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Olappamanna Subramanian Namboothirippad
Olappamanna Mana Subramanian Namboothirippad (January 10, 1923 – April 10, 2000), better identified by his family name, Olappamanna , was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature. A former chairman of Kerala Kalamandalam and an author of 20 books of poetry, his poems were noted for their explicit social expressions. He received two awards from Kerala Sahitya Academy and another from Kendra Sahitya Academy, besides honours such as Government of Madras Poetry Prize, Odakkuzhal Award, N. V. Puraskaram, Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram and Ulloor Award. Biography Olappamanna was born on January 10, 1923 in Vellinezhi in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala in Olappamanna Mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians to Neelakantan Nambuthirippad and Devasena Antharjanam.After the customary early education of Sanskrit and vedas, he completed schooling in 1944, studying in Ottappalam School, P. M. G. High School, Pala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leela Nambudiripad
Leela Nambudiripad (16 May 1934 – 27 April 2021), known by her pen name Sumangala, was an Indian author of children's literature in Malayalam. Some of her notable works included ''Neypaayasam, Mithayippoti,'' as well as translations of the ''Panchatantra'' into Malayalam. She was the recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 1979 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature in 2013. Early life Nambudripad was born on 16 May 1934 as the eldest daughter of eminent Sanskrit scholars O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad and Uma Antharjanam in Vellinezhi (Palakkad District, Kerala, India). Career Nambduripad started her career as a writer in 1959, writing under her pen name Sumangala. In a career of over 40 years, she was referred to as the Enid Blyton of Malayalam and penned over 50 books, of which 23 are for children. Her most celebrated works include ''Mithayippoti'' (), ''Neypaayasam'' (), ''Manchaatikkuru'', ''Kurinjiyum Koottu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedas
upright=1.2, The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the '' Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (, , ) are a large body of religious texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the Aranyakas (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the Brahmanas (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the Upanishads (texts discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).Gavin Flood (1996), ''An Introduction to Hinduism'', Cambridge University Press, , pp. 35–39A Bhattacharya (2006), ''Hindu Dharma: Introduction to Scriptures and Theology'', , pp. 8–14; George M. Williams (2003), Handbook of Hindu Mythology, Oxford University Press, , p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the 8th Schedule to the Indian constitution as well as in English and Rajasthani language. Established in 1954, the award comprises a plaque and a cash prize of ₹ 1,00,000. The award's purpose is to recognise and promote excellence in Indian writing and also acknowledge new trends. The annual process of selecting awardees runs for the preceding twelve months. The plaque awarded by the Sahitya Akademi was designed by the Indian film-maker Satyajit Ray. Prior to this, the plaque occasionally was made of marble, but this practice was discontinued because of the excessive weight. During the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965, the plaque was substituted with national savings bonds. Recipients Other literary honors Sahitya Akademi Fellowships They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award For Poetry
The Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry is an award given every year by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi (Kerala Literary Academy) to Malayalam writers for writing poetry of literary merit. It is one of the twelve categories of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. . Government of Kerala
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Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan (credited as Sujatha) is an Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu movies. She has also sung for Kannada, Badaga, Hindi and Marathi movies. In a career spanning 48 years, she has recorded more than 7,000 songs to date. Personal life Sujatha Mohan is the granddaughter of Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai, the first Chief Minister of the erstwhile Travancore-Cochin State after India gained Independence. Her father, the late Dr. Vijayendran died when she was two years old. She completed her graduation in Economics from the St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam. She married Dr. V. Krishna Mohan on 9 May 1981. Her only daughter, Shweta Mohan, is also a singer. Radhika Thilak and G. Venugopal are her cousins. Career Sujatha shot to fame in the seventies as ''Baby Sujatha'', the schoolgirl who regularly used to sing with K. J. Yesudas in his stage shows all over the world. She recorded her first song, "Kannezhuthy Pottuthottu" when s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkkuka Vallappozhum
