Olappamanna
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Olappamanna (1923-2000) was a famous poet of Kerala
, India
. He was born on January 10, 1923 in Vellinezhi
in Palakkad
district into Olappamanna mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians. After his college education
, he was engaged in the timber and rubber business and was associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for some time. During the period 1950-1964, he was the president of the Ezhakkad and Kotteppadam panchayaths of Palakkad district
.
He was awarded the Kerala Sahithya Academy
award in 1967 for the collection of Kadhakavithakal and Kendra Sahithya Academy Awards in 1989 for Nizhalana. The other awards include the Kerala Sahithya Academy award for lifetime contribution(1998), Odakkuzhal Award(1988) and N.V. Puraskaram(1992). He has also held the office of Chairman of Kerala Kalamandalam
. He died on April 10, 2000.
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. He was born on January 10, 1923 in Vellinezhi
Vellinezhi
Vellinezhi is a small but culturally crucial village located in Palakkad district of Kerala in southern India. The sylvan, rugged land is located on the banks of the Kunti, a slender rivulet that forms tributary to the broad, west-flowing Bharatapuzha that criss-crosses central Kerala in southern...
in Palakkad
Palakkad
Palakkad , formerly known as Palghat, is a municipality and a town in the state of Kerala in southern India, spread over an area of 26.60 km2.The city is situated about north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. It is the administrative headquarters of Palakkad District...
district into Olappamanna mana, a wealthy family with a feudal past known for its patronage of artists and musicians. After his college education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
, he was engaged in the timber and rubber business and was associated with Yogakshema Sabha and Purogamana Sahithya Samkhadana for some time. During the period 1950-1964, he was the president of the Ezhakkad and Kotteppadam panchayaths of Palakkad district
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
.
He was awarded the Kerala Sahithya Academy
Kerala Sahithya Academy
Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body established to promote Malayalam language and literature. It is situated in Thrissur, Kerala in India. The academy was inaugurated on October 15, 1956, by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of...
award in 1967 for the collection of Kadhakavithakal and Kendra Sahithya Academy Awards in 1989 for Nizhalana. The other awards include the Kerala Sahithya Academy award for lifetime contribution(1998), Odakkuzhal Award(1988) and N.V. Puraskaram(1992). He has also held the office of Chairman of Kerala Kalamandalam
Kerala Kalamandalam
Kerala Kalamandalam , lately renamed as Kalamandalam Deemed University of Art and Culture, is a major centre for learning Indian performing arts, especially those that developed in the southern state of India, with the special emphasis on Kerala. It is situated in the village of Cheruthuruthy in...
. He died on April 10, 2000.
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