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"name": "Kakuzhi Kunjibappu Gurukkal",
"bio": "\nKakuzhi Kunhibapu Gurukkal (1826–1878) was born in Thiyya family of Kakuzhi in Thalassery, Kannur. Learned Sanskrit in childhood; He also excelled in music. He was educated in Sanskrit by\nPudusherry Kannan Gurukkal at Menappuram near Thalassery. After establishing his own school and running it, he was appointed as a teacher in the District School (1855) and continued in the same position after the Basel Mission took over the school. He was a teacher for almost fifty years and had a large number of disciples. He helped Gathuweiravasaiip in the writing of the book Vyakarana Question and Answer. As a child, Idampratham organized a Kathakaliyogam for Thiyya Community the children and participated in it.\nMany scholars and among them great poets emerged in Malayalam in the 19th century. Among them many seem to have made their own reputations as social reformers. He was such a person. Major composed rajanas even as a poet.",
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"name": "Mohanakrishnan Kaladi",
"bio": "\nMohanakrishnan Kaladi is a Malayalam poet of the new age. He was born in 1978 at Kaladi (Malappuram, Kerala) and educated in chemistry. He is currently working as a chemistry professor at NSS College, Ottapalam. His poems are collected in six books: Palise, Mazhappottan, Minukkam, Bhoothakkatta, and Rain Coat (D. C. Books, Kottayam) and Aanamazha (Kerala Balasahithya Institute). He has also published a prose-collection, Mattarum kanathey (Kairali books, Kannur)\nPalise won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi \"Kanakashree\" award for poetry in 2006. He has also won the Vailoppilli-Shreerekha award, the K.B. Menon memorial award, the Atlas-Kairali award and Vailoppilli award for poetry.\n",
"raw_bio": "Mohanakrishnan Kaladi is a Malayalam poet of the new age. He was born in 1978 at Kaladi (Malappuram, Kerala) and educated in chemistry. He is currently working as a chemistry professor at NSS College, Ottapalam. His poems are collected in six books: Palise, Mazhappottan, Minukkam, Bhoothakkatta, and Rain Coat (D. C. Books, Kottayam) and Aanamazha (Kerala Balasahithya Institute). He has also published a prose-collection, Mattarum kanathey (Kairali books, Kannur) Palise won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi \"Kanakashree\" award for poetry in 2006. He has also won the Vailoppilli-Shreerekha award, the K.B. Menon memorial award, the Atlas-Kairali award and Vailoppilli award for poetry. ",
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"name": "Sathish Kalathil",
"bio": "\nSathish Kalathil is an Indian film and documentary director and producer in Malayalam. He is also story writer, and lyricist. His experimental works are well known and appropriately discussed in Malayalam Cinema industry and his debut movie Jalachhayam (2010) was well discussed according to its experimental approach. His first film was Veenavaadanam (2008), an experimental documentary about art (painting). In 2012, he directed Laloorinu Parayanullathu, a social committed documentary film about municipal solid waste.\nSathish was born to K. P. Sankaran and K. M. Komalam at Sankarayya Road, Poothole P.O in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. He completed his primary education from Namboodiri Vidyalayam UP school and Vivekodayam Boys Higher Secondary School nearby Thrissur town. In teenage, he was a Newspaper agent of Mangalam daily, when it was launched.Years later, he became an auto rickshaw driver. During his movie Jalachhayam, he was a fast food business man. Now, he is also a political leader of Nationalist Congress Party with the post secretary of Nationalist Labour Congress, Kerala, a Labour wing of N.C.P and state organizing secretary of Kerala Vazhi Vanibha Sabha (H.M.S) union. He is married to Rema K.P and he has three children. Niveda, Navin Krishna, Akhil Krishna. His elder son Navin Krishna played the character of 'Kannan' in Jalachhayam.\nSathish penned lyrics for his documentaries, Veenavaadanam and Jnana Saradhi. He has also written Ghazals for a musical documentary film, Arabikadalinte Ghazal Nilavu as the tribute for Umbayee and its audio album, Sithaye Suthanuve was released on 1st August 2022 by Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai, received by MLA K. K. Shailaja at Cochin. Sathish has published many poems since his teenage under the Pen Name 'Surya'.",
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"name": "Karunakaran (Malayalam writer)",
"bio": "Karunakaran is an Indian poet, novelist, short story writer and essayist who writes in Malayalam. Known for an original style of writing, he has published a number of novels, short story anthologies, poetry anthologies, studies and essays. He was born in Pattambi, a town in Palakkad district of the south Indian state of Kerala. His oeuvre comprises novels such as Yuvaavaayirunna Onpathu Varsham and short story anthologies like Paayakkappal and he is a recipient of the 2019 O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram. He lives in Kuwait.",
