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Rajesh Chithira

Rajesh Chithira
BornPathanamthitta, Kerala, India
OccupationPoet, short story writer, novelist
Notable works
  • Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal
  • Tequila
  • Ulipechu
  • Jigsaw Puzzle
  • Aadi and Athma
Notable awards
  • Indian Ruminations Poetry Award
  • Bharat Murali Poetry Award
  • Galleria Award
  • Ezhuthola Award
  • Expatriate Book Trust Award
  • 2011 Souhrudham Dot Com Award
Website
www.rajeshchithira.com

Rajesh Chithira is an Indian poet, short story writer and novelist who writes in Malayalam language.[1][2][3] Born in Pathanamthitta, in the south Indian state of Kerala,[4] he has published anthologies containing poems and short stories such as Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal, Tequila, Ulipechu and Jigsaw Puzzle and a children's novel, Aadi and Athma.[5] He has received a number of awards which include Indian Ruminations Poetry Award, Bharat Murali Poetry Award, Galleria Award,[6] Ezhuthola Award, Expatriate Book Trust Award, and Souhrudham Dot Com Award.[4][7]

He was Born to V. N. Ramachandran and Santhamma as their eldest son.[8] Rajesh Chithira is married to Nisha and the couple has two daughters, Akshaya and Saimeera.[9] He lives in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.[4][2]

Selected bibliography

Title Year Form
Unmathathakalude Crash Landingukal[10] 2011 Poetry anthology
Tequila[11] 2014 Poetry anthology
Ulipechu[12] 2016 Poetry anthology
Jigsaw Puzzle[13] 2017 Short story anthology
Aadi and Athma[9][14] 2021 Children's novel
Kallimullinte Ocha[15] 2023 Poetry anthology

See also

References

  1. ^ "രാജാവ് നഗ്നനെന്ന് പറയാൻ ഭയമില്ലാത്തവർ". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b rasheed. "ജലസങ്കീര്‍ത്തനം, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എഴുതിയ കവിതകള്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  3. ^ rasheed. "ചാവ് കടല്‍, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എഴുതിയ കവിതകള്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Says, Sweety. "രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര യുടെ 'ഇക്കോ സിസ്റ്റത്തിലെ പ്രാപ്പിടിയന്മാര്‍' മികച്ച കവിത". Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Images of Dissimilarity". The New Indian Express. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ^ "ഇന്ദു മേനോൻ, തോമസ് ജോസഫ്, വീരാൻകുട്ടി, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എന്നിവർക്ക് ഗലേറിയ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  7. ^ ML (16 October 2022). "Poems by Rajesh Chithira". Modern Literature. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Rajesh Chithira, Author at Spillwords". Spillwords. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ^ a b "ആദി ആൻഡ് ആത്മ പുസ്തകത്തെ കുറിച്ച് നോവലിസ്റ്റ് രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  10. ^ "ഉന്മത്തതകളുടെ ക്രാഷ് ലാന്റിംഗുകള്‍". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Tequila". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  12. ^ "ഈ പേച്ച് മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വീതുളിപ്പേച്ച്". നവമലയാളി - NAVAMALAYALI. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  13. ^ "ജിഗ്സാ പസ്സൽ". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  14. ^ "ആദി ആത്മ". KeralaBookStore.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  15. ^ ചിത്തിര, RAJESH CHITHIRA രാജേഷ് (1 January 2023). "KALLIMULLINTE OCHA കള്ളിമുള്ളിന്റെ ഒച്ച". LOGOS BOOKS. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

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