V. M. Girija
- Vasudevan Bhattathirippad (father)
- Gauri (mother)
- 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry
- Changampuzha Award
V. M. Girija (born 27 July 1961) is an Indian poet and essayist, writing in Malayalam language. She has published a number of books, which include Prem - Ek Album, the Hindi translation of her poetry anthology in Malayalam, Pranayam Oralbum. Kerala Sahithya Akademi awarded her their 2018 annual award for poetry and she is a recipient of 'Changmpuzha Award for literature' and the 'Basheer Amma Malayalam Puraskaram'.
Biography
Vatakkeppattu Manakkal Girija was born on July 27, 1961, to Vadakkeppattu Vasudevan Bhattathirippad and Gauri, at Paruthipra, a village near Shornur in Palakkad district in the south Indian state of Kerala.[1][2] Her college education was at the Sanskrit College, Pattambi from where she earned a master's degree in Malayalam, securing first rank in the examination. She started writing at an early age and her early poems were published in Balapankthi of Mathrubhumi. She started her career in 1983 by joining All India Radio as an announcer and moved to Kochi FM Station when it was started in 1989.[3][4] She retired from Kochi FM in 2021 after 38 years of service.[5][6]
Girija has published ten books of which Pranayam Oralbum[7] has been translated into Hindi by A. Aravindakshan, under the title, Prem-Ek Album.[8] The other books are Jeevajalam (Current Books, 2004),[9] Paavayunu (Sign Books, 2007),[10] Pennugal Kanatha Pathira Neragal (Mathrubhumi Books, 2011),[11] Oridathoridathoridathu (Current Books, 2012),[12] Poochayurakkam (KSCIL, 2014), Kadaloraveedu (Logos Books, 2015),[13] Paavayoonu (Illustrated Version-Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad, 2015), Irupakshampeduminduvalla Njan, Moonu Deerkha Kavithakal (DC Books, 2017),[14] Buddhapoornima, and The Black Stone, a translation of her poems into English by P. P. Raveendran.[15] She has also edited book, Ellaarudeyum bhoomi, a compilation of poems of Savithri Antharjanam,[16] and has translated the Portuguese novel, Meu Pé de Laranja Lima (English: My Sweet Orange Tree) into Malayalam under the name, Ente Panchara Orange Maram.[17]
Personal life
Girija is married to C. R. Neelakandan, a noted environmental activist. The couple has two daughters, Ardra Neelakandan Girija and Archa Neelakandan Girija and the family lives in Kakkanadu in Kochi.[1]
Awards and honours
Girija received the 2018 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry for her anthology, Budha Purnima.[18][19] She has also received the 'Changmpuzha Award for literature' and the 'Basheer Amma Malayalam Puraskaram'[20] and one of her books is a prescribed academic text for graduate course in Malayalam at the University of Calicut.[21]
Bibliography
- Pranayam Oralbum (1997)
- Prem-Ek Album (1999)[22]
- Jeevajalam (2003)[23]
- Paavayunu (2007)[24]
- Pennugal Kanatha Pathira Neragal (2011)[25]
- Oridathoridathoridathu (2012)
- Poochayurakkam (2014)[26]
- Kadaloraveedu (2015)
- Paavayoonu (Illustrated Version, 2015)
- Irupakshampeduminduvalla Njan (2015)
- Moonu Deerkha Kavithakal(2017)[27]
- Buddhapoornima (2017)[28]
- Ente Panchara Orange Maram (2023)[29]
- Kaadanavanuduppum Veedum (2024)[30]
See also
References
- ^ a b "വി എം ഗിരിജ". Sayahna. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "V M Girija". Mathrubhumi. 23 January 2018. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ "Kochi News : When a poet goes on the air". The Hindu. 14 August 2005. Retrieved 6 November 2018.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.universityofcalicut.info/syl/Malayalam_Sylla_16.pdf Archived 27 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine page 59
- ^ "വി എം ഗിരിജ ആകാശവാണിയിൽനിന്ന് പടിയിറങ്ങുന്നു" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "മൂന്നര പതിറ്റാണ്ടിന്റെ സേവനം; ആകാശവാണിയുടെ അകത്തളം വിട്ട് വി.എം.ഗിരിജ | V M Girija | All India Radio". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "പ്രണയം ഒരാൽബം". Sayahna. 6 November 2018.
