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K. G. Sankara Pillai Age, Family, Biography

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Education: Post Graduate

Hometown: Chavara, Kerala

Age: 77 Years

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Profession	Poet
Physical Stats
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Grey
Career
Notable Books	• Kochiyile Vrikshangal (1993) • K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969-1996 (1997) • KGS Kavithakal 1997-2007 (2007)
Awards, Honours	1998: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for 'K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal' (1969-1996) 2002: Sahitya Akademi Award for 'K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal' (1969-1996) 2008: P. Kunhiraman Nair Award 2009: Odakkuzhal Award 2009: Habib Valappad Award 2011: Pandalam Kerala Varma Award for 'KGS Kavithakal' (1997-2007) 2018: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship 2020: Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award 2025: Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1948
Age (as of 2025)	77 Years
Birthplace	Chavara, Kerala, India
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Chavara, Kerala
College/University	• S. N. College, Kollam, Kerala • University of Kerala
Educational Qualification	Post Graduate
Family
Parents	Father- A. N. Gopala Pillai Mother- G. Bhavani Amma

Some Lesser Know Facts About K. G. Sankara Pillai

K. G. Sankara Pillai began his career in literature as a lecturer in 1971.

Pillai gained recognition in the 1970s with the publication of his poem ‘Bengal,’ which established him as a notable modernist poet from Kerala.

Over the years, he became widely regarded as one of Kerala’s leading modernist poets.

His literary works in Malayalam have been translated into many Indian languages, as well as into international languages such as Chinese, French, German, English, and Sinhala.

Pillai retired in 2002 as the Principal of Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, concluding a long teaching career.

Apart from being a poet, he is an accomplished translator, rendering poems from various parts of the world into Malayalam.

He has served as the editor for significant literary journals such as Prasakthi (a radical political magazine), whose third issue was seized by the police in 1974, and Samakaleena Kavitha (1991-1996).

Pillai authored Samvidhayaka Sankalpam, a collection of writings on various aspects of theatre.

He has been actively involved in human rights and civil rights work in Kerala, serving as the Chairperson of Jananeethi, a prominent human rights organisation.