New Delhi: Google paid tribute to him on Tuesday. Balamani Ammaknown as the grandmother of malayalam poetryOn her 113th birth anniversary through a doodle illustrated by Kerala-based artist Devika Ramachandran.
Amma was born in Punnayurkulam in Thrissur district. Kerala in 1909. He received countless awards for his poetry, including Saraswati Samman – one of the country’s most respected literary awards – and the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award.
Amma never received any formal training or education, but her uncle Nalappat Narayan Menon, who was also a popular Malayali poet, taught her at home.
At the age of 19 she married VM Nair, Managing Director and Managing Editor of Mathrubhumi Malayalam Newspaper. She is also the mother of Kamala Das, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984.
Amma published her first poem titled Koppukai in 1930 at the age of 21. His first recognition as a poet came from the former ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin, Parikshit ThampuranWho honored him with the Sahitya Nipun Puraskar.
As an avid reader of Indian mythology, Amma’s poetry attempts to put a spin on the traditional understanding of female characters. Her early poems glorified motherhood in a new light – she became known as the “Poetess of Motherhood”. Her works adopted the ideas and stories of mythological characters, but portrayed women as a powerful figure who remained ordinary human beings. His most famous works include Mother (1934), Muthassi (1962) and mazuvinte story (1966).
Amma published more than 20 anthologies of poetry, prose and translations. Amma passed away in 2004 and her funeral was attended with full state honours. His poems describing his love for children and grandchildren earned him the title Mother (mother and muthassi (Grandmother) of Malayalam poetry.
(source: google)
Amma was born in Punnayurkulam in Thrissur district. Kerala in 1909. He received countless awards for his poetry, including Saraswati Samman – one of the country’s most respected literary awards – and the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award.
Amma never received any formal training or education, but her uncle Nalappat Narayan Menon, who was also a popular Malayali poet, taught her at home.
At the age of 19 she married VM Nair, Managing Director and Managing Editor of Mathrubhumi Malayalam Newspaper. She is also the mother of Kamala Das, who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1984.
Amma published her first poem titled Koppukai in 1930 at the age of 21. His first recognition as a poet came from the former ruler of the Kingdom of Cochin, Parikshit ThampuranWho honored him with the Sahitya Nipun Puraskar.
As an avid reader of Indian mythology, Amma’s poetry attempts to put a spin on the traditional understanding of female characters. Her early poems glorified motherhood in a new light – she became known as the “Poetess of Motherhood”. Her works adopted the ideas and stories of mythological characters, but portrayed women as a powerful figure who remained ordinary human beings. His most famous works include Mother (1934), Muthassi (1962) and mazuvinte story (1966).
Amma published more than 20 anthologies of poetry, prose and translations. Amma passed away in 2004 and her funeral was attended with full state honours. His poems describing his love for children and grandchildren earned him the title Mother (mother and muthassi (Grandmother) of Malayalam poetry.
(source: google)