Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai (1 August 1900 – 11 February 1971), was an Indian scholar, journalist, philosopher, atheist and critic of Malayalam language. Counted among the prominent literary critics of the language, he wrote a number of books covering the genres of literary criticism and philosophy. He presided over the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, chaired the advisory board of the Kerala Bhasha Institute as an ex-officio member and was a recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award.
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1 August 1900 Kuttipuzha, Paravur Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
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Died |
11 February 1971 (aged 70) Angamali, Ernakulam district, Kerala
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Zodiac | Leo |
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