N. K. Desam | |
|---|---|
 Desam in 2021 | |
| Native name | എൻ. കെ. ദേശം |
| Born | N. Kuttikrishna Pillai 31 October 1936 Desom, Alwaye, Cochin, India |
| Died | 4 February 2024 (aged 87) Kothakulangara, Angamaly, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Poet, literary critic, Translator |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Mudra, Gitanjali |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award, Odakkuzhal Award, Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize |
| Spouse | R. Leelavathi |
N. Kuttikrishna Pillai (31 October 1936 – 4 February 2024), better known as N. K. Desam, was an Indian Malayalam-language poet and literary critic from the southern state of Kerala. In 2009, his poetry collection Mudra won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2017, his Malayalam transliteration of Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore was selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize.