G. Sankara Kurup

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G. Sankara Kurup was a renowned Indian poet and literary figure in Malayalam, celebrated for his profound and innovative contributions to modern Malayalam poetry.

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G. Sankara Kurup canonical 2
Gopalakrishna Sankara Kurup 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essayist
lyricist
person
poet
professor
translator
awardForWork Jnanpith Award for Odakkuzhal
awardReceived Jnanpith Award
Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Sahitya Akademi Award
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1901-06-03
dateOfDeath 1978-02-02
employer Maharaja's College, Ernakulam
University of Kerala
ethnicity Malayali
fieldOfWork literary criticism
poetry
translation
fullName Gopalakrishna Sankara Kurup
linked to: G. Sankara Kurup
gender male
genre lyric poetry
modernist poetry
language Malayalam
movement modern Malayalam poetry
name G. Sankara Kurup
nationality Indian
nativeName ജി. ശങ്കരകുറുപ്പ്
notableAchievement first Jnanpith Award in Malayalam literature
first recipient of the Jnanpith Award
notableWork Chitrarekha
Odakkuzhal
Pushpavaadi
Sooryakanthi
Viswadarshanam
occupation essayist
lyricist
poet
professor
translator
placeOfBirth Ernakulam district
Kerala
Nayathode
placeOfDeath Kerala
Vappalassery
near Aluva
positionHeld member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi
member of Rajya Sabha
region Kerala
religion Hinduism

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Jnanpith Award firstRecipient G. Sankara Kurup
G. Sankara Kurup name G. Sankara Kurup
G. Sankara Kurup fullName Gopalakrishna Sankara Kurup
linked to: G. Sankara Kurup