''Orkkuka Vallappozhum'' (Remember Once A while) is a Malayalam movie released in 2009. This 120-minute feature has Thilakan as Sethumadhavan - a seventy-year-old enjoying his retired life and trying to rediscover the innocence of his past. It marks the return of actor Krishnachandran after an absence of 23 years. Plot Sethumadhavan is left alone following the death of his wife and the migration of his only son and his family to a foreign nation. With nothing much to do the old man takes a fifteen-hour drive to an old bungalow in the high ranges where he had spent his childhood and adolescent times, studying in the British school nearby. While walking through the nostalgic steps, ignoring the hardships of his age, Sethumadhavan also memorizes Paru, his schoolmate with whom he had spent some important stages of his life. Sethumadhavan collects details about Paru from the localities but is finally disheartened to hear about the sad fate that embraced her. Totally shattered, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aattakatha (performance)
Aattakatha is a literary genre in Malayalam language consisting of the libretto used for the Indian classical dance drama ''kathakali''. The word ''aatta-katha'' literally means "story for dancing and acting" (''atu'' "to dance" + ''kathā'' "story"). The narrative framework of ''aattakatha'' consists quatrains in Sanskrit metres where the diction also is heavily Sanskritised; the dialogue part, however, is made up of ''padas'', which can be set to ''raga'' (tune) and ''tala'' (rhythm) and have to be rendered by means of gestures and body movements by the actors while being sung by musicians from behind. The origins of ''aattakatha'' literature dates back to the 12th century and it emerged as a literary genre in the 17th century. The earliest of the ''aattakatha''s is believed to be a cycle of eight ''Ramayana'' stories (collectively known as ''Ramanattam''), composed by Kottarakkara Tampuran and about whose date there is an ongoing controversy. Next in importance are the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khanta Kavyam
Khanta is a village in the Harishchandrapur II CD block in the Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Khanta is located at . The map of Harishchandrapur II CD block on page 153 of District Census Handbook 2011 specifies Khanta (Barduari). Area overview The area shown in the adjacent map covers two physiographic regions – the ''Barind'' in the east and the ''tal'' in the west. The eastern part is comparatively high (up to 40 metres above mean sea level at places) and uneven. The soils of the eastern region are “hard salty clays of a reddish hue and the ground is baked hard as iron.” It lies to the east of the Mahananda River. The area lying to the west of the Mahananda River, the ''tal'', is a flat low land and “is strewn with innumerable marshes, bils and oxbow lakes.” The ''tal'' area is prone to flooding by local rivers.The total area is overwhelmingly rural.There are two important historical/ archaeological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koothambalam At Kerala Kalamandalam
Koothambalam or Kuttampalam meaning temple theatre is a closed hall for staging ''Koothu'', ''Nangiar koothu'' and ''Koodiyattam'', the ancient ritualistic art forms of Kerala, India. Koothambalams are said to be constructed according to the guide lines given in the chapter 2 of Nātyasāstra of Bharata Muni. The stage within the hall is considered to be as sacred as the temple sanctum. It is constructed within the cloister of the Temple; more precisely within the ''pancaprakaras'' of the temple. The prescribe location is between the ''prakaras'' of ''bahyahara'' and ''maryada''. In Kerala tradition it is considered as one among the ''pancaprasadas'' of a temple complex. Its dimension vary from temple to temple. A square platform with a separate pyramidal roof supported by pillars in the center called ''natyamandapam'' is constructed as s separate structure within the large hall of Koothampalam. The floor of the hall is divided into two equal halves and one part is for performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottoppadam, Mannarkkad
Kottoppadam-I is a village in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Kottoppadam-I, Kottoppadam-II and Kottoppadam-III Kottoppadam-I is a village in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. Kottoppadam-I, Kottoppadam-II Kottoppadam-I is a village in Palakkad district Palakkad District () is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Ker ... come under the administration of the Kottappadam gram panchayat. Demographics Kottopadam.I: 12,936 Kottopadam.II: 13,295 Kottopadam.III: 12,517 Total population of Kottopadam Area: 38,748 Important Landmarks * Ariyur thod * Government School, Bheemanad Suburbs and Villages * Venga * Bheemanad * A.B.Road * Ariyoor * Aryambavu * Kombam * Kodakkad * Ambazhakode * Kandamangalam * Kacheriparampu * Thiruvizhamkunnu * Kanjhiram kunne References Villages in Palakkad district {{Palakkad-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
