G sankara kurup kavitha odakkuzhal award

Indian Malayali poet and literary critic (1901–1978)

G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 February 1978) also referred to as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the greats of Malayalam poetry, he was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award―the highest Indian literary honor. He served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1968 to 1972 and received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1967. He was also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award.^{[citation needed]}

Life and career

Sankara Kurup was born on June 3, 1901, at Nayathode, a hamlet in the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin (now in Ernakulam district of the south Indian state of Kerala) to Nellikkappilli Variyath Sankara Warrier and Vadakkani Marath Lakshmikutty maarasyar^[1] His early education was at the local schools in Nayathode and Perumbavoor after passing his 7th standard examination, he passed the Vernacular Higher Examination from a school in Muvattupuzha.^[2] Subsequently, he started his career as the headmaster of Kottamam Convent School when he was only 16 and during his tenure there,

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YearRecipientWorks1968Balakavi RamanNarayaneeyam (Tamil translation)1969Vennikkulam Gopala KurupTulsidasa Ramayanam (Malayalam translation)1970O. V. VijayanKhasakkinte Itihasam1971Vyloppilli Sreedhara MenonVida1972N. Avatar PillaiThiranjedutha Prabandhangal1973Akkitham Achuthan NamboothiriNimisha Kshetram1974K. SurendranMaranam Durbalam1975V. K. Govindan NairV. K. Govindan Nairude Krithikal1976Nalankal Krishna PillaiKrishna Tulasi1977Lalithambika AntharjanamAgnisakshi1978Kainikkara Kumara PillaiNaatakeeyam1979M. LeelavathyVarnaraji1980P. BhaskaranOttakkambiyulla Thamburu1981VilasiniAvakasikal1982SugathakumariAmbalamani1983Vishnunarayanan NamboothiriMukhamevide1984G. Kumara PillaiSapthaswaram1985N. N. KakkadSaphalamee Yathra1986Kadavanad KuttikrishnanKalimuttam1987Yusufali KecheryKechery Puzha1988OlappamannaNizhalana1989M. P. Sankunni NairChhathravum Chamaravum1990O. N. V. KurupMrigaya1991P. Narayana KurupNishagandhi1992ThikkodiyanArangu Kanatha Nadan1993M. T. Vasudevan NairVanaprastham1994N. S. MadhavanHiguita1996AnandGovardhanante Yathrak

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Mahakavi G.Shankara Kurup was born in a Hindu family of Nayanthode of old Kochi in the year 1901. He was greatly inspired by his uncle Govinda Kurup who took initiative in his studies. Instead of sending him to school, his uncle taught him Sanskrit and primary lessons of literature as well as Malayalam. Later Shankara Kurup added the first letter of his uncle’s name as his initial and he was known whole throughout his life in the name of ‘G’. G wrote his first poem when he was only 4 years old. After completing his school studies, G.Shankara Kurup worked as Malayalam teacher in many schools. At first he worked at Kottamam High School; later at Thiruvillwamala Higher Secondary School and at Maharaja’s College at Ernakulam from where he retired at the age of 55. Most of the works he had written are during vacation holidays.  
His first poem was published in 1918. But he is known most for his translation of Geethanjali to Malayalam and Odakkuzhal (Flute) – Collection poems published in the year 1950 for which he won the highest literary award of India - Jnanpith in the first year of its organization. He has also led a political life and was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha