Anuja Akathoottu is a

Malayalam language Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

poet and short story writer from

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

, India. In 2019, she received the

Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of the Indian government. Its off ...

Yuva Puraskar The Yuva Puraskar, also known as Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar, is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in t ...

for her collection of poems ''Amma Urangunnilla''.

Biography

Anuja A. R. popularly known as Anuja Akathoottu was born in 1987 in

Paipra Paipra (near Pezhakkappilly) is a small village in Muvattupuzha Taluka of Ernakulam district of Kerala state, south India. Location Paipra is located at the centre of a triangle formed by four medium-sized towns: Muvattupuzha, Banttaraptzhu Pe ...

near

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Ernakulam district Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟaṇākuḷaṁ'') is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, and takes its name from the Ernakulam, eponymous city division in Kochi. ...

, as the daughter of

Paipra Radhakrishnan Paipra Radhakrishnan is a Malayalam writer, columnist, editor and cultural observer. He was the Secretary of Kerala Sahitya Akademi during the period 1991-1995. He is the president of Akshaya Pusthaka Nidhi, and Director, Arshavidyapeedom. He w ...

and Nalini Bekal. She was educated at Sacred Heart,

Thrissur Thrissur (, ), Renaming of cities in India, formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Ke ...

, Little Flower,

, and St. Augustine's Higher Secondary School,

. She completed BSc (Agriculture) from

Kerala Agricultural University Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a State university (India), state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It is situated in Vellanikkara ...

with university rank and PG and PhD from

Indian Agricultural Research Institute The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), commonly known as the Pusa Institute, is India's national institute for agricultural research, education and extension. The name Pusa Institute is derived from the fact that the institute was ...

, New Delhi with IARI Gold Medal for PG. In 2009, she participated in the National Camp for Young Writers organized by the

. Anuja works as a scientist at the

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute was established in the government of India on 3 February 1947 under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and later, in 1967, it joined the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (IC ...

Kochi Kochi ( , ), List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the Ernakulam district, district of Ernakulam in the ...

, and her specialisation is Agricultural/Fisheries Economics.

Works

* ''Amma Urangunnilla'' (poetry collection),

DC Books DC Books is a book publisher based in Kerala, India. It publishes books in Malayalam. DC Books DC Books is a publisher and bookseller with headquarters in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It has published over 6,500 titles, mainly literature in Malay ...

, Kottayam * ''Aromayude Vastrangal'' (short story collection), Current Books, Thrissur * ''Pothuvakya Sammelanam'' (short story collection), Current Books, Thrissur * ''Koottu''

Honours and awards

*2019

*ONV Youth Literature Award *

Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award is a literary award instituted by UAE-based Abu Dhabi Sakthi Theatres and awarded to writers in Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep an ...

*Venmani Award *Tirur Thunchan Memorial Award *2006 V. T. Kumaran Award *Binoy Chathuruthi Award *Vyloppilly Award * Ayyappa Paniker Memorial Poetry Award *

Kamala Surayya Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934 – 31 May 2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam from Kerala, India. Her fame in K ...

Award *Atlas-Kairali Poetry Award *Ankanam Literature Award *Kerala School Youth Festival State level Prize

References

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