Rajesh Chithira

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Rajesh Chithira
Born Pathanamthitta, 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]

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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

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

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  2. 1 2 rasheed. "ജലസങ്കീര്‍ത്തനം, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എഴുതിയ കവിതകള്‍". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  4. 1 2 3 Says, Sweety. "രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര യുടെ 'ഇക്കോ സിസ്റ്റത്തിലെ പ്രാപ്പിടിയന്മാര്‍' മികച്ച കവിത" . Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  6. ↑ "ഇന്ദു മേനോൻ, തോമസ് ജോസഫ്, വീരാൻകുട്ടി, രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര എന്നിവർക്ക് ഗലേറിയ സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്കാരം". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  8. ↑ "Rajesh Chithira, Author at Spillwords". Spillwords. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. 1 2 "ആദി ആൻഡ് ആത്മ പുസ്തകത്തെ കുറിച്ച് നോവലിസ്റ്റ് രാജേഷ് ചിത്തിര". ManoramaOnline (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  12. ↑ "ഈ പേച്ച് മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വീതുളിപ്പേച്ച്". നവമലയാളി - NAVAMALAYALI. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  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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