Category
page 1Writers from Kerala
Ādi Shankara
8th-century Hindu philosopher and theologian- Restorer of “Dashanami Sampradaya”.
E. M. S. Namboodiripad
Indian communist politician and theorist and first Chief Minister of Kerala state (1909-1998)
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
Indian author (1908–1994)
Kavalam Madhava Panikkar
Indian author and diplomat (1895-1963)
M. Leelavathy
Indian writer and academic
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
novelist and short story writer of Malayalam language (1912–1999)
V. P. Menon
Indian civil servant (1893-1965)
Abraham Kovoor
Sri Lankan rationalist and professor (1898–1978)

Leela Devi
Indian writer
O. V. Vijayan
Indian cartoonist
Lalitha Lenin
Indian poet and academic
Rekha Raj
Indian Dalit and feminist thinker, social activist and writer (born 1978)

Dharma Raja
Maharaja of Travancore
N. V. Krishna Warrier
Indian academic and poet (1916–1989)
Aswathy Thirunal Gowri Lakshmi Bayi
Indo-Anglian writer

Zainuddin Makhdoom II
Indian Islamic jurisprudent (Fiqh)
Achyuta Pisharati
Indian academic
Chandiroor Divakaran
Indian writer
Sithara S.
Indian writer

T. Padmanabhan
Indian short story writer
K. N. Ezhuthachan
Indian academic
Premji
Mullamangalath Parameshwaran Bhattathiripad (23 September 1908 – 10 August 1998), commonly known as M. P. Bhatathirippad or Premji, was a social reformer, cultural leader and actor from Kerala state, India. Premji joined Yogakshema Sabha and worked with V. T. Bhattathiripad, E. M. S. Namboodiripad and his brother M. R. Bhattathiripad in the fight against the casteism and conservatism that existed in the Nambudiri community. Premji was also a noted stage and film actor who won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the film Piravi.
M. K. Sanu
Indian writer
Kuttikrishna Marar
Indian writer
Thomas Isaac
Indian politician
Gabriel Chiramel
Educationist (1914-2017)
C. R. Rajagopalan
Indian folklore researcher
R. Narayanapaniker
Malayalam Writer
Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
Indian poet (1939-2021)
K. Rekha
Malayalam writer
P. K. Manthri
cartoonist (1933–1984)
Sheikh Muhammad Karakunnu
Kerala Jamaat-e-Islami worker
Sabeena Rafi
Indian essayist and historian of Malayalam literature
Padmanabhan Palpu
Indian bacteriologist
Toms
Indian cartoonist (1929–2016)
Bichu Thirumala
Indian lyricist
M. Sukumaran
Indian writer

P. Govinda Pillai
Veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and ideologue
Attoor Krishna Pisharody
Sanskrit scholar, teacher and writer
M. K. K. Nair
Indian Administrative Service Officer
D. K. Chowta
Indian businessman
Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai
Indian artist
Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
Indian writer
M. P. Parameswaran
Indian physicist
Ambikasuthan Mangad
Indian Malayalam language writer
Hridayakumari
Hridayakumari (1930 – 8 November 2014) was an Indian writer, educator, scholar, translator, and orator. She wrote primarily in the Malayalam language, and in 1991, was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Academy Award for her book, Kalpanikatha.
Shahina EK
South Indian contemporary short story writer
Prakash Verghese Benjamin
Indian physician
Kesavan Veluthat
Indian historian (b. 1951)
Kallen Pokkudan
environmentalist

Krishna Chaithanya
writer
Sashi Kumar
Indian journalist, media entrepreneur, film director and actor
Kutty Kunju Thankachi
Indian composer and writer of Malayalam literature (1820-1904)
Palliyara Sreedharan
Indian writer
Sunil P Ilayidom
Indian writer
Aswathy Sreekanth
Indian radio host, television anchor and writer
K. K. Neelakantan
Indian ornithologist
S. Guptan Nair
Indian writer
Abu Abraham
Cartoonist, journalist, author (1924–2002)
P. K. Narayana Pillai
Sanskrit writer