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[[File:Bhargavan Pillai.jpg|thumb|Pillai during official days]]<br />
'''G. Bhargavan Pillai''' (1933–2009), published under the name '''Ji Bhārggavanpiḷḷa''', was an Indian writer on [[folklore]] in [[Kerala]]. <br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
G. Bhargavan Pillai was born in 1933<ref name=openlibauthor/> into a Mundakkal family from [[Kudassanad]]u, a small village in [[Alappuzha|Alappey]] district (near [[Pandalam]]), Kerala.{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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He earned his degree from [[NSS College Pandalam|Pandalam NSS College]] in [[botany]], and also earned a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] from [[Kerala University|University College of Kerala]] in [[Malayalam]].{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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==Career==<br />
[[File:G.Bhargavan Pillai.jpg|thumb|G. Bhargavan Pillai during retirement]]<br />
Pillai worked as a producer for [[All India radio]] for over 30 years, retiring in 1991.{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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He was founding chair of [[Kerala Folklore Academy]], located at [[Kannur]], Kerala.{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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He published many books, sometimes recorded under the name Ji Bhārggavanpiḷḷa.<ref name=worldcat>{{cite web | title=au="Bhārggavanpiḷḷa, Ji" [Search Results]| website=Worldcat | url=https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=au=%22Bha%CC%84rggavanpil%CC%A3l%CC%A3a%2C%20Ji%22 | access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref name=openlib>{{cite web | title=Malayalam Folk drama | website=[[Open Library]] | url=https://openlibrary.org/subjects/malayalam_folk_drama | access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref> <br />
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One of his most well-known works is ''Kakkarissinatakam'' (1976; [[Malayalam]]: ''Kākkariśśināṭakaṃ: gavēṣaṇagrandhaṃ''), a book on [[Kakkarissi Natakam]], a [[folk arts|folk art]] of Kerala.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keralatourism.org/artforms/kakkarissi-natakam/20|title=Kakkarissi Natakam - a satirical dance-drama, Performing art}}</ref><ref name=openlibauthor>{{cite web | title=Ji Bhārggavanpiḷḷa | website=Open Library | date=28 August 2008 | url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL649325A/Ji_Bha%CC%84rggavanpil%CC%A3l%CC%A3a | access-date=25 May 2025}}</ref><ref>[https://find.uoc.ac.in/Record/228659 ''Kakkarissi Natakam''], library catalogue entry at the [[University of Calicut]]</ref><br />
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== Recognition and awards ==<br />
* 1977: Senior fellowship from the [[Government of India|Indian Government]] for his research works in traditional art forms of Kerala{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
* 1986: Scholarship from the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
* 1994: [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi Award]], category Keraleeya Kalakal<ref>{{cite web | title=Fellowship List| website= [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] | date=2 July 2017 | url=http://www.keralasangeethanatakaakademi.in/fellowship_awards.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301174252/http://www.keralasangeethanatakaakademi.in/fellowship_awards.html | archive-date=1 March 2016 | url-status=dead | access-date=25 May 2025}} See no. 32, Keraleeya Kalakal</ref><br />
* 1996: [[Revathi Pattathanam|Revathi Pattathanam Award]]{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
Pillai died on 17 April 2009 at the age of 75, in [[Trivandrum]].{{cn|date=May 2025}}<br />
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== Selected works ==<br />
His major works include:<ref name=worldcat/><br />
* Porottu Nadakaum Mattum<br />
* Keralathile Paananmar Paadunnu<br />
* Mathilerikanni Paniyalayil<br />
* Radio Nadakam (study) <br />
* ''Kakkarissinadakam'' (1976)<br />
* "Aalayaal Thara Venam" (folk song)<br />
* Nattarangu: Vikasaum Parinaamavum<br />
* Ithihaasa Puthrikal<br />
* Poomukham<br />
* E.V. yude Jeevacharithram<br />
* Pandalam K.P. - Kavyajeevitham<br />
* Akashavaniyil Innale<br />
* Naadodi Nadakangalude Pinnale<br />
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== References ==<br />
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