Vaikom Ramachandran

Vaikom Ramachandran (വൈക്കം രാമചന്ദ്രൻ) (born 3 May 1962) is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Malayalam language. He is the author of Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Suprabhatham, Hariharathmajam , the Unarthpatt (Suprabhatham song)of Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy. He is a recipient of Kerala Kshethra Anushtana Kalavedi's Nadasree award and several other awards of great reputation including Thali Mahadeva Puraskaram, Udayanapuram Subrahmanya Swamy Temple Puraskaram and many others. He has composed more than twenty-five Suprabhatham songs(Unarthpatt)of various temples including Sree Poornathrayeesa temple, Sabarimala and Chottanikara temple. The Suprabhatam composed by him is being played at Sabirimala and Chottanikara every morning. Another unique contribution of this poet is that the Slogan carved on granite installed beneath and written on brass behind Maraprabhu sculpture at Guruvayoor is penned by him. He has composed more than two hundred devotional songs and more than thousand Keerthans and Bhajans. This poet is popularly known as Bhaktha Kavi (Devotional Poet) since he is immersed in inducing bhakti into the heart of the common people by writing and publishing spiritual songs, keerthans, head to toe descriptions of Gods(Harisamgam..Sree Poornathrayeesa kesathipatham, Guruvayooappa Kesathipatham are all very popular), and also by writing and publishing spiritual articles.

Personal life
Vaikom Ramachandran was born to Vasudevan Nair and Leelavathy Amma on 3 May 1962 at Vaikom in Kottayam.Sri Vaikom Ramachandran was a District Supply Officer, and now working as Member of Consumer Dispute Redressal commission, Ernakulam.

Books
Jeevanum Moksha Margavum ( ജീവനും മോക്ഷമാർഗ്ഗവും കീർത്തന സമാഹാരം.) Eeakalochanam (ഏകലോചനം - കവിതാ സമാഹാരം) SreeKrishnapoornamrutham ( ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ പൂർണ്ണാമൃതം - കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ - ഗാനങ്ങൾ - സ്തുതികൾ - സുപ്രഭാത ഗീതങ്ങൾ - ശ്ലോകങ്ങൾ.. എന്നിവയുടെ സമാഹാരം.) Maraprabhuvinte Manthrapeedom (മരപ്രഭുവിന്റെമന്ത്രപീഠം - ഗുരുവായൂരിലെ മരപ്രഭുശില്പത്തിെന്റെനിർമ്മാണ കാലത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ളവിവരണഗ്രന്ഥം )
 * Aarum Parayatha Kadhakal ( ആരും പറയാത്ത കഥകൾ) ചെറുകഥാ സമാഹാരം.
 * Hrudaya Sopanathile Pranava Manthrangal ( ഹൃദയസോപാനത്തിലെ പ്രണവമന്ത്രങ്ങൾ )
 * Aathmapournami (ആത്മപൗർണ്ണമി . കവിതാ സമാഹാരം)
 * Janinadanam(ജനിനടനം - കവിതാ സമാഹാരം)
 * Padmaharam( പദ്മഹാരം - കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ)