| Name(s) |
NALAPAT BALAMANI
AMMA |
| Date of
Birth |
July 19, 1909 |
| Date of
Death |
September 29, 2004 |
|
Identity |
Indian poet who
wrote in Malayalam |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
Amma (Mother),
Muthassi (Grandmother), and Mazhuvinte Katha (The story of the
Axe) were some of her well known works. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- She was a prolific writer and
was known as the Poetess of
Motherhood.
- She was the mother of the
renowned writer Kamala Das.
|
|
Awards & Accolades |
- Kerala Sahithya Akademi
Award for Muthassi (1963)
- Kendra Sahitya
Akademi Award for Muthassi
(1965)
- Asan Prize (1989)
- Vallathol Award (1993)
- Lalithambika Antharjanam Award
(1993)
- Saraswati Samman
for Nivedyam (1995)
- Ezhuthachan Award (1995)
- N. V. Krishna Warrier Award
(1997)
- She was also a recipient of
India's third highest civilian
honour PADMA BHUSHAN
in 1987.
|
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