About K.M. Govi
Lived 1930 – 2013 (aged 83). K.M. Govi was a writer and translator.
K. M. Govi is an Indian library scientist from Kerala. He is the author of the Malayalam bibliography titled Malayala Granthasoochi, the first comprehensive bibliography written in any of the regional Indian languages and Library Science, the first book on library science in Malayalam. He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Scholarly Literature and Lifetime achievement award of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.
Biography K.M. Govi was born on June 17, 1930, at Korapram house in Chetamkunnu, Thalassery to C. K. Sankunni Nair and K. M. Maiyamma.
Govi's father died when he was four and his mother at the age of 13.
Contributions Govi was considered as an authority on Library Science in the country. Books published in India were considered for the bibliography.
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Who was K.M. Govi?
Malayalam writer
When was K.M. Govi born?
K.M. Govi was born on 17 June 1930 in Thalassery.
When did K.M. Govi die?
K.M. Govi died on 4 December 2013.
What was K.M. Govi's occupation?
K.M. Govi was a writer and translator.
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