birth_place citizenship nationality ethnicity birth_date language genre image article_title name occupation
thumboli , alappuzha , kerala indian indian malayali 27 october 1928 malayalam poetry , essay , biography sanu mash.jpg m. k. sanu
 m.k. sanu writer , critic , poet
m. k. sanu

m. k. sanu is a protean personality who has enriched malayalam literature through his versatile writings .
he is a retired professor , critic , biographer , editor , translator , journalist , orator , social activist and humanist .
he has authored over thirty six books , translated four and edited ten .
his greatness is not confined to the prolificacy of his literary output .
he has inspired and motivated a few generations of youth , cultivated new sensibilities in them and made them think of the mysteries of life .
he is a permanent member of international body for human rights .
he is also the founding member of `` mithram '' , school for mentally handicapped , in mulanthuruthy village , ernakulam district , kerala .
