Kadammanitta Vasudevan Pillai

He is the former Vice Chairman of the Kerala Folklore Academy, a professor in mathematics, a writer and public speaker.

He did his MSc in Mathematics from Ravi Shankar University in Raipur state of Chhattisgarh (then Madhya Pradesh) and was the first rank holder.

He worked in NSS College, Pandalam for most of the time, till his retirement as Head of Department in 2002.

Padayani : Janakeya anushtaana nadakam (Mahatma Gandhi University textbook) 5.

Kadinjoo pottan (drama based on Kadammanitta poetry) He is the recipient of State Awards for his literary and cultural contributions.

His association with the great poet of Kerala Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan led to many valuable literary contributions.