Edappally Raghavan Pillai

Edappally Raghavan Pillai (30 May 1909 – 4 July 1936) was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature and a close associate of Changampuzha Krishna Pillai. The pair, the front-runners of romanticism in Malayalam, was considered by many as the Shelley and Keats combination of Malayalam poetry. Kesari Balakrishna Pillai compared Pillai to the Italian poet, Giacomo Leopardi.

Edappally Raghavan Pillai
Born(1909-05-30)May 30, 1909
Edapally, Kingdom of Cochin, British India
DiedJuly 4, 1936(1936-07-04) (aged 27)
Kollam, Kerala, India
OccupationPoet, writer
NationalityIndian
Notable works
  • Maninadam
  • Thushara Haram
  • Hrudaya Smitham
Relatives
  • Pavathu Neelakanda Pillai (father)
  • Kalyani Amma (mother)
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