MAHAKAVI M.P APPAN

MAHAKAVI M.P APPAN

Mahakavi "M. P." Appan (1913–2003) was a poet and littérateur of Malayalam .He was born on 1913 near Jagathi of Thiruvananthapuram district. His parents ware Madu and Kochappi. His original name was Ponnappan. He began his career as a school teacher after completing BA honours from the Kerala University College, Thiruvananthapuram. He had his imprint in the literary field for over 70 years. He was also a member of the Kerala Sahithya Academy from 1957 to 1967.He had published 40-odd poetry collections,. Some of the famous works include.Vellinakshathram, Suvarnodayam, was the first work published in 1913.Udyanasoonam for which he won the Kerala sahithya Academy award. Ulloor award for M.P. Appan 2003;Vallathol Award in 1995,Ezhuthachan Award in 1998,Kerala sahithya Academy award 1973,Mollor award, Asaan Prize, Soornadu Kunjanpillai award,

DEC. 10. Poet and litterateur of Malayalam, Mahakavi M. P. Appan (90), who died on Wednesday, was cremated with full State honours in the evening. Mr. Appan had been ailing for a week. Hundreds of people, including prominent persons from socio-cultural spheres and writers attended the cremation. The Cultural Affairs Minister, G. Karthikeyan, the Information Minister, M. M. Hassan and the Water Resources Minister, T. M. Jacob, were present. Mr. Appan, who began his career as a school teacher after completing BA Honours from the University College here, had his imprint in the literary field for over seven decades. He was a member of the Kerala Sahithya Academy for 10 years from 1957. He had published 50-odd poetry collections, including Vellinakshathram', `Suvarnodayam', `Leela Soudham', `Soundaryadhara', `Kilikkonchal', `Jeevithasayahnathil' and `Udyanasoonam', for which he won the Academy award.

Prof. John Kurakar