G. Kumara Pillai
G. Kumara Pillai (22 August 1923 – 16 August 2000) was a
Biography
He was born on 22 August 1923 in Vennimala in
He was a freedom fighter and also was a member of Kochi Prajamandalam during the period 1944-46.
He authored some 20 books. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in the year 1985 for his poetry work Saptaswaram.[3] He penned the lyrics for the song "Hrudayathin Romanjam" from the famous G. Aravindan film Uttarayanam.
He died on 16 August 2000 in Thrissur.[1]
Works
- Arali Pookkal (1951) -His first published poetry collection[1]
- Marubhumiyude Kinavukal
- Ormayude Sugandham
- Saptaswaram
- snehathinde varthamanam
Awards
- 1984: Odakkuzhal Awardfor Saptaswaram
- 1985: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Saptaswaram
- Ashan Puraskaram[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "പ്രൊഫ.ജി.കുമാരപിള്ള അന്തരിച്ചു". malayalam.oneindia (in Malayalam). 17 August 2000.
- ^ "Obituary" Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine. People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL). Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 12 April 2014.