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'''N. Chandrasekharan Nair''' is a noted [[Hindi]] scholar<ref name=thehindu20051203>{{cite news |title=Photo Id: 6220065 |url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=6220065 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 December 2005 | |
'''N. Chandrasekharan Nair''' is a noted [[Hindi]] scholar.<ref name="thehindu20051203">{{cite news |title=Photo Id: 6220065 |url=http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=6220065 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 December 2005 |access-date=11 October 2011 |archive-date=29 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329141621/http://www.thehinduimages.com/hindu/photoDetail.do?photoId=6220065 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He founded Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmmaker falls to death from train |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/02/stories/2010040255750400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407085227/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/02/stories/2010040255750400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 April 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 April 2010 |access-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref> and was former Head of the Department of Hindi at [[Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram Kerala|Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala]].<ref name="thehindu20071027">{{cite news |title=Work in Hindi receives recognition |url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/27/stories/2007102750110200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029204615/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/27/stories/2007102750110200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=27 October 2007 |access-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref> He received the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development]]’s award for Hindi writers in non-Hindi speaking areas for 2004-05<ref name="thehindu20071027" /> and the 2008 Maharashtra Hindi Sahitya Academy award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hindi scholar donates prize money to students |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/02/stories/2008040250910200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409040237/http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/02/stories/2008040250910200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 April 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2 April 2008 |access-date=11 October 2011 }}</ref> He has campaigned to have Hindi declared [[Languages with official status in India|India's official language]].<ref name="thehindu20051203" /> |
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He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award [[Padma Shri]] 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Padma Awards 2020 Announced |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=197647 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=The Hindu Net Desk |title=Full list of 2020 Padma awardees |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/full-list-of-2020-padma-awardees/article30656841.ece |work=The Hindu |date=26 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> |
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He was an adviser to fifteen ministries from 1982 to 2009. He was awarded a research fellowship by U.G.C and Emeritus Professor of U.G.C. |
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Nearly hundred paintings were drawn by Nair, and the one-man shows by Nair have been exhibited at Kerala House New Delhi inaugurated by Dr. Karan Singh, the famous Kashmiri Maharaja. And in Kerala at the museum hall the works of painting of Nair have been exhibited and the function has been inaugurated by R. Balakrishna Pillai Transport Minister of Kerala. The well-known art critic Sri.K.P. Padmanabhan Thampi also participated in the function. |
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⚫ | He writes in Hindi and [[Malayalam]]. He is a poet, novelist, dramatist, story writer, research scholar, painter and critic in art and literary fields. He received seven national awards along with fifty-nine other awards. Honored and awarded in the third [[World Hindi Conference|world Hindi conference]] at [[New Delhi]] along with [[Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai]] and other well-known writers of the Hindi world. |
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⚫ | Nair wrote more than fifty introductions to the works of other writers. He has written more than 800 periodical articles. He published fifty six books. More than a dozen of his books were selected as textbooks by [[List of universities in India|Indian Universities]]. Seven professors have taken PhDs on his work. |
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Nair produced nearly one hundred paintings. He has exhibited at [[Kerala House]] New Delhi. |
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Nair has the credit of having six students received Doctoral Degrees. |
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Foreign Minister of Government of India Sree Narasimha Rao, The communication Minister Sree Lal Krishna Adwani and his Excellency Rachaya the Governor of Kerala presented Abhinadana Grandh to Nair at various functions. |
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Latest revision as of 00:57, 26 June 2024
N. Chandrasekharan Nair is a noted Hindi scholar.[1] He founded Kerala Hindi Sahitya Academy[2] and was former Head of the Department of Hindi at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[3] He received the Ministry of Human Resource Development’s award for Hindi writers in non-Hindi speaking areas for 2004-05[3] and the 2008 Maharashtra Hindi Sahitya Academy award.[4] He has campaigned to have Hindi declared India's official language.[1]
He is the recipient of India's highly prestigious award Padma Shri 2020 for his work in the field of literature and education.[5][6]
Career
[edit]He was an adviser to fifteen ministries from 1982 to 2009. He was awarded a research fellowship by U.G.C and Emeritus Professor of U.G.C.
Writing
[edit]He writes in Hindi and Malayalam. He is a poet, novelist, dramatist, story writer, research scholar, painter and critic in art and literary fields. He received seven national awards along with fifty-nine other awards. Honored and awarded in the third world Hindi conference at New Delhi along with Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai and other well-known writers of the Hindi world.
Nair wrote more than fifty introductions to the works of other writers. He has written more than 800 periodical articles. He published fifty six books. More than a dozen of his books were selected as textbooks by Indian Universities. Seven professors have taken PhDs on his work.
Painting
[edit]Nair produced nearly one hundred paintings. He has exhibited at Kerala House New Delhi.
Organizations
[edit]He was elected chairman of the Gandhi Centenary Committee in Ottapalam and has been elected vice-president of the same in Palakkad district. Nair established Gandhi Vignan Bhavan in Ottapalam and constituted a committee for running that institution.
Nair established many committees of students such as Gandhi Peace Corps, Bharath Yuvak Samaj etc.
Nair was a member of Sreerammakrishna Ashramam Ottapalam. He presided over many functions there.
Kerala Hindi Sahitiya Academy
[edit]In 1980 Kerala Hindi Sahitiya Academy was started as a Sanstha in Trivandrum. The main aims and objectives of the KHSA are to promote and protect the nation's integration through literary and cultural activities. The organization was started by a working committee headed by Nair.
The academy was inaugurated on 13 June 1982 and registered as a charitable society. The first Sahitiya Puraskar by the academy was awarded to Sri Dev Keraliya. Over the years, the organization encouraged hundreds of writers. These writers are rewarded on a regular basis for their originality and commitment to Hindi. The organization established an atmosphere and a literary trend for Hindi languages across the State. The institution has a research library. KHSA has published many books, some of whichwere awarded at a national level. Six students earned Doctoral Degrees under the program.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Photo Id: 6220065". The Hindu. 3 December 2005. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Filmmaker falls to death from train". The Hindu. 2 April 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Work in Hindi receives recognition". The Hindu. 27 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Hindi scholar donates prize money to students". The Hindu. 2 April 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ "Padma Awards 2020 Announced". pib.gov.in.
- ^ The Hindu Net Desk (26 January 2020). "Full list of 2020 Padma awardees". The Hindu.
- Living people
- Hindi-language poets
- Indian male novelists
- Indian male dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century Indian painters
- Indian male poets
- Malayalam-language novelists
- Poets from Kerala
- Painters from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian novelists
- Novelists from Kerala
- Dramatists and playwrights from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian male writers