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{{Infobox writer
| name = Lopamudra R
|native_name = ലോപമുദ്ര ആർ
| image = Lopamudrarhpd 2021 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize =
| caption =
| birth_name = Lopa R
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1978|04|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Haripad]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Poet|Translator}}
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Bishop Moore College|Bishop Moore College, Mavelikara]]|[[T. K. Madhava Memorial College|T. K. Madhava Memorial College, Nangiarkulangara]]|[[University of Kerala]]}}
| genre =
| notableworks = ''Parasparam'', ''Vykkol Pava''
| spouse = Manoj (Kaarikka Madom)
| children = Harishankar
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Muralidharan|Renuka}}
| relatives = {{Unbulleted list|RK Kottarathil (Grandfather)| RK Ramdas(Uncle)}}
| awards = Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Award, 2012
| website =
}}

'''Lopamudra R''' ({{lang-ml|ലോപമുദ്ര ആർ}}; born 26 April 1978) is an Indian poet and translator writing in [[Malayalam language]] with the pen name Lopa. Her works include ''Parasparam'', ''Vykkol Pava'', which have won literary awards. She began writing poems at the age of 15 and became well known among literary circles at the age of 20.<ref name="Malayalam literature lives on">{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/121117/malayalam-literature-lives-on.html |title=Malayalam literature lives on |date=2017-11-12 |website=Decca Chronicle|access-date=2021-07-29}}</ref>

==Life==
Born in Ayaparampu Panchayat in [[Haripad]], [[Alleppey]] on 26 April 1978, she is the daughter of Muralidharan and Renuka. She inherited the literary affinity from her grandfather R K Kottarathil, who was a Harikatha artist and a teacher. Lopa lost her father at the age of 3.{{cn|date=August 2021}}

After completing her Master's degree in [[English literature]] and BEd, Lopa focused more on her literary works. She has written many poems in Malayalam and translated many from English. Currently she serves as a member of the English faculty at [[Alagappa Nagar]] Government Higher Secondary School in [[Thrissur]].<ref name="Manorama Books">{{Cite web |url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/manorama-books/2020/06/17/kavithamazha-s-lopa.html |title=Manorama Books |date=2020-07-21 |website=Manorama |access-date=2021-07-29}}</ref>

==Honors and awards==
*2000 - Mathrubhoomi Yuvakavi Award<ref name="Thunchan Award">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/women/women-in-news/--1.190609|title=കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ 'യുവ പുരസ്‌കാരം' ലോപയ്ക്ക്‌|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>
*2001 - Kunjupillai Memorial Award<ref name="Thunchan Award"/>
*2002 - V. T. Kumaran Master Smaraka Ankanom Award<ref name="VT Kumaran Master Award">{{Cite web|url=http://www.keralaculture.org/|title=വി.ടി. കുമാരന്‍ മാസ്റ്റര്‍ പുരസ്കാരം 1987 - 2013|website=www.keralaculture.org}}</ref>
*2003 - Geetha Hiranyan Ankanam Award<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan Award">{{Cite web|url=http://enteonattukara.blogspot.com/2013/06/blog-post_3.html|title=ഓണാട്ടുകര: ആര്‍.ലോപ.|date=3 June 2013}}</ref>
*2009 - Thapasya’s Durgadatha Award<ref name="Durgadatha Award">{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2009/may/15/durgadatha-award-for-r-lopa-49345.html|title=Durgadatha Award for R Lopa|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*2011 - Muthukulam Parvathi Amma Award<ref name="Muthukulam Parvathi Amma Sahithya Puraskaram">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/alappuzha/malayalam-news/muthukulam-1.542571|title=മുതുകുളം പാര്‍വതി അമ്മയെ അനുസ്മരിച്ചു|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>
*2012 - Thunchan Memorial Award<ref name="Thunchan Award"/>
*2012 - Kendra Sahithya Academy Award "[[Yuva Puraskar]]" <ref name="YUVA PURASKAR 2011-2020">{{Cite web|url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/yuva_samman_suchi.jsp|title=..:: SAHITYA Akademi - Yuva Puraskar ::..|website=sahitya-akademi.gov.in}}</ref>
*2017 - [[O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram|O V Vijayan Memorial Award]], for ''Vykkol Pava'' (Poetry Collections) <ref name="O V Vijayan Sahithya Puraskaram">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatambitionindia.com/2019/07/ov-vijayan-sahitya-puraskaram-winners.html|title=O.V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram Winners List 2011 -2018}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pscarivukal.com/2020/01/list-important-malayalam-literature-awards-winners.html|title=List of Important Malayalam Literature Award Winners | PSC Arivukal|website=www.pscarivukal.com}}</ref>

==Notable works==
*2011 - ''Parasparam'' - poetry collection<ref name="Lopa Author">{{Cite web|url=https://keralabookstore.com/about-author/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%AA/3138/|title=About Author Lopa|website=keralabookstore.com}}</ref>
*2015 - ''Vaikkol Pava'' - poetry collection<ref name="Lopa Author"/>

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://www.bestcurrentaffairs.com/sahitya-akademi-yuva-puraskar/ Best Current Affairs]
*[https://www.manoramaonline.com/literature/bookreview/vaikkolpava-book-review.html# ManoramaOnline]
*[http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/sch/2016/sch_jan16.pdf Recipient of Kerala Sahitya Akademic Award] (PDF)
*[https://www.madhyamam.com/culture/literature/young-poet-lopa-r-remember-akkitham-585640 Recipient of Njanapeedam Award from Malayalam]

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Alappuzha]]
[[Category:Poets from Kerala]]
[[Category:Women writers from Kerala]]
[[Category:Malayalam poets]]
[[Category:Indian women poets]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian poets]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]]
[[Category:Indian translators]]

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