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Sugathakumari is an Indian poet and activist born in 1934 who played a key role in environmental and feminist movements in Kerala. She helped lead protests against the Silent Valley hydroelectric project and founded Abhayagrama, a home for destitute women and daycare for the mentally ill. She has received numerous awards for her poetry focusing on environmental and social issues and was formerly the chair of the Kerala State Women's Commission.
Sugathakumari is an Indian poet and activist born in 1934 who played a key role in environmental and feminist movements in Kerala. She helped lead protests against the Silent Valley hydroelectric project and founded Abhayagrama, a home for destitute women and daycare for the mentally ill. She has received numerous awards for her poetry focusing on environmental and social issues and was formerly the chair of the Kerala State Women's Commission.
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Sugathakumari is an Indian poet and activist born in 1934 who played a key role in environmental and feminist movements in Kerala. She helped lead protests against the Silent Valley hydroelectric project and founded Abhayagrama, a home for destitute women and daycare for the mentally ill. She has received numerous awards for her poetry focusing on environmental and social issues and was formerly the chair of the Kerala State Women's Commission.
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Sugathakumari is an Indian poet - activist, born in 1934, who has been at the
forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She
played a big role in the Save Silent Valley protest. She formed Abhayagrama, aka Abhayagramam, a home for destitute women (Athani) and a day-care centre for the mentally ill. She was the former chairperson of theKerala State Women's Commission.
Her father is Shribotheshvaran and her mother is V.K.Karthiyayini. Her husband
is Dr K.Velayudhan Nair and her daughter is Lakshmi. She was the Principal of Jawahar Balabhavan. She was the Editor of a Magazine Thaliru. She has won several awards.
1978 Kendra Sahitya Academy Award for Rathrimazha
1982 Odakkuzhal Award for Ambalamani 1984 Vayalar Award for Ambalamani 2001 Lalithambika Antharjanam Award 2003 Vallathol Award 2004 Kerala Sahithya Akademi Fellowship 2004 Balamaniamma Award 2004 Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam "Sahithya Award" 2006 Padmashri
Kumari was inspired by her father's poetry as well as his
strong beliefs: 'He was a freedom fighter filled with the all too rare ideals of patriotism and sacrifice.' His example influenced her deeply and led her eventually to the conviction that the writer has an important obligation as a social conscience. Although she is best known as a poet environmentalist, Kumari is also the founder of Abhaya (refuge) -- an organization which gives shelter and hope to female mental patients. Her work to launch Abhaya was prompted by an off-chance visit to the government-run Mental Hospital in the capital, Thiruvananthapuram.