for Literary Criticism. He received the M. P. Paul Prize also in 1966. His life and work has been documented by many writers and Marar Lavanyabhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam, one such work written by M. Thomas Mathew was selected for Vayalar Award in 2009. Bibliography Literary criticism Poems and plays Children's literature Translations by Marar Memoirs Translations into English References External links 1900 births 1973 deaths Indian male essayists Malayalam-language writers Indian Sanskrit scholars Translators of Kalidasa Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Malayalam 20th-century Indian translators 20th-century Indian essayists People from Palakkad district Writers from Kerala Malayalam literary critics Indian literary critics