P. Narayana Kurup

P. Narayana Kurup (born September 5, 1934) is a Malayalam–language poet and literary critic from Kerala state, South India. He was brought up in an ethos of music and temple art in his native village Haripad, Kerala. He took his degree in Science and Education from University College, Trivandrum and masters in English with distinction while serving in Central Ministry at Delhi.He has travelled throughout India specifically to Pune, Thana, Calcutta, Rajasthan, Delhi, Bangalore, Himalayas etc for participating in seminars and festivals or leading Margi troupe on several occasions.

Positions Held

He was deputed as research officer to the Language Institute, Trivandrum. Also served as Consulting Editor in Encyclopedic Publication of Kerala Govt and Assistant Editor and Editor in Publications Division, New Delhi. He was the editor of two encyclopedias published by D.C. Books (from 1985 to 1988). He was the governing body member of Kerala Kala Mandalam from 1986 to 1992. He was a trustee of Bharat Bhavan in Bhopal from 2004 to 2010. He had also held the position of Vice-President (All India) of Sanskar Bharati, Agra from 2000 to 2004. He was also a member of film advisory committee from 2002 to 2008. He was re-appointed to the committee in 2015 and is still holding the membership in film advisory committee hence.

Currently

He is a member of the judging committee of Door Darshan Kendra at Delhi and in Trivandrum station. He is an expert member in Veda-Vyasa Brahma Vidya Peeth, Quilon Kerala. He is the patron of Thapasya (Forum for Art and Literature) after having been its president for 10 years. He is a member in Executive Committee of Margi (Centre for Classical Art). He is also the Vice President of Irayimman Thampi Smaraka Trust and Chairman of N. V. Krishna Warrier Smaraka Samithi.

Awards and Achievements

(i) Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Poetry in 1990 [1]

(ii) Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Criticism in 1986 [2]

(iii) Odakkuzhal Award from Guruvayurappan Trust for poetry in 1990 [3]

(iv) Ulloor Award in 2002 for Poetry.

(v) Amrita Keerti Puraskar in 2005. [4]

(vi) Janmashtami Award from Balagokulam in 2012.

(vii) Sanjayan Award in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Poetry". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi for Criticism". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Odakkuzhal Award". Odakkuzhal Award. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  4. ↑ https://www.amrita.edu/amma/amrita-keerti-puraskar "Amrita Keerti puraskar"]. Retrieved March 22, 2016.


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