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| name = K. V. Thikkurissi<br />
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| birth_date = 1932<br />
| birth_place = [[Marthandam]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date|2021|05|05|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]<br />
| occupation = Poet, Writer, Teacher<br />
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'''K. V. Thikkurissi''' (born '''V. V. Krishna Varman Nair'''; 1932 – 5 May 2021) was a [[Malayalam]] author who wrote books in different genres including poetry, children's fiction, biography and travelogues.<ref name="passing_eng_mathrub">{{cite web |url= https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/writer-kv-thikkurissi-succumbs-to-covid-19-1.5642232/|title = Writer KV Thikkurissi succumbs to Covid-19|accessdate= 2021-05-05|work = Mathrubhumi (English)|date=2021-05-05}}</ref><br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in Thikkurissi in [[Marthandam]], he started his literary career in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] following the separation of [[Kanyakumari district|Kanyakumari]] from Thiruvananthapuram. He won an award from the [[Sahitya Akademi|Kendra Sahitya Akademi]] for his poem ''Bhakranangal'' in 1960.<ref name="passing_eng_mathrub"/><ref name="nationwide">{{cite web |url= https://www.thenationwide.in/kerala/famous-indian-poet-kv-thikkurissi-dies-following-covid-19-infection|title = Famous Indian writer KV Thikkurissi dies following Covid-19 infection|work =Nationwide|accessdate= 2021-05-05|date=2021-05-05}}</ref><ref name="manorama">{{cite web |url= https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/05/05/poet-kv-thikkurissi-passes-away.html|title = K. V. Thikkurissi passes away (Malayalam)|work = Malayala Manorama (Malayalam)|accessdate= 2021-05-05|date=2021-05-05}}</ref> His other noted works include biographies of [[R. Narayana Panickar]] and [[Chattambi Swamikal]] and children's stories about [[Vikramaditya]]. He was a member of the [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]], [[Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Akademi]] and [[Kerala Kalamandalam|Kalamandalam]]. He also worked as a high school teacher in different schools in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref name="passing_eng_mathrub"/> He died on 5 May 2021 from COVID-19.<ref name="passing_eng_mathrub"/><br />
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[[Category:People from Kanyakumari district]]<br />
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