Sanjayan
Indian writer
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| Intro | Indian writer | |
| Places | India | |
| was | Author Journalist | |
| Work field | Journalism Literature | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1903 | |
| Death | 1 January 1944 (aged 41 years) |
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Sanjayan, the penname of Professor Mannikoth Ramunni Nair or M.R. Nair (1903 – 1943), was a Malayalam satirist famous for his humorous anecdotes.
Sanjayan was born in Thalassery, a town in Kannur District of Kerala.
Sanjayan's contribution to the Malayalam literature were mainly satirical essays criticizing the contemporary social state. He was closely related with a journal called "Kerala Patrika".
He was the editor-in-chief of Viswaroopam, a satirical magazine in the Malayalam language.