Odakkuzhal Award
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1973) Winner
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
アッキタム・アチュータン・ナンボータリ
Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
Aliases:
Akkitham
Pen Names:
Akkitham（Commonly known pen name）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-03-18 （Amettikkara, near Kumaranellur, Palakkad district）
- Died
- 2020-10-15 （Thrissur） age 94
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Malayalam
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Residence History
- Amettikkara → Thrissur → Kozhikode
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Essayist, Social worker, Editor, Radio producer
- Active Years
- 1947-2020
- Affiliations
- Yogakshema Sabha, All India Radio, Thapasya
- Memberships
- Thapasya (First President)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional school | — | Sanskrit, Astrology, Music | — | 幼少期 | India |
Traditional school
Sanskrit, Astrology, Music
Period:
幼少期
Country:
India
Started college but did not complete degree
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry | Balidarshanam | Poetry | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Odakkuzhal Award | Nimisha Kshetram | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1973 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Balidarshanam | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Aasan Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Lalitambika Sahitya Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Vallathol Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2016 | Ezhuthachan Puraskaram | — | — | Government of Kerala | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Vayalar Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2017 | Padma Shri | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Jnanpith Award | — | — | Bharatiya Jnanpith | 受賞 |
| 2019 | O. N. V. Literary Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry
1972
Work:
Balidarshanam
Category:
Poetry
Organization:
Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Odakkuzhal Award
1973
Work:
Nimisha Kshetram
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1973
Work:
Balidarshanam
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Aasan Prize
1994
Result:
受賞
Lalitambika Sahitya Award
1996
Result:
受賞
Vallathol Award
1997
Result:
受賞
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
2016
Organization:
Government of Kerala
Result:
受賞
Vayalar Award
2012
Result:
受賞
Padma Shri
2017
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
2019
Organization:
Bharatiya Jnanpith
Result:
受賞
O. N. V. Literary Award
2019
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Vallathol Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 7 (1997) Winner
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2008) Winner
Vayalar Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 36 (2012) Winner
Jnanpith Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 55 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam
1952 Epic poetryOne of the first truly modernist poems in Malayalam literature, Epic of the 20th Century
LoveCompassionModernism
Balidarshanam
PoetryThe Vision of Bali
LoveCompassion
Nimisha Kshetram
PoetryHoly Moment
CompassionHumanity
Idinju Polinja Lokam
PoetryThe world that withered and split
Social change
Bibliography
- Irupatham Noottandinte Ithihasam
- Balidarshanam
- Nimisha Kshetram
- Idinju Polinja Lokam
- Amritaghatika
- Kalikkottilil
Translations by Author
- Sree Mahabhagavatham (Translation of Srimad Bhagavatam)
Translations of Works
- Selected Poems of Akkitham
- The Berry in the Palm
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple and lucid styleMeaningful modernism
- Recurring Motifs
- LoveCompassionIndian philosophyBridge between tradition and modernity
Legacy
Recipient of India's highest literary honor, the Jnanpith Award. Known for poetry exploring profound love and compassion
In Popular Culture
- Documentary film 'Arikil Akkitham' directed by E. Suresh
Trivia
- Younger brother is the noted painter Akkitham Narayanan
- First president of Thapasya, an organization under RSS
- Involved in social reforms for Namboothiri Brahmins