Vrindavanam Venugopalan was an Indian journalist, educationist and writer who wrote in both Malayalam and English.
Education
Venugopalan completed his Intermediate from Sree Narayana College, Kollam joined the University College, Trivandrum and passed his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree with Distinction in 1960. Subsequently he took his Masters Degree in English and Sociology from University of Kerala, He passed his Bachelor of Education Degree with Gold Medal from Government Training College, Thiruvananthapuram and Master of Education Degree from University of Kerala. He underwent training in Extension Education, Audio-Visual Education, Mass Communication, Adult Education, Family Planning.
Career
Venugopalan was the editor of Viswakeralam Daily, and an acclaimed biographer. He was also known as a pioneer in the family planning movement from its beginnings in Kerala in 1957. He published articles in leading newspapers on various subjects.
He was a frequent contributor to many dailies from 1950"son
He started a Manuscript Monthly "Vrindavanam" in 1952 from which he got his pen name Vrindavanam Venugopalan. He started another weekly "Vidhyarthilokam" the same year.
Great people like Mayyanad K. Damodaran Bachelor of Arts appreciated his writings in this periodicals at that time. Later he worked with the Kaumudi Daily of K. Balakrishnan and the Pothujanam Eve Daily.
He was Chief Editor of Prathichaya and was Mg.
Editor of Viswakeralam Daily from 1980 to 1990. He was also Kerala Convenor of All India Small Newspapers Association. Venugopalan started his career as a Clerk in the Health Services, Assistant in the Home Department of Government Secretariat.
Venugopalan had published books in Malayalam and English on different subjects.
His books on Family Planning were highly commended by experts in the field His biographies had a new style of narration which was new to the literary field
Some of his books were brought out with the forewords of Literary Magnete Doctor Sooranad Kunjan Pillai, Doctor P.K. Narayana Pillai ( Vice-Chancellor, Sree Sankara University, Kalady) Doctor Commanding Officer Karunakaran, R. Ramachandran Nair Indian Administrative Service and one of his book Communication Materials on Family Planning was brought out with a preface of the then Prime Minister Madam Indira Gandhi. His biography on K. Karunakaran was well received among masses.