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| Born | Kureepuzha Sreekumar (1955-04-10)10 April 1955 (age 69) Kureepuzha,Kollam,Kerala |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Period | Postmodern era |
| Notable awards | Best Poet Award,Kerala Sahitya Akademi Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award,Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry |
Kureepuzha Sreekumar (born 10 April 1955 in Kureepuzha,Kollam,Kerala[1]) is a notedMalayalam poet withmodernist inclinations. His books of poetry includeHabibinte Dinakkurippukal, his first, published in 1984;Sreekumarinte Dukkangal;Rahulan Urangunnilla;Amma Malayalam;Keezhaalan; andSuicide Point.[2] He is an atheist.
Sreekumar won the Best Poet Award in 1975 fromKerala University,[1] the 1987 Vyloppilli Award for Malayalam poetry,[2] and theKerala Sahithya Akademi Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award for 2003 for the best work in children's literature for his workPenangunni.[3] He refused to accept the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award as it was named after a Hindu god.[4] In 2011 he won theKerala Sahitya Akademi Award (Poetry) for his workKeezhalan.
The following are the winners of the Akademi endowments for 2003: Sree Padmanabhaswamy Award, Rs. 2,500 — Kureepuzha Sreekumar (for the work, `Penangunni'); I. C. Chacko Award, Rs. 2,000 — E. V. N. Namboodiri (`Kerala Bhasha Charithram'); ....
The noted poet, Kureepuzha Sreekumar, who won the KeralaSahithya Akademi award for the best work in children's literature for his workPenangunni, has rejected the award. In a brief statement here today, Mr. Sreekumar said he was rejecting the award because it was named after a Hindu God, Sree Padmanabha.
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