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'''K. P. Sankaran''' (born 15 May 1939) is a [[Malayalam|Malayalam–language]] literary critic from [[Kerala]], India.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091013100344/http://www.thehindu.com/2009/05/16/stories/2009051654570300.htm "Literary criticism a victim of terminology: Azhikode"]. [[Chennai|Madras]]: ''[[The Hindu]]''. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref> Born in [[Painkulam]] in [[Trichur district]] of the erstwhile [[Kingdom of Cochin]] (now part of India), he was a teacher at [[St. Berchmans College|Changanacherry S.B. College]], [[Sree Kerala Varma College|Trichur Kerala Varma College]] and [[Regional Institute of Education, Mysore|Mysore Regional Institute of Education]] from where he retired in 2001. He resides with his wife Kamala Devi in Kottapparambu near Chelavoor, [[Calicut]] since 2019. He has authored around 30 books.<ref>P. N. Vijayan (11 December 2022). [https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/k-p-sankaran-writer-malayalam-literature-100th-birthday-writer-p-n-vijayan-writes-mathrubhumi-1.8124159 "'അധ്യാപകന്‍ എന്നനിലയില്‍ കെ.പി. ശങ്കരനെക്കുറിച്ച് പറയാന്‍ ഒരു വാക്കുമാത്രം മതി, സൗമനസ്യം'"]. [[Calicut]]: ''[[Mathrubhumi]]'' (in Malayalam). Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.madhyamam.com/culture/literature/literary-critic-kp-sankaran-84-1105866 "സാഹിത്യനിരൂപകൻ കെ.പി. ശങ്കരൻ ശതാഭിഷേക നിറവിൽ"]. [[Calicut]]: ''[[Madhyamam]]'' (in Malayalam). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.manoramaonline.com/district-news/kozhikode/2022/12/11/kozhikode-poet-kp-sankarans-84th-birthday.html "തേടിയതെപ്പോഴും കവിതയുടെ കാതൽ; അധ്യാപനത്തിലും സ്വന്തം വഴി തെളിച്ച കാവ്യനിരൂപകൻ കെ.പി.ശങ്കരന് ഇന്നു ശതാഭിഷേകം"]. [[Kottayam]]: ''[[Malayala Manorama]]'' (in Malayalam). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.janmabhumi.in/news/main%20article/kp-shankars-centenary-today "െ.പി. ശങ്കരന് ഇന്ന് ശതാഭിഷേകം: വിമര്‍ശനത്തിന്റെ സാത്വികവിശുദ്ധി"]. [[Cochin]]: ''[[Janmabhumi]]'' (in Malayalam). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>

==Works==
* ''Sameepanam'' (1970). [[Calicut]]: Poorna Publications
* ''Rithuparivarthanam'' (1972). [[Calicut]]: Poorna Publications
* ''Navakam'' (1988). [[Calicut]]: Poorna Publications
* ''Anuseelanam'' (2002). [[Trichur]]: Current Books
* ''Abhivadhyam'' (2005). [[Trichur]]: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]
* ''Thriveni'' (2005). [[Trichur]]: Current Books
* ''Sapthakam'' (2009). [[Trichur]]: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]
* ''C. S. Nair: Nammude Sahitya Vimarshanathinte Sukranakshatram'' (2013). Sukapuram: Vallathol Vidyapeetham
* ''Mattoru Vailoppilly'' (2015). Sukapuram: Vallathol Vidyapeetham
* ''Akkithaperuma'' (2022). Sukapuram: Vallathol Vidyapeetham<ref>[https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kerala-1.7969042 "എടപ്പാളിൽ അക്കിത്തം സാഹിത്യോത്സവം ശനിയാഴ്ച തുടങ്ങും"]. [[Calicut]]: ''Mathrubhumi''. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* ''Kavitha Hridayam''
* ''Gandhi Kavithakal: Pathanam''
* ''[[Adhyatma Ramayana]]m: Samshodhanam, Vyakhyanam''
* ''[[Hari Nama Keerthanam]]: Vyakhyanam''
* ''[[Mahabharata]]m: Oru Punarvayana''
* ''[[Jnanappana]]: Vyakhyanam''

==Awards==
* 2004: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism]] (''Anuseelanam'')<ref>[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Mal_Awards.htm "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130426134403/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Mal_Awards.htm |date=26 April 2013 }} (in Malayalam). [[Trichur]]: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]]. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2008: [[Deviprasadam Trust Award]]<ref>[https://www.namboothiri.com/articles/awards.htm "Awards, Trusts and Scholarships: 2: Deviprasaadam Trust"]. Namboothiri.com. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2012: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions]]<ref>[http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/article/news/2650/ "എം.പി വീരേന്ദ്രകുമാറിനും സക്കറിയക്കും സാഹിത്യഅക്കാദമി വിശിഷ്ടാംഗത്വം"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20131011134540/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/article/news/2650/#selection-263.0-263.68 |date=11 October 2013 }} (in Malayalam). Calicut: ''Mathrubhumi''. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2017: [[Cherukad Award]]<ref>[https://www.deshabhimani.com/news/kerala/news-kerala-24-10-2017/680491 "ചെറുകാട് അവാര്‍ഡ് പ്രൊഫ. കെ പി ശങ്കരന്"]. [[Calicut]]: ''[[Deshabhimani]]'' (in Malayalam). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2019: [[S. Guptan Nair]] Award<ref>[https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=41626&u=k-p-sankaran-41626 "കെ.പി. ശങ്കരന് എസ്.ഗുപ്തൻനായർ പുരസ്കാരം"]. [[Trivandrum]]: ''[[Kerala Kaumudi]]'' (in Malayalam). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2019: Vyloppilli Jayanthi Award<ref>[https://www.madhyamam.com/local-news/thrissur/611016 "വൈലോപ്പിള്ളി ജയന്തി പുരസ്കാരം പ്രഫ. കെ.പി. ശങ്കരന്"]. Calicut: ''Madhyamam'' (in Malayalam). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.</ref>
* 2021: [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/state-sahitya-akademi-fellowships-for-vaisakhan-kp-sankaran/article65689827.ece |title=State Sahitya Akademi fellowships for Vaisakhan, K.P. Sankaran |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Madras |date=27 July 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref>
* 2023: [[List of Malayalam literary awards#Akkitham Award|Akkitham Award]]<ref>{{cite news |title=തപസ്യ അക്കിത്തം പുരസ്കാരം കെ.പി. ശങ്കരന് |newspaper=Mathrubhumi |date=26 November 2023 |url=https://newspaper.mathrubhumi.com/palakkad/news/palakkad-1.9103859 |access-date=2 April 2024 }}</ref>
* K. P. Narayana Pisharody Award
* Dr. C. P. Menon Memorial Award

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