| Names |
G. SANKARA KURUP, better
known as Mahakavi G |
| Date of Birth |
June 03, 1901 · Ernakulam, India |
| Date of
Death |
February 02, 1978 |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian Malayalam Poet |
| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- He was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award,
India's highest literary award.
- With part of the prize money, he established the
literary award Odakkuzhal in 1968.
- He published his first poem, called Salutation to
Nature in 1918, while still a student.
- After completing his education, Kurup worked as the
Malayalam teacher in a secondary school in
Thiruvillwamala in 1921.
- He worked as the Malayalam Pandit in
Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, and retired as Professor of
Malayalam from the College in 1956.
|
| Awards &
Accolades |
- Jnanpith Award, India's highest
literary award - 1965 - for his collection of poems in
Malayalam Odakkuzhal.
- Soviet Land Nehru Award, in 1967
- Padma Bhushan in 1968
- His poetry collection Viswadarshanam
won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in
1961 and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1963.
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