Vijayalakshmi (poet)
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| Born | August 2, 1960 Mulanthuruthy, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Teresa's College, Maharajas College |
| Notable works | Mrigasikshakan, "Oozham" |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse | Balachandran Chullikkadu |
Vijayalakshmi (born August 2, 1960) is a Malayalam–language poet from the south Indian state of Kerala. She has composed about 199 poems between 1980 and 2010.
Life
Vijayalakshmi was born on 2 August 1960 in Mulanthuruthy village in Ernakulam district as the daughter of Kuzhikkattil Raman Velayudhan and Kamalakshi. She completed her education from Chottanikkara Government High School, St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and Maharajas College. She completed her graduation in Biology and obtained her masters in Malayalam literature with a first rank from Kerala University. She is married to famous Malayalam poet Balachandran Chullikkadu.
Literary career
Her first poem was published in 1977 in Kalakaumudi weekly. During her graduation period, she won prizes in the Kerala University Youth Festival in story-writing and poetry.
She has published numerous poems in Malayalam. She was a member of the Executive Committee and General Council of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. She has also held various other posts in the Academy, such as its Advisory Board Member and the Convener of its Publication Committee. She also served as Vice President of the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad.
Many of Vijayalakshmi's poems try to establish gender-equality and question the dichotomy on women. Literary critic Dr. M. Leelavathy lauds the concept of feminism in Vijayalakshmi as a continuation of the feminism of the great poetess Balamani Amma.
Works
- Mrigasikshakan (1992, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Thachante Makal (1992, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Mazhathan Mattetho Mukham (1999, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Himasamadhi (2001, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Anthyapralobhanam (2002, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Ottamanalthari (2003, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Anna Akhmatovayude Kavithakal (2001, DC Books, Kottayam, Trans.)
- Andhakanyaka (2006, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Mazhaykkappuram (2010) (2010, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Vijayalakshmiyude Kavithakal (2010, DC Books, Kottayam)
- Jnana Magdalena (2013, DC Books, Kottayam)
Awards
- 1982: Kunjupillai Award
- 1992: Lalithambika Sahitya Award
- 1990: Ankanam Sahitya Award
- 1994: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
- 1995: Vyloppilly Award
- 1995: Changampuzha Award
- 1995: Indira Gandhi Sahitya Award
- 1997: V. T. Bhattathirippad Award
- 2001: P. Kunhiraman Nair Award for Mazhathan Mattetho Mukham
- 2010: Bala Sahitya Institute Award
- 2010: Ulloor Award
- 2011: A. Ayyappan Poetry Award[1]
- 2011: Krishnageethi Award
- 2013: Library Council Literary Award
- 2013: Padmaprabha Award[2]
- 2013: O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram for Vijayalakshmiyude Kavithakal[3]
References
- ^ "Ayyappan award presented". The Hindu. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2013.
- ^ "Vijayalakshmi bags Padmaprabha award". The Hindu. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Award for writer Vijayalakshmi". The Hindu. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
External links
- Vijayalakshmi: A devout feminist (Unnikrishnan Atiyodi in Kerala Calling March 2014)