K. G. Sankara Pillai
- Born
- 1948
- Nationality
- India
- Occupation
- poet
- Honours
- Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award · Sahitya Akademi Award · Gangadhar National Award
- Languages
- Malayalam
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Key facts
• Name — K. G. Sankara Pillai
• Born — 1948
• Occupation — Poet, human rights activist
• Language — Malayalam
• Notable Works — K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969-1996, KGS Kavithakal 1997-2007
• Awards — Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
K. G. Sankara Pillai (born 1948) is an Indian poet. He came into prominence in the 1970s with the publication of the poem "Bengal" and is now one of the most popular among the modernist poets of Kerala. A recipient of the state and central Sahitya Akademi Awards in 1998 and 2002 respectively, his writings in Malayalam have been translated into many Indian languages, as well as Chinese, French, German, English and Sinhala.
He has been a teacher of literature, starting as a lecturer in 1971 and retiring in 2002 from the post of Principal of Maharaja's College, Ernakulam. He is also an accomplished translator, publishing in Malayalam translations of poetry from different parts of the world. He has also been the editor of several important literary journals, such as Prasakthi and Samakaleena Kavitha. He has published a collection of writings on different aspects of theatre, titled Samvidhayaka Sankalpam.
Closely associated with the human rights and civil rights movements in Kerala, Pillai was the Chairperson of Jananeethi, a human rights organisation.
Major works
• Kochiyile Vrikshangal (Mulberry, Kozhikode, 1994)
• K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969-1996 (DC Books, Kottayam, 1997)
• KGS Kavithakal 1997-2007 (DC Books, Kottayam, 2008)
• Samvidhayaka Sankalpam (Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur, 2010)
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Awards
• 1998: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969-1996
• 2002: Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for K. G. Sankara Pillayude Kavithakal 1969-1996
• 2008: P. Kunhiraman Nair Award
• 2009: Odakkuzhal Award
• 2009: Habeeb Valappad Award
• 2011: Pandalam Kerala Varma Poetry Award for KGS Kavithakal 1997-2007
• 2018: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
• 2020: Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan Award
• 2025- Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
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- 1."A legacy of creativity". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- 2."Sankara Pillai's collection of essays released". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- 3.Akademi fellowships for Mukundan, Sankara Pillai. The Hindu. 22 December 2019.
- 4."കടമ്മനിട്ട രാമകൃഷ്ണൻ പുരസ്കാരം കെ.ജി.ശങ്കരപിള്ളയ്ക്ക്". Malayala Manorama. February 19, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- 5.Poet K.G. Sankara Pillai wins Kerala government’s Ezhuthachan prize for literature for 2025. The Hindu. 5. November 2, 2025.
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