M. P. Appan
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Mahakavi M. P. Appan (29 March 1913 – 10 December 2003) was a poet and littérateur of Malayalam.[1]
Biography
He was born in 1913 near Jagathi in Thiruvananthapuram district.[2] His parents were Madu and Kochappi. His original name was Ponnappan.[3] He began his career as a school teacher after completing BA Honours from the Kerala University College, Trivandrum.[1] He retired as the District Educational Officer.[2] He had his imprint in the literary field for over 70 years. He was the president of Asan Memorial in Thonnakkal and Mahakavi Ulloor Memorial in Jagathi.[2] He was also a member of the Kerala Sahitya Academy from 1957 to 1967.[1]
Appan was one of the few poets of the modern era to be conferred the prefix "Mahakavi" which means "great poet".[3] He published around 50-odd poetry collections. Some of his works include Suvarnodayam (1936), Vellinakshathram (1939), Leela Soudham (1955), Kilikkonchal (1954), Soundaryadhara (1958), Udyanasoonam (1972), Satyadarsanam (1980) and Jeevithasayahnathil (1986).[4] He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Udyanasoonam in 1973. In 1998, he received the Ezhuthachan Award which is Kerala's highest literary honour.
Awards
- Honorary
- 1989: Sahitya Kalanidhi title by Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha[2]
- 1994: D.Litt by University of Kerala[2]
- Literary awards
- 1973: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (for Udyana Soonam)[2]
- 1987: Asan Prize[2]
- 1994: Guru Chengannur Award[2]
- 1995: Vallathol Award[2]
- 1998: Ezhuthachan Award[5]
- 2003: Ulloor Award[6]
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