Ganesh Puthur is a bilingual poet from

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, India, who writes in

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and English languages. His first anthology of poems named ''Achante Alamara'' won many awards including the

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 ...

(2023) by

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. He was also awarded Junior Fellowship by the

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, an honour bestowed upon outstanding individuals in the field of culture.

Biography

Ganesh P. R. popularly known as Ganesh Puthur was born in a small village named Ulaveyp in Thaikattussery panchayat in

Alappuzha district Alappuzha district (), is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It was formed as Alleppey district on 17 August 1957, the name of the district being changed to ''Alapp ...

, to Ramesan Puthur and Gangadevi. He graduated from NSS Hindu College, Changanassery and received his Master's in History from the Department of History, University of Hyderabad. Also a political analyst, Ganesh writes articles on international affairs, history and Indian politics.

Literary career

Ganesh Puthur is a bilingual poet who writes in

and English languages. Apart from major periodicals in Malayalam, his poems have also appeared in popular publications such as The

Muse India ''Muse India'' is a literary e-journal based in Hyderabad, India. Since 2005, it has appeared bi-monthly in a web edition; it has no print version. In June 2017, Muse India was approved by the UGC as a literary e-journal. Its founder and manag ...

, Poems India and Borderless Journal. He used to write poems in the Mathrubhumi weekly children's literature column during his school days, and his first published poem, ''Nalathe Prabhatham'', was published in the Mathrubhumi weekly when he was in the 8th standard.

Works

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Awards

In 2023, Ganesh received the

for his poetry collection Achchante Alamara. In 2021, he was awarded the Mangalam Swaminathan National Award by the Mangalam Swaminathan Foundation, for excellence in arts and culture. He has also won various literary awards such as Mamboo Literary Award, Rama Varma Raja Literary Award, Kavi Muttat Sudha Literary Award, Sanghasabdam Poetry Award and Mathrubhumi Vishupathip Poetry Award.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Puthur, Ganesh Malayalam-language writers Indian male poets Living people Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 1995 births