Life

Murali was born in Kaviyoor

Kaviyoor

Kaviyoor is a small village, appearing in history books as one of the ancient 64 Brahmin settlements of Kerala. It is located on the western bank of the river Manimala in the taluk of Thiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. It is a highly literate village...

, Tiruvalla

Tiruvalla

Tiruvalla , is a city and a Taluk headquarters located in Pathanamthitta district in the State of Kerala in South India, spread over an area of 27.94 km2...

, Pathanamthitta District

Pathanamthitta district

Pathanamthitta district is the youngest district located in the southern part of the state of Kerala, India. The district headquarters is in Pathanamthitta town. The district is surrounded by Kottayam, Idukki, Alappuzha and Kollam districts. It has a border with the state of Tamil Nadu in the east...

, Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

. Non-politician. Ambedkarist. Familiar among all Dalit Activists and Folklore Groups. He studied at Kaviyoor N.S.S. English High School, Thiruvananthapuram Intermediate College and Thiruvalla Mar Thoma College.
In 1953, he was a Full Member and a Full Time worker of Communist Party. Participated actively in the strike to avail trade union rights for the State Transport Workers in 1954. Undergone brutal torture by the police, after arrest and imprisonment. Started career as a teacher. Later, retired as a Superintendent in Public Works Department.

Honours

Honoured with the Fellowship of Bharatiya Dalit Sahithya Academy, New Delhi.
An honorary photograph was unveiled in the Kerala Sahithya Akademy Hall in 2003.

Prominent works

1. Vayalchullikal (Field shrubs)- Collection of poems.

2. Darsanam (Vision)- collection of poems.

3. Dalitharkkezhuthiya Suvishesham (Gospel to the Dalits)

4. Purananooru- Oru Padhanam (Purananooru- a study)

5. Dalit Bhasha (Dalit Language)- Study

6. Ayyankalippada (Ayyankali Fighters)- Novel

7. Dalit Sahithyam (Dalit Literature)

8. Dalitbhashalaghunighandu (A dictionary of Dalit Language)- published by DC Books Kottayam

9. Sugandhi- (Novel, unpublished)

10. MunisomKa (Auto-Biography, published by Rainbow Book Publishers, Chengannur)

11. Velutha (Wheatish)- (Poems, unpublished)

12. Njekkuvilakku (Torchlight)- (Essays, Unpublished)