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"name": "Pandalam Kerala Varma",
"bio": "\nKerala Varma (January 1879 – June 1919), most commonly known as Mahakavi Pandalam Kerala Varma (Malayalam: മഹാകവി പന്തളം കേരള വർമ്മ), was an Indian poet, scholar, and publisher. He was born in Pandalam, and belonged to the Pandalam Royal Family. He wrote two mahakavyas, more than a hundred narrative poems, translations, and children's poetry. He is widely regarded as the author of the first complete mahakavya in Malayalam. He was the owner and Chief Editor of Kavana Kaumudi, the first Malayalam periodical, which was also the first to introduce special issues in Malayalam.\nKerala Varma was born in Pandalam in 1879, to Kottayam Puthuppally Thrikkonamangalam Desathu Perinjeri Illathu Vishnu Namboothiri and Puthankoikkal Aswathynal Thanwangi Thamburatti. He had two elder brothers and an elder sister. He also had two paternal half-brothers; Neythelloor Koikkal Makayiramnal Kerala Varma Thampuran (1846–1890) and Neythelloor Kottarathil Thrikkettanal Veera Kerala Varma Thampuran. Makayiramnal Kerala Varma Thampuran was the author of Bhoothanatholbhavam thullal and Aardra Maholsavam Sanskrit champu. Thrikkettanal Veera Kerala Varma Thampuran was the author of Rukmamgadacharitham Sanskrit poem and Banayuddham Sanskrit champu. He was also the logical reasoning guru of Pandalam Kerala Varma. Pandalam Kerala Varma's relative Malikathazhe Bharaninal Kerala Varma Thampuran (1823–1883) was an astrology and grammar expert. It is believed that he had predicted that Pandalam Kerala Varma would become famous one day. Another relative, Vadakke Kottarathil Thiruvathiranal Raja Raja Varma Valiya Thampuran (1817–1902), was the author of the hymns Dharmasathru Sathakam, Krishnaleela, Devi Sthothram, Sabarigireesa Sthothram, and Pandalam Mahadeva Sathakam. He took care of Pandalam Kerala Varma's poetic practice and grammatical studies. Thekkekkettil Kottarathil Athamnal Godavarma Valiya Thampuran (1840–1911) was the grammar guru of Pandalam Kerala Varma.\nKerala Varma started learning the alphabet at age 3 from Pandalam Achutha Warrier. After Warrier's death, Avittomnal Rama Varma Thampuran became his guru. Kerala Varma learnt Siddha Roopam, Sree Ramodantham, and Amara Kosam by age 10. Thereafter he studied the poems Sree Krishna Vilasam, Naishadheeya Charitha, Kiratharjuneeyam and plays like abhigijñānaśākuntalam. From age 17 to 24, he studied Vyulpathi Vadaparyantham logical reasoning and Praudamanoramantham grammatical lessons. Kerala Varma's upanayana was completed at the age of 14. He started writing Sanskrit poems from age 12, and Malayalam poems from age 19. He was established as a poet by the age of 20. Beside poetry, he was also skilled in other activities. In his childhood, he made a striking clock and a cycle for use in water.",
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"name": "P. Narayana Kurup",
"bio": "P. Narayana Kurup (born 5 September 1934) is a Malayalam–language poet and literary critic from Kerala state, South India.\nHe was brought up in an ethos of music and temple art in his native village Haripad, Kerala. He took his degree in Science and Education from University College, Trivandrum and masters in English with distinction while serving in Central Ministry at Delhi. In addition to poetry, he has authored several significant works on satire, criticism and travel memoirs, among others. He has also chaired and helmed the operations of Thapasya (Forum for Art and Literature) and Margi (Centre for Classical Art) and is considered a connoisseur and critic of Kathakali and Koodiyattam.He was awarded India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in January 2022.\nHe was deputed as research officer to the Language Institute, Trivandrum and has served as Consulting Editor in Encyclopedic Publication of Kerala Govt and Assistant Editor and Editor in Publications Division, New Delhi. He was the editor of two encyclopedias published by D.C. Books (from 1985 to 1988). He was the governing body member of Kerala Kala Mandalam from 1986 to 1992. He was a trustee of Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal from 2004 to 2010. He had also held the position of Vice-President (All India) of Sanskar Bharati, Agra from 2000 to 2004. He was also a member of film advisory committee from 2002 to 2008. He was re-appointed to the committee in 2015 and still holds membership in the film advisory committee.\nHe is a member of the judging committee of Door Darshan Kendra at Delhi and in Trivandrum station. He is an expert member in Veda-Vyasa Brahma Vidya Peeth, Quilon Kerala. He is the patron of Thapasya (Forum for Art and Literature) after having been its president for 10 years. He is a member in Executive Committee of Margi (Centre for Classical Art). He is also the Vice President of Irayimman Thampi Smaraka Trust and Chairman of N. V. Krishna Warrier Smaraka Samithi.",
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"name": "Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan",
