V. Aravindakshan
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BornOctober 17, 1930
Occupationwriter, translator, marxist thinker, lecturer, journalist
V. Aravindakshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 17, 1930 |
| Died | 26 December 2015 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | writer, translator, marxist thinker, lecturer, journalist |
| Language | Malayalam, English |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism Kerala Sahitya Akademi lifetime achievement award |
V. Aravindakshan (17 October 1930 – 26 December 2015) was an Indian writer, marxist thinker, lecturer and journalist from Kerala. In 1999, he won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism.[1] He was the first to translate many Marxist classics into Malayalam. In 2002, Kerala Sahithya Academy honoured him with a lifetime achievement award. In addition to many independent works, Aravindakshan has translated more than twenty literature works into Malayalam.[2]