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[[File:Arya Gopi.jpg|thumb|Arya Gopi]]
'''Arya Gopi''' is a Malayalam poet from [[India]]. She has written five books in Malayalam and one in English. She has won numerous awards and honours including [https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/feb/22/kerala-sahitya-akademi-awards-announced-1777014.html Kerala Sahithya Akademi Kanakasree Award], [https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/youth-icon-awards-announced/article8208102.ece Kerala Government Youth Icon Award], Kerala StateYouth Welfare Board Swami Vivekananda Yuva Pratibha Award, Vyloppilli Award, [https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2017/05/02/sugathakumari-wins-first-onv-literary-prize.html ONV International Yuva Award], Kakkad Award, VT Kumaran Master Award, etc. Arya lives with husband Joby Joseph and son [http://jahanjoby.com/ Jahan Joby].

== Biography ==
Born to noted Malayalam poet P K Gopi and Komalam in 1986, Arya Gopi has published five books in two languages – Malakha Matsyam (Stories, 2003), [https://books.google.co.in/books?id=CZWaPSd4OyIC&redir_esc=y Jeevante Vaakkukal] (Poems, 2006), [https://www.amazon.in/Sob-Strings-Arya-Gopi/dp/8193000722 Sob of Strings] (English Poems, 2011), [https://www.amazon.in/AVASANATHE-MANUSHYAN-ARYA-GOPI/dp/8184233825 Avasanathe Manushyan] (Poems, 2014), [https://www.amazon.in/Pakalanival-Gopi-Arya/dp/8126474246 Pakalanival] (Poems, 2016), Ochezhuthu (2020).

A regular face at literary events in [[Kerala]], she recites poems at various programmes conducted by organisation such as Kendra/Kerala Sahitya Akademy,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gopi|first=Arya|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9D00BPhuXU|title=Poem Recitation by Arya Gopi|work=Kochi International Book Festival - KIBF 2018}}</ref> Mathrubhumi,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gopi|first=Arya|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mbifl2018/speakers/arya-gopi-1.2545209|title=Arya Gopi}}</ref> Manorama,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQV7GfrKnXQ|title=Arya Gopi {{!}} Exclusive Interview {{!}} Athmabhashanam {{!}} Manorama Online|website=Manorama Online}}</ref> D C Books<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=NDEw|title=KLF – Speaker-2020 – Arya Gopi}}</ref> and Hindu dailies apart from various web and visual media. Her poems are available on different anthologies. She also publishes and presents on various literary topics.
[[File:Poet Arya Gopi.jpg|thumb|Arya Gopi speaking to students]]
She is a regular contributor to Malayalam and English periodicals. A first rank holder in MA English language and literature from [[University of Calicut]], Arya is now an assistant professor in English at [https://zgcollege.org/ Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College], Kozhikode. Short story writer Soorya Gopi is her younger sister. She completed her PhD – Other India – A Socio Literary Analysis of Select Works of Mark Tully.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/221569|title=Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET}}</ref>

An ardent fan of boom and post boom Latin American literature, she has also completed a UGC-sponsored minor research project on Latin American literature. A noted academician in English literature, she writes/presents various research papers on literature and other related topics at various national and international events.

== Selected works ==
*''Ochezhuthukal'', Perakkabooks, Malappuram, 2020
*''[https://www.amazon.in/Pakalanival-Gopi-Arya/dp/8126474246 Pakalanival]'' (Poems) DC Books, Kottayam, 2016
*''[https://www.amazon.in/AVASANATHE-MANUSHYAN-ARYA-GOPI/dp/8184233825 Avasanathe Manushyan]'' (Poems) Green Books, Thrissur, 2014
*''[https://www.amazon.in/Sob-Strings-Arya-Gopi/dp/8193000722 Sob of Strings]'' (English Poems), I ed, Raspberry Books, Kozhikode, 2011
*''[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=CZWaPSd4OyIC&redir_esc=y Jeevante Vakkukal]'' (poems) D.C. Books, Kottayam, 2006
*''Malakha Matsyam'' (stories) Poorna Publications, Calicut, 2003

== Awards and achievements ==
* Kakkad Award for Poetry, 2004
* V T Kumaran Master Award for Poetry, 2004
* Benoy Chathuruthi Smaraka Award for Poetry, 2005
* Poonthanam Sammanam for poetry-2003, 04, 05, 06
* Madhyamam-Velicham Award for Poetry, 2004
* Kanyaka-Mangalam Award for Poetry, 2005
* London Sree Narayana Guru Mission Award for Poetry-2005
* Rajani S Anand Memorial Award for Poetry, 2007
* Kuttamath Award for Poetry, 2006
* Cherusseri Puraskaram for Poetry, 2008
* Ankanam Award for Poetry, 2005
* Malayala Bhasha Padashala Asan Puraskaram for Poetry, 2007
* Samsrithi-Dhronacharya Award for Poetry, 2007
* Bank Worker’s Forum Award for Poetry, 2002, 03, 04, 05
* SFI -National Conference Poetry Award, 2005
* Anweshi Award for Poetry, 2004, 06
*‘Innu’ All Kerala Poetry Competition - First Prize, 2007
* SBT Poetry Prize, 2006
* Tourism Dept. Environmental Poetry Competition - First prize, 2006
* Katamanitta Memorial Award for Poetry, 2008
* Calicut University Interzone Poetry competition First prize-2007, 2009
* Keraleeyam Online Award for poetry, 2009
* Punaloor Balan smaraka Award for poetry, 2010
* A P Chaathu Memorial Poetry Award, 2013
* Vyloppily Award, 2014
* Editor M Sukumaran Memorial Kala Kaumudi Award, 2015
* Harisree Radhakrishnan Poetry Prize, 2016
* KeralaStateYouthWelfareBoard SwamiVivekananda YuvaPratibha Award, 2016
* Kerala State Youth Commission Youth Icon Award, 2016
* Kalakaumudi Mahakavi Pallath Raman Puraskaram, 2016
* Kozhissheri Balaraman Yuva Award, 2016
* Ankanam Award, 2016
* International ONV Foundation Yuva Award, 2016
* Vayalar Ramavarma Poetry Prize, 2016
* ONV Cultural Academy National Yuva Prathiba Award, 2016
* Avanibala Puraskaram, 2017
* Sahithyasree Award, 2016
* Asan Prize, 2016
* Malayala Bhashapadashala Yuva Prathibha Award, 2017
* M N Kuruppu Memorial Poetry Prize, 2016
* Malayatoor Yuva Award, 2017
* Oisca International Youth Icon Award, 2018
* Thilakan Smaraka Poetry Prize, 2018
* Kerala Sahithya Academy Kanakasree Award, 2016
* Perakka Books Melpathur smarakara akshara puraskaram 2019
* Pala Sahrudaya samithi kavya puraskram 2019
[[File:Avasnathe.jpg|thumb|[http://greenbooksindia.com/content.php?param=Product&type=21587 Avasanathe Manushyan] by Arya Gopi ]]

== References ==
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*Malayala Manorama dated March 9, 2017, " Yuvaprathibha puraskaram aaru perk", Malayalam Manorama, 09-03-2017

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9D00BPhuXU Poem Recitation at Kochi International Book Festival] (2015 video)
* http://onvfoundation.org/Harithamaanasam.html
* http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/sugathakumari-bags-first-onv-literary-award/articleshow/58484998.cms
* http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/onv-literary-award-for-sugathakumari/article18360280.ece

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