# P. C. Devassia

> Plakkiyil Chacko Devassia, often known as Mahakavi P. C. Devassia, was a Sanskrit and Malayalam literary scholar, literary translator, and poet from Kerala, India. In 1980, Devassia, a lifelong Christian from the Syro-Malabar Church, one of the 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Sanskrit. The prize was awarded for Devassia's poem Kristubhagavatam, a Mahakavyam, or very high prestige form of Indian epic poetry composed in Classical Sanskrit, but with its traditions transformed into a work of Christian poetry about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. He has also received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for his overall contributions to Malayalam literature.

*Indian Sanskrit scholar and writer (1906-2006)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1906-03-24
- **Died:** 2006-10-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

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