Madhavan Ayyappath
Madhavan Ayyappath | |
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 Ayyappath in 2014 | |
| Born | 24 April 1934 |
| Died | 25 December 2021 (aged 87) |
Madhavan Ayyappath (Malayalam: മാധവൻ അയ്യപ്പത്ത്; 24 April 1934 – 25 December 2021) was an Indian poet and translator from the south state of Kerala. He was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award.[1]
Biography
[edit]Madhavan Ayyappath was born in 1934 in Chowannur, near Kunnamkulam, in Thrissur district, son of Ayyappath Lakshmikkutty Amma and Peringode Karumathil Ramunni Nair.[citation needed]
He obtained a BA degree in Economics from Madras University and did his Master's degree in English literature.[2] He was a civil servant, and worked for the Government of India until 1992.[3]
Madhavan was married to T. C. Ramadevi, and was the father of Sanjay and Manjima. He died on 25 December 2021, Christmas Day, at the age of 87 after collapsing in an apartment in Kuttappuram.[4][3][5]
Works
[edit]- Jivacharitra Kurippukal[citation needed]
- Kilimozhikal[citation needed]
- Sri Narayana Guru (English)[citation needed]
- Dharmapatham (Translation)[citation needed]
Awards
[edit]- 1988: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Kilimozhikal[citation needed]
- 2003: Aasan Prize[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "---::: Kerala Sahitya Akademi :::---".
- ^ "മാധവൻ അയ്യപ്പത്ത്". Puzha Books. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b "കവി മാധവന് അയ്യപ്പത്ത് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, മാധ്യമം. "കവി മാധവൻ അയ്യപ്പത്ത് അന്തരിച്ചു". Madhyamam. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "കവി മാധവന് അയ്യപ്പത്ത് അന്തരിച്ചു". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 26 December 2021.