N S Sumeshkrishnan

N. S. Sumeshkrishnan, born on 20 May 1987 at Thalayal, Alumoodu, Neyyattinkara, in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala, is a Malayalam poet, writer, and teacher. He is the son of V. Sukumaran Nair and K. Nirmaladevi. He holds an M.A. in Malayalam Literature, a B.Ed., and an M.Phil. He currently works as a Malayalam teacher at a Devaswom Board Higher Secondary School in Parumala. Sumeshkrishnan has authored around eleven books across poetry, literary criticism, essays, memoirs, and children's literature. His notable works include Bharatiya Jeevitha Darshanam, a study of C. V. Sreeraman's short stories; Ulkkazhchayude Ullarakal; Ormmayude Ithalukal; Rudraksharam; Chandrakaantham; Entayum Ningaludeyum Mazhakal; Nilakkurinji; and Onakkinavu. His literary contributions have earned him several honours, including the O. N. V. Young Talent Award, Yuva Puraskar from Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, the Sugathakumari Memorial Award, and the Vidyarangam Poetry Award.