(1909-07-19)19 July 1909 Punnayurkulam, Ponnani taluk, Malabar District, Madras Presidency, British India (Now in Thrissur)
Died
29 September 2004(2004-09-29) (aged 95) Kochi, Kerala, India
Occupation
Poet
Genre
Poetry
Notable awards
Padma Bhushan, Sahitya Akademi Award, Saraswati Samman, Asan Prize, Ezhuthachan Award
Spouse
V. M. Nair
Children
Kamala Surayya, Sulochana, Mohandas, Shyam Sunder
Nalapat Balamani Amma (19 July 1909 – 29 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in Malayalam. Amma (Mother), Muthassi (Grandmother), and Mazhuvinte Katha (The story of the Axe) are some of her well-known works.[1] She was a recipient of many awards and honours, including the Padma Bhushan,[2] Saraswati Samman, Sahitya Akademi Award, and Ezhuthachan Award.[3] She was the mother of writer Kamala Surayya.[4]
^George, K. M. (1998). Western influence on Malayalam language and literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 132. ISBN 978-81-260-0413-3.
^"Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^"Literary Awards". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
^Weisbord, Merrily (2010). The Love Queen of Malabar: Memoir of a Friendship with Kamala Das. McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-7735-3791-0. balamani amma.
Nalapat BalamaniAmma (19 July 1909 – 29 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in Malayalam. Amma (Mother), Muthassi (Grandmother), and Mazhuvinte...
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