P. Govinda Pillai
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P. Govinda Pillai | |
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| Born | 23 May 1926 |
| Died | 22 November 2012 (aged 86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Politician |
P. Govinda Pillai (23 May 1926 – 22 November 2012) was a veteran Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader and ideologue from Kerala, India, and former Chief Editor of Deshabhimani.
Biography[edit]
Pillai was born on 23 May 1926 in Pulluvazhi, Perumbavoor, in a Nair family, the son of Parameswaran Pillai and Parukuttyamma. He graduated with BA Hons. from St.Xaviers', Mumbai. He was elected as a member of Thiru-Kochi Assembly in 1951 and later as a member of the Kerala Assembly 1967–70. He was the Kerala Press Academy Chairman 1981–82.
Pillai wrote and spoke widely on the subject of fine arts and served as the Chairman of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation and as the founding Director of the Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT).[1]
Pillai often appeared on Kairali TV, commenting on national and international events. His unfavorable critical remarks about E.M.S. Namboodiripad on various issues invited fierce backlash from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) politburo. The party saw it as "grave indiscipline" and publicly censured him on the issue. However, in 2010, he received the Janasevana Praveen from the V. Sambasivan Foundation.[2]
He died on 22 November 2012 in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.[3]
Bibliography[edit]
Books[edit]
- Marxum mooladhanavum (Marx and Capital)
- Isangalkkippuram (Within "ism"s)
- Marxist saundaryashastram, udbhavavum valarchayum (Marxist aesthetics: origin and growth)
- Bhudakaalavum Munvidhiyum (Past and Prejudice)
- Frederick Engels – Snigdhanaya Sahakari Varishtanaya viplavakari
- Mar Gregoriosinte Mathavum Marxisavum (Religion and Marxism of Mar Gregorios)
- EMS um Malayala Sahityavum (EMS and Kerala literature)
- Kerala Navodhanam Oru Marxist Veekshanam Vol 1 (Kerala renaissance: A Marxist perspective Vol 1)
- Kerala Navodhanam Oru Marxist Veekshanam – Mathacharyar Mathanishedhikal
- Mahabharatham Muthal Communism Vare (From Mahabharatha to Communism)
- Mulkraj Muthal Pavanan Vare (From Mulkraj to Pavanan)
- Aagolavalkaranam Maadhyamam Samskaram (Globalization Media Culture)
- EMS Namboothiripad – A Biography
- Charles Darwin;Jeevithavum Kaalavum (2009) (Charles Darwin: life and times)
- Vynjanika viplavam-Oru samskarika charithram (2011) (Knowledge revolution: A cultural history)
- Guide book for Gramcii readers (joint author with EMS)
- samskaravum navodhanavum translated by P. P. Sathyan.
Translations[edit]
- Kaattukadannal (Gadfly by Ethel Lilian Voynich)
- Bhoothakalavum Munvidhikalum (Past and Prejudice by Romila Thapar)
Awards[edit]
- 2007: Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award (Scholarly literature)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "P. Govinda Pillai passes away". Kerala Kaumudi. 23 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "Sambasivan award for P. Govinda Pillai". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Kerala CPM leader P Govindapillai passes away". The Times of India. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ "ഗോവിന്ദപ്പിള്ളയ്ക്ക് ശക്തി അവാര്ഡ്". Webdunia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- "P. Govinda Pillai: Life Sktech" (in Malayalam). Grandhalokam. January 2007
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- Communist Party of India (Marxist) politicians from Kerala
- Politicians from Kochi
- 1926 births
- 2012 deaths
- Malayalam-language journalists
- People from Ernakulam district
- Indian Marxist writers
- Malayalam-language writers
- Writers from Kerala
- 20th-century Indian translators
- Indian political writers
- Kerala MLAs 1957–1959
- Kerala MLAs 1967–1970
- Indian male writers
- 20th-century Indian non-fiction writers
- Journalists from Kerala
- Indian male journalists
- Recipients of the Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award