Sugathakumari
Indian poet and activist (1934-2020)
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist. She was an important person in the environmentalist and feminist movements in Kerala, South India.
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Born | Sugathakumari 22 January 1934 Aranmula, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India) |
Died | 23 December 2020 Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | (aged 86)
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Language | Malayalam |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | University College, Thiruvananthapuram |
Period | 1957–2020 |
Notable works | Raathrimazha, Ambalamani, Manalezhuthu |
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Spouse |
Dr. K. Velayudhan Nair
(death 2003) |
Children | 1 |
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She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organization for the protection of nature and a day-care center for the mentally ill.
She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission.[1]
Sugathakumari died on 23 December 2020 from bronchopneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 86.[2][3][4]
References
change- ↑ "Status of women declining: Sugathakumari". The Hindu. Thiruvananthapuram, India. 3 November 2000. Archived from the original on 29 January 2002. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Renowned Malayalam poet-activist Sugathakumari dies of covid-19 complications". Indian Express. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ↑ "Eminent poet-activist Sugathakumari no more". Outlook. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ↑ "കവി സുഗതകുമാരി അന്തരിച്ചു; കൊവിഡ് ബാധിതയായിരുന്നു". Asianetnews.com.