Sugathakumari is an Indian poet and activist. She has been at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She played a big role in the Save Silent Valley protest. She was awarded prestigious Saraswati Samman 2012 for her poetry collection ‘Manalezhuthu’ (The Writing on the Sand)
Born: 1934 Kerala, India
Occupation: Poet, Activist, Environmentalist
Nationality: India
Notable work: Raathrimazha, Manalezhuthu, Ambalamani
Works
- Mutthuchippi (Pearl and Oyster) (1961)
- Pathirappookkal (Midnight Flowers) (1967)
- Paavam Maanavahridayam (Poor Human Heart) (1968)
- Irul Chirakukal (The Wings of Darkness) (1969)
- Raathrimazha (Night Rain) (1977)
- Ambalamani (Temple Bell) (1981)
- Kurinjippookkal (Kurinji Flowers) (1987)
- Thulaavarshappacha (The Monsoon Green) (1990)
- Radhayevide (Where is Radha?) (1995)
- Manalezhuthu (The writing on the sand) (2012)
Awards
- 1978 Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Rathrimazha
- 1982 Odakkuzhal Award for Ambalamani
- 1984 Vayalar Award for Ambalamani
- 2001 Lalithambika Antharjanam Award
- 2003 Vallathol Award
- 2004 Kerala Sahithya Akademi Fellowship
- 2004 Balamaniamma Award
- 2004 Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam "Sahithya Award"
- 2006 Padmashri
- 2009 Ezhuthachan Award
- 2012 Saraswati Samman
