Anagha J. Kolath is a Malayalam language poet from Kerala, India. In 2022, she received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.
Anagha J. Kolath | |
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| Born | December 1994 (age 29) Kottayam district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Mezhukuthirikku Swantham Theeppetti |
| Notable awards | Yuva Puraskar 2022 |
Biography
editAnagha J. Kolath was born in 1994, at Kolath House in Pala, Kottayam district of Kerala, the youngest of three daughters of KN Jayachandran, a bank officer, and PG Shyamaladevi, a retired school teacher.[1] She has two sisters Anjana and Archana.[2]
Anagha done her primary education at Pala Sakthivilasam NSS School.[1] After passing Plus Two from NSSHSS, Kitangur, she graduated in English from Government Women's College, Thiruvananthapuram.[1] After passing post graduation from Changanassery College, Anagha studied at the School of Letters to obtain her Masters in Malayalam.[1]
Literary career
editAnagha wrote her first poem while in the second grade.[1] She is good not only at writing poetry but also at reciting it. From a young age, she participated in the Narayaniyam and Poonthanam reciting competitions held by the Guruvayoor Devaswom.[1] In 2013, she was awarded the Suvarna mudra (Golden Seal) from Guruvayoor temple.[1] She has also won the third position in a poetry recitation competition on a leading Malayalam channel.[1]
Works
editIt was the writer K. Jayakumar who forced Anagha, who was reluctant to compile and publish her poems, to publish the poem and provided the necessary assistance.[3] Anagha's first collection of poems titled Njan Arinja Kadal, including about 30 poems, was published in 2014.[4] A poetry recital CD called Kavyamritham has also been released with 51 poems.[1] She was selected for Sahitya Akademi's online Kaviyarang (poetry discussion platform) in 2020.[3]
Apart from poetry, Anagha is active in writing stories and articles in periodicals and online.[3]
Awards and honours
editAnagha has won many awards including Akashvani Yuvavani Award for best poetry, received on the International Day of Mother Tongue-2014, Ankanam Kavitha Award (2014) K M Sukumaran Memorial Award for College students (2014) and Punalur Balan Poetry Award[5] (2020).[6] In 2022, she received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for her poetry collection Mezhukuthirikku Swantham Theeppetti.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Daily, Keralakaumudi. "അനഘയുടെ അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ". Keralakaumudi Daily (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "കവിത; ഞാനറിഞ്ഞ കടൽ കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമിയുടെ യുവ പുരസ്കാര ജേതാവ് അനഘ ജെ.കോലത്ത്". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "കഥാകൃത്ത് സേതുവിനും കവി അനഘ ജെ കോലത്തിനും കേന്ദ്ര സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്കാരം » Newsthen" (in Malayalam). 24 August 2022. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ Soman, Deepa. "A little wordsmith par excellence - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ "പുനലൂർ ബാലൻ പുരസ്കാരം" (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ^ Mariya, Merin (10 October 2018). "On write path". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Malayalam writers Sethu, Anagha J Kolath bag Sahitya Akademi awards". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.