- ^ Girija, V. M. (1999). Prem: Ek Album (in Hindi). Radhakrishan Prakashan. ASIN 8171194990.
- ^ Girija, V. M. (2003). Jeevajalam. Thrissur, Current Books. ISBN 9788122603033.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ GIRIJA. V. M. (6 November 2018). "PAAVAYOONU - പാവയൂണ്". KERALA STATE LIBRARY COUNCIL. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Girija V M (2011). Pennungal kanatha pathira nerangal. Kozhikode: Matrubhoomi.
- ^ V.M.Girija (2012). Oridathoridathoridathu (in Malayalam). Current Books Thrissur. ASIN 8122610722.
- ^ "Kadaloraveedu". Rich Indians. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Girija, V. M. (2017). Moonnu deergha kavithakal. Kottayam: D C books. ISBN 9788126476503.
- ^ V. M. Girija P. P. Raveendran Tr. The Black Stone. Haritham, 12, 2000.
- ^ Savithri Antharjjanam (2001). Ellaarudeyum bhoomi. Thrissur: Current Books.
- ^ "Ente Panchara Orange Maram". www.indulekha.com. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards: K. V. Mohan Kumar's 'Ushnarashi' best novel". Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "K G Sankara Pillai and M Mukundan selected for akademi fellowships". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ^ "ബഷീർ ബാല്യകാലസഖി പുരസ്കാരം ബി.എം. സുഹറയ്ക്കും ബഷീർ അമ്മ മലയാളം പുരസ്കാരം വി.എം.ഗിരിജയ്ക്കും". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "BA Syllabus (Page 79)" (PDF). University of Calicut. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Girija, V M (1999). Prem Ek Album (in Hindi). Radhakrishan Prakashan. ISBN 978-8171194995.
- ^ Girija, V M (2003). Jeevajaalam. Current Books.
- ^ Girija, V M (2007). Pavayunu. Sign Books.
- ^ Girija, V M (2011). Pennugal Kanatha Pathira Neragal. Mathrubhumi.
- ^ Girija, V. M. (2014). Poochayurakkam. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala state institute of children's Literature. ISBN 978-81-8494-377-1.
- ^ Girija, V M (2017). Moonu Deerkha Kavithakal. DC Books. ISBN 9788126476503.
- ^ Girija, V.M. (2017). Buddhapoornima (in Malayalam). Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society Ltd. ASIN B09MT9Y58T.
- ^ VASCONCELOUS, JOSE MAURO DE (1 January 2023). ENTE PANCHARA ORANGUMARAM (in Malayalam). V C THOMAS EDITIONS. ISBN 978-93-92231-14-8.
- ^ GIRIJA, V. M. (1 January 2024). KAADANAVANNUDUPPUM VEEDUM. V C THOMAS EDITIONS. ISBN 978-93-92231-62-9.
External links
- "V. M. Girija". womenwritersofkerala.com. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- "കാടിനുത്സവം ഉടലിനുത്സവം". www.chintha.com. 6 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2010. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- Jyothibai Pariyadath (12 December 2017). "V M Girija തച്ചൻ മകളോട്". YouTube. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- "സ്ത്രീകളുടെ മുന്നേറ്റം അഭിമാനകരം; കേരളപ്പിറവി ദിനത്തിൽ കവി വി എം ഗിരിജ". Manoramanews. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- കൈകേയിയുടെ നാനാർത്ഥങ്ങൾ - വി എം ഗിരിജ [Kaikeyi, various interpretations] (YouTube video) (in Malayalam). Waves Of words. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
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