Soorya Gopi is an Indian litterateur, short story writer, and sociologist.[1] [2] Soorya is the recipient of Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award 2016. She was born on 26 August 1987 at Kollam, Kerala, India to poet P. K. Gopi and Komalam.
Soorya Gopi | |
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| Native name | സൂര്യ ഗോപി |
| Born | 26 August 1987 Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Litterateur, Short story writer & Sociologist |
| Education | PhD in Sociology |
| Alma mater | Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College |
| Notable awards | Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award |
| Spouse |
P.K. Sujith (m. 2012) |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
editShe was educated at the Presentation High School and Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School,[3] both of which are in Kozhikode. She has a bachelor's degree in Sociology and Malayalam and a master's degree in Sociology from Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College, ranking first in University of Calicut in both cases. She has acquired a Doctoral degree in Sociology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.[4]
Career
editSoorya Gopi had worked as a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Sacred Hearts College, Thevara,[5] Kochi. Later she worked in the Sociology department of Sreenarayana guru open university as Assistant Professor situated in Kollam, Kerala. WWK reviews her story as :The story “Chirakulla Changalakal” (“Chains with Wings”) is included here. The content of this story are the thoughts in loneliness of a girl who was sold. The author presents very beautifully in simple and effortless style, how a girl who was sold by her own parents as a housemaid sits in a sort of solitary confinement and views the outerworld with a wounded heart writing in intense pain and sorrow. The story ends where the girl escapes from the man who bought her and disappears in the crowded city. The symbols and metaphors that flash through the story and noteworthy. At the very outset of the story, there is an indication of a dead, rotten and stinking donkey and this is followed by the story of a few lives imprisoned in an inevitable tragedy.[6] Dr. Soorya has been contributing to her area of interests like gender, media and literature for the past two decades, through academic endeavors.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Bibliography
edit- Pookkale Snehicha Penkutti (2006)
- Uppumazhayile Pachilakal (2012)
- Pranayamathryum (2016)[14]
- KamukiKkaduva'' (2020)
Awards
edit- Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award[15][16][17]
- Ankanam E. P. Sushama endowment award for best short story (2013)[18]
- Madhyamam-Velicham award best short story (2009)[18]
- Ankanam - Geetha Hiranyan Best Short Story award (2008)[18]
- Muttathu Varkey Kalaalaya Sahitya award for best short story (2008)[19]
- State Bank of India-SBT award for the book Pookkale Snehicha Penkutti (2006)[18]
- Malayala Manorama best short story award (2006)[18]
- Poorna Uroob award for best short story (2005)[18]
Personal life
editSoorya married P.K. Sujith in 2012. They have a daughter named Chilanka.
References
edit- ^ "16-06-23 Soorya Gopi inaugurating Socio Assn". St.Teresa’s College (Autonomous). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Carmel College, Mala: Best Degree & Diploma Courses in Thrissur 2024 - Affordable Quality Education". www.carmelcollegemala.ac.in. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ Raveendran, Aabha (11 May 2024). "First girls' school in Malabar celebrates 175th anniversary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ അക്ഷരങ്ങളുണരുന്ന നന്മവീട്| Interview| PK Gopi| Arya Gopi| Soorya Gopi, retrieved 29 December 2019
- ^ കാവ്‌, സ്വീറ്റി. "'കഥയോ കവിതയോ എഴുതിയാൽ അത് അച്ഛൻ എഴുതിത്തന്നതാണോയെന്നായിരുന്നു അന്നൊക്കെ ചോദ്യം'". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 29 December 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Women Writers of Kerala, Women Authors of Kerala, Women Writers of India, All Kerala Writers". womenwritersofkerala.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ https://indiaculture.gov.in/sites/default/files/press_release/Press_Releaseon_12-01-2023-1_13012023.pdf
- ^ "മനുഷ്യർക്ക് വേണ്ടി പൊരുതുന്ന കഥകളോടിഷ്ടം : സൂര്യ ഗോപി". ManoramaOnline.
- ^ https://www.shcollege.ac.in/rl_gallery/sociology/
- ^ "Medium is the message- summary of speech delivered by Dr. Soorya Gopi at sahitya akademi Kolkata". 23 January 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Exclusive". Mathrubhumi. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ honey. "കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ യുവ സാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരം സൂര്യാ ഗോപിക്ക്". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi announces Yuva Puraskar winners". The Indian Express. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "കാവ്യപൂമരത്തിലെ രണ്ടു പെൺപുഷ്പങ്ങൾ". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ യുവ സാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരം സൂര്യാ ഗോപിക്ക്". asianetnews.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "പൂര്‍ണം ഈ അപൂര്‍ണത". deshabhimani.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "യുവസാഹിത്യപുരസ്കാരം സൂര്യാ ഗോപിക്ക്". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "About Soorya Gopi". Soorya Gopi. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Muttathu Varkey award for T Padmanabhan". Oneindia News.