Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Changampuzha Krishna Pillai (1911-1948)


Changampuzha Krishna Pillai was a writer of Malayalam poetry. He was from Kerala, India. He is most famous for his pastoral elegy Ramanan, written in 1936, which sold over 100,000 copies. [1]
Changampuzha is popular in Malaysia. Ramanan, written in the romantic tradition, remains a best seller. It is a long romantic poem based on the life of Changampuzha's friend Edappally Ragahavan Pillai. Changampuzha attended the Government Upper Primary School at Edappally.
Works--Ramanan (1936), Vaazhakkula (1937), Divyageetham (1945), Devageetha (1945), Bashpanjali, Spandikkunna Asthimaadam, Kalithozhi, Rekthapushpangal, Madirolsavam, Padunna Pisachu....etc

G Sankarakurup (1901-1978)

G. Sankara Kurup, (born June 3, 1901, Nayathode, Kerala, India - better known as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was the first winner of the Jnanpith Award, the Government of India's highest literary award. He won the prize in 1965 for his collection of poems in Malayalam Odakkuzhal (The bamboo flute, 1950). With part of the prize money he established the literary award Odakkuzhal in 1968. He was also the recipient of the Soviet Land Nehru Award, in 1967, and the Padma Bhushan in 1968.
Works--Suryakaanthi ,Nimisham, Otakkuzhal , Padhikante Paattu ,Visvadarsanam, Moonnaruviyum Oru Puzhayum, Jeevana Sangeetham, Sahithya Kauthukam

Vallathol Narayana Menon (1878 - 1956)

Vallathol Narayana Menon (popularly known as Vallathol) was one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala. He was born in the Palakkad District of Kerala state, India. He died in March 1958.
He played a primary role in setting up the Kerala Kalamandalam at Cheruthuruthy, near the banks of river Bharathapuzha. Later this place was renamed Vallathol Nagar.
Famous works-Chitrayogam, Magdalena Mariyam and Kochu Sitha...

Ulloor S. Parameshwarayyar (1877-1949)

Ulloor S. Parmeswara Iyer was born on 6 June 1877 at Changanacherry in Kerala. His father, Subramonia Iyer was then a Malayalam teacher in the local school. His ancestral home was at Ulloor, a northern suburb of the city of Trivendrum. The poet is known in Kerala by the familiar diminutive 'Ulloor'.He passed away on 15 June 1949 at the age of 72.
His Works--Umakeralam, Karnabhushanam, Pingala, Chithrasala...etc