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'''K. Raghavan Pillai''' (1920–1987) was a writer and scholar of [[Kerala]], India.{{Citation needed|date=January 2014}}<br />
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He, a well known novelist, was born in November 1920 in Puliyur, near [[Chengannur]] in [[Kottayam]] district. His parents were N. Sankara and Lakshmy Pillai. After earning a master's degree in [[Sanskrit]], he obtained a PhD from [[London]]{{clarify|reason=many universities/colleges in London|date=December 2011}} and worked there from 1948 to 1951 as Research Assistant.<br />
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Upon returning to Kerala, Pillai worked as a lecturer in Sanskrit at [[University College, Trivandrum|University College]], [[Trivandrum]] between 1951 and 1955, and then as professor at the [[Academy of Asian Studies San Francisco]] from 1956 to 1958. From 1958 he was Curator and Head of the Manuscripts Library, Trivandrum, until 1966, when he became Director of the Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library there.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} He left that post in 1982.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}<br />
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In 1955 Pillai visited China as a member of a delegation of educational experts, and he was a member of many academic bodies and committees. He died on 25 April 1987.<ref>Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C.Books; Kottayam</ref><ref>Sahithyakara Directory ; Kerala Sahithya Academy,Thrissur</ref><br />
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==Major works==<br />
*''Studies in the Vākyapadīya''<br />
*''Ezhuhachan''<br />
*''Malyalappiravi''<br />
*''Ente London Jeevitham''<br />
*''Krithi Oru krishibhoomi''<br />
*''Sartrinte Asthithwa Darsanam''<br />
*''Ardhathinte Athirthikal''<br />
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