Vaikom Ramachandran
Vaikom Ramachandran is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Malayalam language. He is the author of Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Suprabhatham, Hariharathmajam, the Unarthpatt of Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy. He is a recipient of Kerala Kshethra Anushtana Kalavedi's Nadasree award and several other awards of great reputation including Thali Mahadeva Puraskaram, Udayanapuram Subrahmanya Swamy Temple Puraskaram and many others. He has composed more than twenty-five Suprabhatham songsof various temples including Sree Poornathrayeesa temple, Sabarimala and Chottanikara temple. The Suprabhatam composed by him is being played at Sabirimala and Chottanikara every morning. Another unique contribution of this poet is that the Slogan carved on granite installed beneath and written on brass behind Maraprabhu sculpture at Guruvayoor is penned by him. He has composed more than two hundred devotional songs and more than thousand Keerthans and Bhajans. This poet is popularly known as Bhaktha Kavi since he is immersed in inducing bhakti into the heart of the common people by writing and publishing spiritual songs, keerthans, head to toe descriptions of Gods, and also by writing and publishing spiritual articles.
Personal life
Vaikom Ramachandran was born to Vasudevan Nair and Leelavathy Amma on 3 May 1962 at Vaikom in Kottayam.Sri Vaikom Ramachandran was a District Supply Officer, and now working as Member of Consumer Dispute Redressal commission, Ernakulam.Books
- Aarum Parayatha Kadhakal ചെറുകഥാ സമാഹാരം.
- Hrudaya Sopanathile Pranava Manthrangal
- Aathmapournami
- Janinadanam
- Padmaharam
SreeKrishnapoornamrutham
Maraprabhuvinte Manthrapeedom