P. K. Rajasekharan

P. K. Rajasekharan

P. K. Rajasekharan (born: February 21, 1966) is a Malayalam literary critic, literary researcher and academician. He authored of series of essays introducing world literature in Malayalam.

Birth, Education

Rajasekharan was born on February 21, 1966 in Karipur near Malayinkeezh in Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala. He completed his Bachelor and Master degrees in Malayalam Literature from University College Trivandrum, Kariyavattam University Campus and received his PhD from Kerala University.

Personal Life

P.K.Rajasekaran worked as a journalist in the past. Currently, he is working as a full-time teacher of literature(?) and as a trainer for civil service examination. Hi is married to Dr. Radhika C. Nair.

Journalism

P.K.Rajasekaran worked as Principal Assistant Editor for the Thiruvananthapuram edition of Mathrubhoomi.

Literary Works

In 1992, P.K.Rajasekharan co-edited with Azad an anthology of essays titled "Novel : Bhodhavum Prathibodhavum" which started debates about post modernism in Malayalam literature. His subsequent book on O V Vijayan called PitruKadikaram established his critical outlook. His other books Ekantha Nagarangal and Andhanaya Daivam about Malyalam Novels are considered significant works in Kerala novel studies.

P.K.Rajasekaran has been writing literary series in weeklies, introducing contemporary European and American literature to the general public, which have been published as separate volumes.

Literary Research

P.K.Rajasekharan and P. Venugopalan found that the novel 'Indulekha' (Author O.Chandu Menon, Tamil translation by Ka. Appadurai), considered one of the first Novels in Malayalam which emphasizes women's emancipation and education was heavily edited and truncated in many of the editions for the past several decades.