Mahakavi M. P. Appan (29 March 1913 – 10 December 2003) was a poet and littérateur of Malayalam.[1] He was born in 1913 near Jagathi in Trivandrum district.[2] His parents were Madu and Kochappi. His original name was Ponnappan.[3] He began his career as a school teacher after completing BA Honours from the Kerala University College, Trivandrum.[1] He retired as the District Educational Officer.[2] He had his imprint in the literary field for over 70 years. He was the president of Asan Memorial in Thonnakkal and Mahakavi Ulloor Memorial in Jagathi.[2] He was also a member of the Kerala Sahitya Academy from 1957 to 1967.[1]
Appan was one of the few poets of the modern era to be conferred the prefix "Mahakavi" which means "great poet".[3] He published around 50-odd poetry collections. Some of his works include Suvarnodayam (1936), Vellinakshathram (1939), Leela Soudham (1955), Kilikkonchal (1954), Soundaryadhara (1958), Udyanasoonam (1972), Satyadarsanam (1980) and Jeevithasayahnathil (1986).[4] He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Udyanasoonam in 1973. In 1998, he received the Ezhuthachan Award which is Kerala's highest literary honour.
Awards edit
- Honorary
- 1989: Sahitya Kalanidhi title by Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha[2]
- 1994: D.Litt by University of Kerala[2]
- Literary awards
- 1973: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (for Udyana Soonam)[2]
- 1987: Asan Prize[2]
- 1994: Guru Chengannur Award[2]
- 1995: Vallathol Award[2]
- 1998: Ezhuthachan Award[5]
- 2003: Ulloor Award[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mahakavi M. P. Appan dead". Archived from the original on 31 December 2003. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Kartik Chandra Dutt (1999). Who's who of Indian Writers, A-M. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788126008735.
- ^ a b "നിശ്ശബ്ദകാവ്യസപര്യയുടെ മഹാകവി..." Oneindia.in (in Malayalam). 10 December 2003. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ K. M. Govi (ed.). Malayala Grantha Soochi: A Retrospective Bibliography of Malayalam Books. Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
- ^ "Ezhuthachan Award". Archived from the original on 18 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "Ulloor award for M.P. Appan". The Hindu. 30 May 2004. Archived from the original on 29 July 2004. Retrieved 7 February 2023.