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| birth_place = [[Mulakulam]], [[Travancore]]<br />
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| death_place = [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[social worker]]<br />
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'''Chemmanam Chacko''' (March 7, 1926 – August 14, 2018) was an Indian satirical poet from [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He died on 15 August 2018 at the age of 92 at his residence in [[Padamugal]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/chemmanam-chacko-dead/article24694006.ece|title=Chemmanam Chacko dead|last=Bureau|first=Kochi|date=2018-08-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 August 2018|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Chacko was born on 7 March 1926, in the village of [[Mulakulam]] in erstwhile [[Travancore]]. His father was an [[Priest#Christianity|Orthodox Christian priest]]. He did his early schooling in Saint Joseph's school, [[Piravom]], and went on to receive his BA honours in [[Malayalam literature]] with first rank from [[University College, Trivandrum]]. He worked as a professor at [[Mar Ivanios College]] and the Department of Malayalam, [[University of Kerala]].<br />
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== Poetry ==<br />
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Chacko's first published poem was 'Munnottu' (Forward) which appeared in a local weekly in 1946. The poem 'Kanakaaksharangal' published in 1967 brought him popularity. Chemmanam is famed for efficiently utilising [[satire]] in his poems as a means of social and political critique.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/09/stories/2010040953910400.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100414122108/http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/09/stories/2010040953910400.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=14 April 2010| title=A war of verse | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]]| date=9 April 2010}}</ref> His poetic style has often drawn comparison to the early Malayalam language poet [[Kunjan Nambiar]]. His 1977 poetry collection ''Rajapatha'' won the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award]]. He was conferred with the lifetime achievement award for literature by the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] in 2006. He received the Mahakavi Pandalam Keralavarma Award for Poetry in 2014.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/15/stories/2006031503760200.htm| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907155144/http://www.hindu.com/2006/03/15/stories/2006031503760200.htm| url-status=dead| archive-date=7 September 2006| title=Honour for a poet's lifetime work | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]]| date=15 March 2006}}</ref><br />
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===List of poems===<br />
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*''Vilamparam'' (Proclamation) (1947)<br />
*''Kanakaaksharangal'' (Golden Letters) (1967)<br />
*''Nellu'' (Rice) (1968)<br />
*''Innu'' (Today) (1969)<br />
*''Puthari'' (Fresh Rice) (1970)<br />
*''Asthram'' (Arrow) (1971)<br />
*''Agneyaasthram'' (Fire-arrow) (1972)<br />
*''Dukkhanthinte Chiri'' (Laughter of sorrow) (1973)<br />
*''Aavanazhi'' (Quiver) (1974)<br />
*''Jaithrayaathra'' (Victory Parade) (1975)<br />
*''Rajapaatha'' (Royal Path) (1976)<br />
*''Daahajalam'' (Water for Thirst) (1981)<br />
*''Bhoomikulukkam'' (Earthquake) (1983)<br />
*''Ampum Villum'' (Bow and Arrow) (1986)<br />
*''Raajavinu Vasthramilla'' (King is naked) (1989)<br />
*''Aalilla Kaserakal'' (Empty Chairs) (1991)<br />
*''Chinteru'' (Plane - as in tool for timber work) (1995)<br />
*''Narma Sankadam'' (Light Sadness) (1997)<br />
*''Onnu Onnu Randaayiram'' (1-1-2000) (2000)<br />
*''Ottayaal Pattaalam'' (One-man Army) (2003)<br />
*''Ottayaante Choonduviral'' (Pointing finger of a lone Elephant) (2007)<br />
*''Akshara Poraattam'' (War of Words) (2009)<br />
*''Akshara Poraali'' (Warrior of words) (2010)<br />
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== References ==<br />
https://web.archive.org/web/20170103094448/http://www.kaumudi.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=74461<br />
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==External links==<br />
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* [http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/browse-books.cgi Malayalam authors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180811171042/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/browse-books.cgi |date=11 August 2018 }}<br />
* [http://indulekha.biz/index.php?route=product/author/product&author_id=943 Collection of poems and essays by Chemmanam Chacko]<br />
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/ignore-malayalam-at-societys-peril-says-poet/article2655175.ece Speech by Chemmanam]<br />
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