Vallathol Award
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1993) Winner
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
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Padma Bhushan | — | — | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Saraswati Samman | Nivedyam | — | KK Birla Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1965 | Sahitya Akademi Award | Muthassi | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1963 | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award | Muthassi | — | Kerala Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1995 | Ezhuthachan Award | — | — | Government of Kerala | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Asan Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Vallathol Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
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
Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (1995) Winner
Saraswati Samman
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
Amma
PoetryPoetry collection on motherhood
MotherhoodFamily
Muthassi
1962 PoetryPoetry about grandmother
GrandmotherFamilial love
Mazhuvinte Katha
1966 PoetryThe 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 disease1999-2004Affected 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.