G SANKARA KURUP

G. Sankara Kurup was born on June 3, 1901, in Nayathode near Kalady. He served as a teacher for ten years at the Thrissur Training College and for nineteen years at Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam. After retiring in 1956, he worked as a producer at All India Radio in Thiruvananthapuram. He was a member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi and a Fellow of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi. Kurup received several prestigious awards, including the Sahitya Akademi Award (1963), the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award (1960), the first Jnanpith Award instituted by the Bharatiya Jnanpith (1965), and the Soviet Land Nehru Award (1967). In 1968, he was honored with the Padma Bhushan. Over his lifetime, he published a total of 49 works. He passed away on February 2, 1978. His major works include G. Sankara Kurup’s Selected Poems, G. Sankara Kurup’s Poems, Children’s Poems, and the acclaimed Odakkuzhal. He also translated Gitanjali into Malayalam.