About M. P. Appan
Lived 1913 – 2003 (aged 89–90). M. P. Appan was a poet.
Mahakavi M. P. Appan (29 March 1913 – 10 December 2003) was a poet and littérateur of Malayalam.
Biography He was born in 1913 near Jagathi in Thiruvananthapuram district. His parents were Madu and Kochappi. His original name was Ponnappan. He published around 50-odd poetry collections. Some of his works include Suvarnodayam (1936), Vellinakshathram (1939), Leela Soudham (1955), Kilikkonchal (1954), Soundaryadhara (1958), Udyanasoonam (1972), Satyadarsanam (1980) and Jeevithasayahnathil (1986). He won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Udyanasoonam in 1973. In 1998, he received the Ezhuthachan Award which is Kerala's highest literary honour.
Awards Honorary 1989: Sahitya Kalanidhi title by Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha 2003: Ulloor Award
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Who was M. P. Appan?
Poet/littérateur of Malayalam
When was M. P. Appan born?
M. P. Appan was born in 1913.
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M. P. Appan died in 2003.
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M. P. Appan was a poet.
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