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'''M. K. Ramachandran''' is a writer from [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]].<ref name="Journey to fame">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/15/stories/2006121500130200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103171250/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/12/15/stories/2006121500130200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2007|title=Journey to fame|last=Nair|first=Aparna|date=15 December 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-04}}</ref> In 2005 he won the [[Kerala Sahithya Academy]] award for his first book, ''Uttarakhandiloode - Kailas Mansarovar Yatra''.<ref name="Journey to fame" /> His other books are ''Thapobhoomi Uttarakhand'', ''Adi Kailasa Yathra'' and ''Devabhoomiyiloode'' .<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355960300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090427204951/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/23/stories/2009042355960300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2009|title=Travelogue to be released |date=23 April 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/br/2006/05/23/stories/2006052300281602.htm|title=Mystique of the Garhwal |last=B. R. P. Bhaskar|date=23 May 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-08-04}}</ref> <br />
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Ramachandran was born in 1953 at [[Kechery]] in [[Thrissur district]]. His parents were late Machingal Krishnan Ezhuthachan and late Narangalil Vadakkevalappil Devaki Amma. He completed his studies at Puttekkara St. Sebastians' School, Thrissur Sree Keralavarma College and Thrissur St. Thomas College. He is a disciple of the veteran Sanskrit scholar [[K. P. Narayana Pisharody]]. He was one of the first persons from Kerala who conducted Kailas Mansarovar Yatra, which he conducted in 2001. His first book, 'Uttarkhandiloode - Kailas Mansarovar Yatra' was published in 2003 and narrates this experience. His second book, 'Thapoobhoomi Uttarkhand', was published in 2005, and that book was written on his Char Dham tour and also other pilgrim spots in the northern state [[Uttarakhand]]. His third book, 'Adi Kailasa Yathra', was published in 2008, and it narrates his experience with the peaks [[Om Parvat]] and Kailash located in Uttarakhand. His fourth book, 'Devabhoomiyiloode', was published in 2012, and it narrates his experiences with [[Kinnaur Kailash|Kinnaur]], [[Shrikant Mahadev Kailash|Shrikant Mahadev]] and [[Manimahesh Kailash|Manimahesh]] Kailash & also his [[Sikkim]] tour. He is perhaps the only person who visited [[Panch Kailash|all five Kailash]]. In 2014, he also published a collection of short stories called 'Nilavum Nizhalukalum'. In 2016, his another travelogue 'Dakinimarude Hridaya Bhoomiyiloode' was released. All his books were published by [[Current Books]], Thrissur. His travelogues have been sold for many copies year by year.{{fact|date=August 2018}} He is married to Geetha, and has three children. His wife and younger son Sarath are also popular travellers, who shot to fame through their Kailash pilgrimage in 2018.<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* [[Kerala Sahithya Academy]] Award 2005 for ''Uttarakhandiloode - Kailas Mansarovar Yatra''<br />
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