SUGATHA KUMARI-THE POET

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Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist, who 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 was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organisation for the protection of nature, and of Abhaya, a home for destitute women and a day-care centre for the mentally ill. She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission.[1] She played a large role in the Save Silent Valley protest.

Awards and Recognitions:

  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1968)
  • Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award (1978)
  • Odakkuzhal Award (1982)
  • Vayalar Award (1984)
  • Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra Award (1986)
  • Asan Prize (1991)
  • Vallathol Award (2003)
  • Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship (2004)
  • Ezhuthachan Puraskaram (2009)
  • Saraswati Samman (2012)
  • Mathrubhumi Literary Award (2014)
  • O. N. V. Literary Award (2017)
  • In 2006, she was honoured with Padma Shri, the country's fourth-highest civilian honour.

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