K Satchidanandan

A noted Indian poet and critic writing in Malayalam and English, K Satchidanandan is a pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former Editor of Indian Literature journal and the former Secretary of Sahitya Akademi. He is also a public intellectual of repute upholding secular anti-caste views, supporting causes like environment, human rights and free software and is a well known speaker on issues concerning contemporary Indian literature. He is the festival director of Kerala Literature Festival.

2018 Vol 1 Qtr 3 Basic Conversations

THE MAD: A Poem

K Satchidanandan’s poem ‘The Mad’ – original in Malayalam (1996) and its English translation from

By K Satchidanandan / December 29, 2018

K Satchidanandan

A noted Indian poet and critic writing in Malayalam and English, K Satchidanandan is a pioneer of modern poetry in Malayalam, a bilingual literary critic, playwright, editor, columnist and translator, he is the former Editor of Indian Literature journal and the former Secretary of Sahitya Akademi. He is also a public intellectual of repute upholding secular anti-caste views, supporting causes like environment, human rights and free software and is a well known speaker on issues concerning contemporary Indian literature. He is the festival director of Kerala Literature Festival.