"bio": "\nKadavanad Kuttikrishnan (10 October 1925 – 19 August 1992) was a Malayalam–language poet and journalist from Kerala state, South India. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1978 for his poetry work Suprabhatham.\nKuttikrishnan was born in 1925 in Kadavanad village near Ponnani in Kerala as the son of Arumukhan and Devaki. After completing his education from Puthuponnani Mappila Elementary School, Ponnani BEM School and A.V. Highschool, he worked in Grain Purchasing Office and Premier Hosiery Works in Kozhikode. Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan worked in Pourasakthi and Janavani newspapers before joining the Hind newspaper (published from Kozhikode) as assistant editor. He later worked in Mathrubhumi and Malayala Manorama. He, along with V. T. Bhattathiripad, Edasseri Govindan Nair, Uroob and N. Damodaran, was a patron of the famed Ponnani Kendra Kala Samithi, a socio-cultural union based in Ponnani. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1978 for his poetry work Suprabhatham. He retired as assistant editor from Malayala Manorama in 1983 and then served as a member of the editorial committee of Bhashaposhini magazine. He died on 19 August 1992. He was survived by his wife Yasoda.",
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"name": "Lakshmikutty",
"bio": "\nLakshmikutty ( Malayalam: ലക്ഷ്മിക്കുട്ടി , born 1943) is a tribal woman from Kallar forest area at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, India who received the India's fourth highest civilian honour Padma Shri for her breakthrough in practicing traditional medicine.\nLakshmikutty is a famous poison healer practicing traditional medicine. She also received Kerala Government's Naattu Vaidya Ratna award in 1995. She is practicing traditional medicine for over 50 years.\nShe belongs to Kaani tribe and can remember more than 500 varieties of medicine. She has attained the education of 3rd forum and knows Sanskrit. She also writes poems, dramas and is a teacher in Kerala Folklore Academy.",
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"name": "Satyan Madakkara",
"bio": "\nSathyan Madakkara (or Satyan M.) is a poet in Malayalam literature.\nHis published collection of poems are Manal (sand), Kappalillatha turamukham (port without ship) and Oru malsyavum jalashayam nirmikkunnilla (No fish makes any lake). - published by DC Books.\nThis article about a poet from India is a stub. You can help Kavishala by expanding it.",
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"bio": "\nKaviyoor Murali (20 March 1931 – 20 October 2001) was an Indian dalit activist, writer and Folklore Research Person from Kerala state.\nMurali was born on 20 March 1931 in Kaviyoor, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. He was an Ambedkarite activist. Familiar among all Dalit Activists and Folklore Groups. He studied at Kaviyoor N.S.S. English High School, Thiruvananthapuram Intermediate College and Thiruvalla Mar Thoma College.\nIn 1953, he was a Full Member and a Full Time worker of Communist Party. Participated actively in the strike to avail trade union rights for the State Transport Workers in 1954. Undergone brutal torture by the police, after arrest and imprisonment. Started career as a teacher. Later, retired as a Superintendent in Public Works Department.",
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"name": "N. V. P. Unithiri",
"bio": "Noonhil Vadakkemadathil Padmanabhan Unithiri (born 15 December 1945) is a multilingual scholar, author, researcher, poet, progressive thinker, translator and teacher from Kerala, India. He has authored around 200 books in Sanskrit, Malayalam and English languages including translated works.\nUnithiri was born on 15 December 1945 in Kulapuram in Cheruthazham panchayat of Cannanore district as the son of Theke Chandramana Illath Govindan Namboothiri and Noonhil Vadakkemadathil Papappillayathiri Amma. He got his primary education from Cheruthazham Govt. LP School and Pilathara LP School. After completing his SSLC from Madai Govt. High School and Teacher's Training Course (TTC) from Kannur Govt. Basic Training School, he started working as a primary school teacher in 1965. He obtained the Malayalam Vidwan certificate in 1967 and graduated from Calicut University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Malayalam in 1971 and a Master of Arts degree in Sanskrit in 1973.\nIn 1974, while working as a language teacher in Kalyassery Govt. High School, he joined Kerala University for his Ph.D. in the Department of Sanskrit. The research was about the literary contributions of Poorna Saraswathi, a 14-the century Sanskrit commentator, poet and dramatist from Kerala. Unithiri became a lecturer at Kerala University in 1975. In 1978, he moved to Calicut University. From 1985 to 1996, he served as the head of the Sanskrit department there. In 1996, he took over as the first principal dean of studies of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady. He was the chairman of the advisory committee of the Department of Culture, Government of Kerala. He retired from government services on 31 March 2006.\nSome of Unthiri's works include:",
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