 27 July 1977) was an Indian journalist who wrote in Malayalam language. He was the chief editor of Janayugam Daily, Balayugam (Children's monthly), the Novel Pathippu (Monthly novel issue), Cine Rama (Fortnightly movie magazine), and Janayugam Varika (Weekly),[1] a group of publications in Malayalam language, owned by the Communist Party of India. Beside being a journalist he was a politician, writer, orator, actor,[2] satirist,[3] atheist and rationalist.
He was an MLA, Member of Thiru-Kochi (Travancore-Cochin) Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1954 representing Kayamkulam constituency.
Many times he was a member of the Kerala State film awards committee.
He died aged 55 around 4.30 P.M. on 27 July 1977 at the pay ward of the Medical College Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the Kerala state. According to his wishes, his burial was conducted without social niceties and religious ceremonies within six hours of his death, at his ancestral house "Kambisseri" at Vallikunnam in Alleppey district. The junction near the house is named in his honour as "Kambisseri Mukku" (Kambisseri Junction). A school in Vallikunnam is also named after him and is known as Kambisseri Karunakaran Memorial Government Vocational Higher Secondary School (K.K.M. Govt. V.H.S.S), Vattakkadu, Elippakulam.
- ^ John, K. C. (1975). The melting pot: Kerala, 1950's-1970's. Prasanthi Printers. p. 91. OCLC 3412806.
- ^ Bhasi, Thoppil (1979). Capital. Kerala Sahitya Akademi. p. 14. OCLC 8346184.
- ^ Devi, R. Leela (1977). History of Malayalam literature. Educational Supplies Depot. p. 172. OCLC 6625283.