Lopamudra Renuka (Lopa R)
Lopamudra Renuka (Lopa R.) (born 26 April 1978) is a Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (2012) award winning poet in the Malayalam-language, which is spoken in the south Indian state of Kerala.
| Lopamudra Renuka (Lopa R) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 April 1978 Haripad, Alappuzha,Kerala |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Lopa R. |
| 💼 Occupation | Teacher, Poet |
| 🏢 Organization | Alagappa Nagar Panchayat Government Higher Secondary School, Thrissur |
| Notable work | Parasparam, Vaikolpava |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Manoj Haripad (Kaarikkaamadom) |
| 👶 Children | Harishankar |
| 👴 👵 Parents |
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Early Life[edit]
Born in Ayaparambu Kottaram in Haripad town in Alappuzha District, Kerala, she is the daughter of late Muralidharan and Renuka. Her father Muralidharan died at the age of 32 years when Lopa was barely three years old. Her late mother Renuka was a retired treasury official and died in 2019. At a very young age, Lopa was greatly influenced by her late grandfather R. K. Kottarathil, who was a poet and a storyteller. Lopa is married to Manoj Haripad (Kaarikkaamadom) and has a son named Harishankar.
Career[edit]
In the year 2000, during her Masters at Bishop Moore College, her first poem ‘Manasu’ (mind) was published in Mathrubhumi (a regional newspaper). She was serving as an English teacher at Haripad Government Higher Secondary School when she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Award in 2012.[1]. Now Lopa teaches at the Alagappa Nagar Panchayat Government Higher Secondary School, Thrissur[2]
Selected Works[edit]
Poetry collections[edit]
‘Parasparam[3]’ (2011)
‘Vaikolpava’ (2015)
Recently published poems in newspapers:[edit]
‘Randu rajyangal, boopadathil’ (2019)
‘Tatvamasi’ (2019)
‘Pranayam’ (2019)
‘Avideyundoru Jalakam’ (2017)
‘Where the mind is’ (2016)
Awards[4][edit]
2018 Edasseri Award (Vaikolpava)
2017 O. V. Vijayan Sahitya Puraskaram (parasparam and Vaikolpava)
2016 Malayatoor Prize
2012 Sahitya Akademi Award (parasparam)
2009 Tapasya Durgadatta Award
2003 Geetahiranyan Smaraka Award
2002 V. T. Kumaran Master Smaraka Ankanom Award
2001 Kunjupilla Award
References[edit]
- ↑ Akademi, Sahitya (2012). "Yuva Puraskar 2011-2019". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ renuka, lopamudra (28 June 2020). "Lopamudra Renuka". Facebook. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Women Writers of Kerala, Samyukta. "ലോപ ആര്". Samyukta. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ women in news, Mathrubhumi (26 December 2012). "കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ 'യുവ പുരസ്കാരം' ലോപയ്ക്ക്". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 19 July 2020. Unknown parameter
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