Manamboor Rajan Babu

His poems have been translated into English, Hindi, Tamil and other languages. In 2018, for outstanding contributions in the field of Malayalam literature, he has been awarded Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.

• Name — Manamboor Rajan Babu • Native Name — മണമ്പൂർ രാജൻ ബാബു • Birth Name — Rajan Babu • Born — 10 October 1948 • Birthplace — Manamboor, Travancore, India • Citizenship — India • Occupation — writer • Genre — poems • Parents — M. Sivasankaran, G. Bhargavi • Spouse — Suma • Awards — Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions

Rajan Babu was born on 10 October 1948, in Manampur village in Thiruvananthapuram district to M. Sivasankaran and G. Bhargavi. Started career as a teacher in Thiruvananthapuram, he came to Malappuram district in 1976 as a clerk in the Kerala Police department. He had to stay out of service for a year and a half for writing a story called Discipline in a story magazine. The department issued a memo finding that it was an article criticizing superior officers. He was suspended from service, by rejecting his reply stating that it was an imaginary story and not an article critical of anyone. Prominent writers have come out in favor of the narrator, calling for the protection of democratic values such as civil liberties and freedom of expression. He was reinstated after a year and a half. He retired from the service as an Administrative Assistant in the Malappuram District Police Superintendent's Office. He was a member of Cultural Publications Advisory Board of Government of Kerala and editorial board member of Samskarika Keralam.

He is settled in Malappuram with his wife Suma.

• Service Kavithakal (poetry collection) • Iruttara Kavithakal(poetry collection) • Kanisham Muthassi • Police Campile Ezhuthu Jeevitham (Memoirs) • Panante Paattu • Swathandryathinte Chihnam • Verumoru Moshtavaya Njan • Nerinte Niram • Kavithayude Pettakam • Aval • Janakodikalude E. M. S.