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Balamani Amma

バラマニ・アンマ

Baramani Anma

Aliases: Nalapat Balamani Amma

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1909-07-19 (Punnayurkulam, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, Madras Presidency)
Died
2004-09-29 (Kochi, Kerala, India) age 95
Nationality
India
Languages
Malayalam
Religion
Unknown Baptismal Name: Unknown
Residence History
Nalappat, Punnayurkulam → Kolkata → Kochi

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
1930-2004
Influenced By
Nalapat Narayana Menon, Vallathol Narayana Menon
Influenced
Kamala Das

Awards

Padma Bhushan
1987
Organization: Government of India
Result: 受賞
Saraswati Samman
1995
Work: Nivedyam
Organization: KK Birla Foundation
Result: 受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award
1965
Work: Muthassi
Organization: Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
1963
Work: Muthassi
Organization: Kerala Sahitya Akademi
Result: 受賞
Ezhuthachan Award
1995
Organization: Government of Kerala
Result: 受賞
Asan Prize
1989
Result: 受賞
Vallathol Award
1993
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Amma

Poetry

Poetry collection on motherhood

MotherhoodFamily

Muthassi

1962 Poetry

Poetry about grandmother

GrandmotherFamilial love

Mazhuvinte Katha

1966 Poetry

The Story of the Axe

LifeStruggle

Bibliography

  • Kudumbini (1936)
  • Dharmamargathil (1938)
  • Sthree Hridayam (1939)
  • Prabhankuram (1942)
  • Bhavanayil (1942)
  • Oonjalinmel (1946)
  • Kalikkotta (1949)
  • Velichathil (1951)
  • Avar Paadunnu (1952)
  • Pranamam (1954)
  • Lokantharangalil (1955)
  • Sopanam (1958)
  • Muthassi (1962)
  • Mazhuvinte Katha (1966)
  • Ambalathilekku (1967)
  • Nagarathil (1968)
  • Veyilaarumbol (1971)
  • Amruthamgamaya (1978)
  • Sahapadikal (1979)
  • Sandhya (1982)
  • Nivedyam (1987)
  • Mathruhridayam (1988)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Maternal tendernessCelebration of human glory
Recurring Motifs
MotherhoodFamilyChildren

Health

  • Alzheimer's disease
    1999-2004
    Affected her later creative activities

Legacy

Known as the grandmother of Malayalam literature, celebrated for her poetry on motherhood. Honored with Google Doodle.

In Popular Culture

  • Google Doodle (July 19, 2022)

Trivia

  • Mother of the renowned writer Kamala Das.
  • Called the mother or grandmother of Malayalam poetry.