'''M. R. Renukumar''' is a poet who writes in [[Malayalam]]. He is also known asa short story writer, biographer, essayist, translator and painter. He was born on 8 February, 1969, in Kottayam, a central district of Kerala. He iswas born to a couple named Thankamma and Raghavan. He lives with his wife Rekha Raj and son Raghav.
He was the Kalaprathibha of MG University Youth festival of 1994. He took M.Phil. in economics from [[Centre for Development Studies]] (CDS) affiliated to [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. His day job is with the State Audit Department inat Kottayam. <ref>https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/bookreview/2018/06/08/kothiyan-mr-renukumar.html</ref><ref>https://www.modernliterature.org/2019/08/21/malayalam-poetry-m-r-renukumars-poems/</ref><ref>https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/feb/13/revisiting-the-past-1938102.html</ref><ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Why-brand-yourself-as-a-Dalit-poet/articleshow/10776196.cms</ref>
