Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911-1948) was a writer of Malayalam poetry.He is from Kerala,India. He is most famous for his pastoral elegy Ramanan, written in 1936, which sold over 100,000 copies. [1] It is a play writtern in the form of verse.Ramanan, written in the romantic tradition, remains a best seller. It is a long romantic poem based on the life of Changampuzha's friend Edappally Ragahavan Pillai.Changampuzha attended the Government Upper Primary School at Edappally.
One of his famous Quotes is as follows:
" My biggest failure,
is having a honest heart,
in this faulty world."
Published works : Ramanan (1936) Vaazhakkula (1937) Divyageetham (1945) Devageetha (1945) Bashpanjali Spandikkunna Asthimaadam Kalithozhi Rekthapushpangal Madirolsavam Padunna Pisachu
