Sugathakumari
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist. She was an important person in the environmentalist and feminist movements in Kerala, South India.
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| Born | Sugathakumari 22 January 1934 Aranmula, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Period | 1957–2020 |
| Notable works | Raathrimazha, Ambalamani, Manalezhuthu |
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| Spouse | Dr. K. Velayudhan Nair
(death 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
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She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organization for the protection of nature and a day-care center for the mentally ill.
She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission.[1]
Sugathakumari died on 23 December 2020 from bronchopneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 86.[2][3][4]
Sugathakumari Media
Sugathakumari during the Fokkana Award distribution ceremony, Thiruvananthapuram (1994)
O. N. V. Kurup and Sugathakumari in September 2013
Sugathakumari Teacher, Indian poet and activist.
References
- ↑ "Status of women declining: Sugathakumari". The Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram, India). 3 November 2000. http://www.hindu.com/2000/11/03/stories/0403404f.htm. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ Renowned Malayalam poet-activist Sugathakumari dies of covid-19 complications. 23 December 2020. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sugathakumari-dead-7116387/lite/. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ↑ Eminent poet-activist Sugathakumari no more. 23 December 2020. https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/eminent-poetactivist-sugathakumari-no-more/1997982. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ↑ "കവി സുഗതകുമാരി അന്തരിച്ചു; കൊവിഡ് ബാധിതയായിരുന്നു". Asianetnews.com.