C Radhakrishnan

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
THE AUTHOR WAS CONFERRED THE HIGHEST LITERARY RECOGNITION IN KERALA - THE EZHUTHACHAN AWARD, AND ALSO THE BHARATIYA GNANAPITH'S MOORTIDEVI AWARD FOR CREATIVE WRITING IN INDIAN LANGUAGES.
D. LIT. FROM MALAYALAM UNIVERSITY, TIRUR.
AMONG OTHER LITERARY AWARDS WON ARE NATIONAL SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD, KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI AWARD, VAYALAR AWARD, ODAKKUZHAL AWARD, LALITHAMBIKA AWARD, OLAPPAMANNA AWARD, BALAMANI AMMA AWARD, ACHUTHA MENON AWARD, ABU DHABI SAKTHI AWARD, C P MENON AWARD, MUTTATHU VARKEY AWARD, DEVI PRASADAM AWARD, MAHAKAVI G AWARD, PANDIT KARUPPAN AWARD, MULUR AWARD, PADMAPRABHA PURASKARAM, SANJAYAN PURASKARAM, AMRITAKEERTI PURASKARAM, CHANDU MENON AWARD, BAHRAIN AWARD, OMAN PRATHIBHA PURASKAR, VALLATHOL SAMMAN, FELLOWSHIP OF KERALA SAHITYA AKADEMI, JNANAPPANA AWARD, NADABRAHMA AWARD, SANJAYAN AWARD, MADHAVA MUDRA, THAKAZHI AWARD, V.T. AWARD, MATHRUBHUMI AWARD, K.P.KESAVA MENON PURASKARAM, NALAPPADAN AWARD, MAYILPPEELI PURASKARAM, THRIKKAVU DEVI PURASKARAM, O. V. VIJAYAN SAHITYA PURASKARAM, KALIYACHAN AWARD, CHATTAMBISWAMI AWARD AND NALAPPADAN PURASKARAM.

WORKS IN ENGLISH; TRANSLATIONS
Bhagavad Gita (Modern Reading), Nectar From Sea of Fire (Researched Historical Biography; translation of Theekkadal Kadanhu Thirumadhuram), Deep Within (Science Fiction, translation of Ullil Ullath), Agni (novel), Birds That Fly Ahead (novel, translation of Munpe Parakuna Pakshikal), Heart-Rending Times (novel, translation of Karal Pilarum Kalam), Now For a Tearful Smile (novel, translation of Iniyoru Nirakanchiri), The Secret Behind the Universe (Cosmology in Vedanta - The Physics Correlation), Patches of Shade (novel, translation of Nizhalpadukal, Kerala Sahitya Akademi), Maybe Another Day (novel, translation of Spandamapinikale Nandi, National Sahitya Akademi), Zero (novel) Arnold Heinmann.

OTHER LANGUAGES
Patches of Shade is available in French. Agnisagar Se Amrut is the Hindi translation of Theekkadal Kadanhu Thirumadhuram (Bharatiya Jnanpith, 18, Institutional Area, Lodi Road, New Delhi - 110005). Maybe Another Day, the English translation of Spandamapinikale Nandi, is also available in Tamil by the name Nile Adirvumaanikale Nanri. Many other works are also available in various Indian languages.

RESEARCH, ASTROPHYSICS
Primary studies on problems fundamental to astrophysics have been completed in continuation of thought experiments started in 1961. The earliest work that resulted from these researches was a monograph titled "Unity of Space-Matter Manifestations", published as early as in January 1988. "Stuff and Style of the Universe", a book which is a popular science elaboration of the monograph, was published Nov. 2002 by Hi-Tech Books. The first Scientist-President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, expressed appreciation of the work done, and the model attracted world attention. An article based on the book was also published in 'Science India' (ISSN 0972-8287) in two issues, which came out on September 2012 and October 2012 (Vol. 15 No. 9 and Vol. 15 No. 10 respectively). Continued researches resulted in the book "The Secret Behind the Universe", published July 2016, in which the original ideas were further refined and updated. A condensed version of the physics section of this book was published as an article titled "Avyakta: The Fabric of Space" in the Prespacetime Journal (ISSN: 2153-8301), a physics journal focussing on space-time, fundamental forces including gravity etc. (Vol 7 Issue 16).

RESEARCH, HISTORY
Decades-long efforts to know more on the life and times of Tunjath Ezuthachan (16th century) has enabled the author to throw new light on that part of the cultural and social history of Kerala and south India. The work Theekkadal Kadanju Thirumadhuram marks a new era in Malayalam writing.

FORAYS INTO FILM WORLD
Written and directed four feature films in Malayalam beginning with Agni, the first ever film from South India to form part of the Indian Panorama of Feature Films. The third film he made, Ottayadippathakal too formed part of Panorama. Both attracted critical acclaim at international festivals including Mannheim and Thashkent. The Author has written scripts based on several of his other novels.

POSITIONS HELD
Twice elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers' Co-Operative of Kerala. Headed the Board for one term. Member of the first Board of Directors of the Kerala State Film Development Corporation. Member of the National Film Awards jury panel on three occasions. Twice member of jury panels to select Indian Panorama films. Captain of the 1984 march of writers on foot across Kerala. Was elected member of the governing body of the Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.

C. Radhakrishnan's works attempt to integrate the cultures of science and the arts, to defeat division of every kind and to herald a unified world. His sincere and upright stand is widely admired.