of the Editors of Keralam, a literary monthly published from Trichur (1932-1934). Managing Editor of Jayabharatham , a Malayalam monthly published from Thevara (1949-1970). Has written Biographical sketches, essays, shortstories and poems in Sanskrit and Malayalam. Has contributed a number of Articles on Arts, literature, upanishads etc. to several leading periodicals. Has translated some well known English and Sanskrit works into Malayalam. Has broadcast Radio talks and Poems on various subjects from AIR for several years. Hobbies Portrait painting and Sculpture were his hobbies. Portraits of both Rabindranath Tagore and John Henry Newman were painted by him in 1932 and '33 and both are still preserved at St. Thomas College, Thrissur. List of publications Malayalam Bharata Shilpikal - Biographical sketches (1952). Balanagaram - Translation of Boys Town (1953). Pathimoonnu Kathakal - 13 short stories (1955). Police kathakal - Detective stories in four parts (1957–58). Rajaneethi - Translation of Niccolò Machiavelli's - The Prince., a publication of National Sahitya Akademi (1959). American Samskaram - Cultural history of America- translation (1962). Matham Irupatham Shatakathil - Religion in the 20th Century (1963). Oregon Giripatham - Translation of Francis Parkman's The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life (1966). Kala Sourabham - Collection of Original Essays on Arts and Literature (1971).Prescribed as text in Kerala, Calicut and M.G. Universities. Katha sarith sagaram - a complete translation into Malayalam of Somadeva's Kathasaritsagara (1978). Marubhoomiyile Garjitham - Thunder in the wilderness - a short poem in Malayalam on the assassination of John the Baptist (1995). Helen -translation of Euripides (1996). Vethala kathakal - (1997). Sanskrit Janakeeya Kavyam - a satirical poem in Sanskrit (1948). Kristubhagavatam - the first epic in Sanskrit, depicting the life and teachings of Christ (1977). This work won the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1980. Karshaka geetham - translation into Sanskrit of Vallathol Narayana Menon's Karshakante paattu. Poems in phrase of Cardinal Tisserant's, H. H.Marthanda Varma, Father Marcel etc. Radio Broadcast of Sanskrit Poems and Talks in Sanskrit on story literature in Sanskrit, the composing of Kristubhagavatam etc. and a multitude of other broadcast in Malayalam. Publication of the works of other authors Devassia has published the following works of Mr. I. C. Chacko. Panineeya Pradyotham - a commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi which won the National Sahitya Akademi Award in 1956. Valmikiyude Lokathil - Critical essays on Valmiki's Ramayana. Sabdhangalum Roodharthangalum - Essays on etymological topics. Awards received The Maharani Sethu