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Lopamudra R (Template:Lang-ml; 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.[1]

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.Template:Cn

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.[2]

Honors and awards

  • 2000 - Mathrubhoomi Yuvakavi Award[3]
  • 2001 - Kunjupillai Memorial Award[3]
  • 2002 - V. T. Kumaran Master Smaraka Ankanom Award[4]
  • 2003 - Geetha Hiranyan Ankanam Award[5]
  • 2009 - Thapasya’s Durgadatha Award[6]
  • 2011 - Muthukulam Parvathi Amma Award[7]
  • 2012 - Thunchan Memorial Award[3]
  • 2012 - Kendra Sahithya Academy Award "Yuva Puraskar" [8]
  • 2017 - O V Vijayan Memorial Award, for Vykkol Pava (Poetry Collections) [9] [10]

Notable works

  • 2011 - Parasparam - poetry collection[11]
  • 2015 - Vaikkol Pava - poetry collection[11]

References

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