Narayana Swamy has twenty-six books to his credit, the latest being one on popular science – "Nano Muthal Nakshatram Vare". He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue for "Santhimantram Muzhangunna Thazvarayil". He has also won the Bhima Gold Medal and Kunhunni Award (both for children's literature). His other works include "Niram Mangiya Vazhithara", which is a translation of "The Road of Lost Innocence", the English version of the French memoirs by Somaly Mam. At present, he handles two columns for children - one in "Balarama" (popular science) and the other in "Digest" (Indian Constitution for Children).