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Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham
Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (Progressive Arts & Literary Organisation) an Association for Art and Letters, also known as the PuKaSa, is an organization of artists, writers and art and literature enthusiasts based in Kerala. The association was formed on August 14, 1981, under the leadership of Malayalam poet Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon. Presidents of the PuKaSa * Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (1981–1985) * M. K. Sanu (1988–1990) * M. N. Vijayan (1990–2000) * N. V. P. Unithiri (2000–2002) * Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan (2002–2008) * U. A. Khader (2008–2013) * Vaisakhan (2013–2018) * Shaji N. Karun Shaji Neelakantan Karun (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian film director and cinematographer. His debut film '' Piravi'' (1988) won the Caméra d'Or – Mention d'honneur at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. He was the premiere chairman of the Keral ... (2018–Present) General Secretary of PuKaSa * Ashokan Charuvil (2018–Present) External links EMS as a literary criti ...
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Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
Kerala poet and Indian poet Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon (11 May 1911 – 22 December 1985) (also written as Vailoppilli) was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature. Known for his works such as ''Kudiyozhikkal'', ''Kannikkoythu'' and '' Mambazham'', Menon was the founder president of the Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham, an organization of Kerala-based artists, writers and art and literature enthusiasts. He was a recipient of several honors including Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry, Vayalar Award and Odakkuzhal Award. Life and career Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon was born on May 11, 1911 in Kaloor in ernakulam to Cheranellore Kochukuttan Kartha and Nanikutty Amma. Starting his early education was with a local ''Asan'' (teacher), Menon did his formal education initially at the Government Primary School, Kaloor and later at St. Albert's High School, Ernakulam from where he completed the high school education in 1927. Subsequently, he graduated in Science ...
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Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan
M. R. Ramakrishna Panikkar (22 March 1935 – 31 March 2008), popularly known as Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan or Kadammanitta, was an Indian poet. He was born in Kadammanitta province of Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. His childhood experiences, especially the Patayani songs, had a strong influence on his literary work."പടയണിശീലും കടമ്മനിട്ട കവിതയും നഗരം ശ്രവിച്ചപ്പോള്"
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Vaisakhan
M.K. Gopinathan Nair, popularly known as Vaisakhan, is an Indian short story writer, playwright, and screenwriter. , he is the President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. His stories are known for their simplicity in style and freshness in theme. Many of his stories feature the Indian Railways as the backdrop. Early life, education and career Vaisakhan was born in 1940 as Gopinathan to A.V. Krishna Kurup and Narayani Amma in Muvattupuzha. He did his education from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Nirmala College, and St. Albert's College. In 1964, he was appointed in the Southern Railway (India) as the station master. After 20 years of service, Vaisakhan took a voluntary retirement to pursue a full-time career in writing. Vaisakhan was married to Padma, who died in 1998. They have three children - Praveen, Pradeep, and Poornima. He currently lives in Paravattani, in Thrissur district. Literary career Vaisakhan's most notable work is ''Noolpalam Kadakkunnavar'', a story that h ...
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Shaji N
Shaji may refer to: * Shaji, Guangzhou Shaji (, also romanized as Shakee and Shakei) is an area adjacent to Yanjiang West Road () in the Liwan District of Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It lies opposite Shamian Island where on 23 June 1925, there was a massacre in which ..., area of the city opposite Shamian Island * Shaji, Jiangsu (沙集镇), town in Suining County See also

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Ashokan Charuvil
Asokan Charuvil is an Indian short story writer in Malayalam-language. He is a recipient of several awards including the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Muttathu Varkey Award. Born in 1957 in Kattoor in Trichur district of Kerala, he completed his education from Karalam High School, SN College, Nattika and SN Teachers Education Institution, Irinjalakuda. He was an officer in the registration department and was a member of the Kerala Public Service Commission. From 2018, he is the general secretary of Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham. List of works * ''Sooryakanthikalude Nagaram'' * ''Parichitha Gandhangal'' * ''Oru Rathrikku Oru Pakal'' * ''Marichavarude Kadal'' * ''Kathakalile Veedu'' * ''Daivaviswasathe Kurichu Oru Lakhu Upanyasam'' * ''Chimney Velichathil Prakasikkunna Lokam'' * ''Kangaroo Nrutham'' * ''Asokan Charuvilinte Kathakal'' * ''Clerkumarude Jeevitham'' * ''Kattoor Kadavile Kroorakrithyam'' * ''Chathuravum Sthreekalum'' * ''Jalajeevitham'' * ''Thiranjedutha Kathakal ...
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Indic Literature Societies
Indic may refer to: * Indic languages (other) * Various scripts: ** Brahmic scripts, a family of scripts used to write Indian and other Asian languages ** Kharosthi (extinct) * Indian numerals * Indian religions, also known as the Dharmic religions * Other things related to the Indian subcontinent See also * Inđić, a Serbian surname * Indica (other) Indica is classical Greek and Latin for "of India". Historical ethnographic accounts of India * ''Indica'' (Arrian), Arrian's account of Nearchus' voyage from India * ''Indica'' (Ctesias), a recording of the beliefs of the Persians about Indi ...
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Arts Organisations Based In India
The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both highly dynamic and a characteristically constant feature of human life, they have developed into innovative, stylized and sometimes intricate forms. This is often achieved through sustained and deliberate study, training and/or theorizing within a particular tradition, across generations and even between civilizations. The arts are a vehicle through which human beings cultivate distinct social, cultural and individual identities, while transmitting values, impressions, judgments, ideas, visions, spiritual meanings, patterns of life and experiences across time and space. Prominent examples of the arts include: * visual arts (including architecture, ceramics, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography, and sculpting), * literary arts (incl ...
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Arts Organizations Established In 1981
The arts are a very wide range of human practices of creative expression, storytelling and cultural participation. They encompass multiple diverse and plural modes of thinking, doing and being, in an extremely broad range of media. Both highly dynamic and a characteristically constant feature of human life, they have developed into innovative, stylized and sometimes intricate forms. This is often achieved through sustained and deliberate study, training and/or theorizing within a particular tradition, across generations and even between civilizations. The arts are a vehicle through which human beings cultivate distinct social, cultural and individual identities, while transmitting values, impressions, judgments, ideas, visions, spiritual meanings, patterns of life and experiences across time and space. Prominent examples of the arts include: * visual arts (including architecture, ceramics, drawing, filmmaking, painting, photography, and sculpting), * literary arts (includin ...
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Culture Of Kerala
The culture of Kerala has developed over the past millennia, influences from other parts of India and abroad.''The Jews of India: A Story of Three Communities''
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It is defined by its antiquity and the organic continuity sustained by the .. Modern Kerala society took shape owing to migrations from different parts of India and abroad throughout

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Malayalam-language Literature
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 Languages with official status in India, scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry (Mahé, Puducherry, Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari district, Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali diaspora, Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malay ...
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