Mahakavi Kuttamath Award Archives

MADHAVAN PURACHERRY

Madhavan Puracherry was born in Purachery, Kannur district, to V.E. Govindan Namboothiri and Ganga Antharjanam. Poetry collections: Pravasiyute Mozhigal (1993), Pain Killer (2006), Cycle Yatrayil Naam (2009), Ponne… Ponne… (2013), Ee Nyaarazhchakaale Nokku (2015), Varkeyude Velipaddu Pusthakam (2015), Patakakalkidayil (2019), Mobileil Oru Yakshan (2019), Kuchelasatgatiyayum Karl Marxum (collection of articles), Meenootty’s Online Sancharam (children’s novel). He also authored Uchira.

He is a recipient of the Prof. Joseph Mundassery Award, Vidyavachaspati K.V. Kunhiraman Master Award, Korat Lakshmikuttyamma Award, B.C.V. Trust Poetry Award, P.T. Thankappan Master Literary Award, M.M. Sethumadhavan Memorial Tip Poetry Award, and Mahakavi Kuttamath Award. His work Uchira, an anthology of poems by Madhavan Puracheri, has been selected for the N.V. Krishna Warrier Memorial Poetry Award instituted by the Kerala Sahitya Samithi. He was a teacher at Moothedath Higher Secondary School. He retired in March 2021.

INDIRA ASOK

Indira Ashok was born in Cherthala to K.V. Prabhakaran and N. Premavalli. She initiated poetry writing as a student. In 2008, she represented Malayalam poetry at the All-Language Poets Conference held in connection with the Republic Day celebrations. She was a teacher of English at T.K.M.M. College, Nangyarkulangara. She has won many awards, including the Kunju Pillai Award (1996), Mahakavi Kuttamath Award (2009), and Venmani Award (2010). Her works include Sankhu, Ekam, and Pravachaka.

DIVAKARAN VISHNUMANGALAM

Divakaran Visnumangalam, a noted Malayalam author, was born on March 5, 1965, in Visnumangalam, Ajanur village, Kasaragod district. He holds an M.S.C. with a rank in Geology. His spouse is Nisha, and Harsha is his daughter. Worked as a senior geologist in the Department of Geology.

He has published children’s literature works, Nirvachanam, Padavali, Jeevanane Button, Dhamanikal, Ravorma, Koyakatta, Sonamnam (poem collections), Muthasshi Ksheriya (children’s poems), Unniarcha, Palattu Koman (recitation). The poem is entitled V.T. Kumaran Memorial Poetry Award (1989), Mahakavi Kuttamath Award (1995), Kerala Sahitya Akademi’s Kanakasree Endowment Award (1996), Vailoppilly Award (1997), Edassery Award (2005), Jwala Award from Mumbai (2006), Abu Dhabi Shakti Award (2007), Mahatma Gandhi University’s ‘Samskara’ Poetry Award (2014), N.V. Krishnawarrier Memorial Poetry Award (2015), Mahakavi P. Foundation’s Thamarathoni Poetry Award (2017), Moodadi Damodaran Memorial Poetry Award (2018), V.V.K. He is the recipient of the Poetry Award (2019), Mooloor Award (2019), Thirunallur Poetry Award (2021) and other awards. Represented Malayalam poetry at the National Youth Poetry Conference jointly organised by the Kendra Sahitya Akademi and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2003 and at the National All-Language Poets Conference organised by All India Radio in Guwahati on the occasion of Republic Day in 2010.