Lopamudra R ( ml, ലോപമുദ്ര ആർ; born 26 April 1978) is an Indian poet and translator writing in

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with the pen name Lopa. Her works include ''Parasparam'', ''Vykkol Pava'', which have won literary awards. She began writing poems at the age of 15 and became well known among literary circles at the age of 20.

Life

Born in Ayaparampu Panchayat in

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on 26 April 1978, she is the daughter of Muralidharan and Renuka. She inherited the literary affinity from her grandfather R K Kottarathil, who was a Harikatha artist and a teacher. Lopa lost her father at the age of 3. After completing her Master's degree in

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and BEd, Lopa focused more on her literary works. She has written many poems in Malayalam and translated many from English. Currently she serves as a member of the English faculty at Alagappa Nagar Government Higher Secondary School in

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Honors and awards

*2017 - O V Vijayan Memorial Award, for ''Vykkol Pava'' (Poetry Collections)

Notable works

*2011 - ''Parasparam'' - poetry collection *2015 - ''Vaikkol Pava'' - poetry collection

References

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Recipient of Njanapeedam Award from Malayalam
1978 births Living people People from Alappuzha Poets from Kerala Women writers from Kerala Malayalam poets Indian women poets 21st-century Indian poets 21st-century Indian women writers Indian translators Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar {{India-poet-stub