Sugathakumari was an Indian poet and activist. She was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. Her parents were the poet and freedom fighter Bodheswaran and V. Karthiyayini Amma.
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Sugathakumari was an Indian poet and activist. She was at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. Her parents were the poet and freedom fighter Bodheswaran and V. K. Karthiyayini Amma, a Sanskrit scholar. She chaired the Kerala State Women’s Commission. She played a large role in the Save Silent Valley protest. She won numerous awards and recognitions including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. In 2006, she was honoured with Padma Shri, the country’s fourth-highest civilian honour.
Her most famous works include Raathrimazha, Ambalamani and Manalezhuthu. She also wrote children’s literature, receiving an Award for Lifetime Contribution to Children’s Literature in 2008. She translated many pieces of work into Malayalam. Her poetry drew on her sadness. In an interview, she said, ‘I have been inspired to write mostly through my emotional upheavals; few of my poems can be called joyous’
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