G. Kamalamma

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name = G. Kamalamma

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birth_date = 1930
birth_place = Perumbuzha, Kundara, Kerala, India
occupation = Author, literarian, teacher and social activist.

G. Kamalamma, who was a school teacher for most of her professional life, is a well known author of books, mostly on language and literature, socio-cultural subjects and biographic profiles.

Her books are all written in the Malayalam language. Having over thirty publications to her credit, Kamalamma has won citations and awards from both the Sahitya Academy of India and the Sahitya Academy of Kerala.

Birth and early life

G. Kamlamma was born in 1930 in Perumbuzha village near Kundara in Kollam district, Kerala. Her father Sahitya-shiromani M. K. Govindan (1901~1968) was a Sanskrit scholar, professor and writer; the son of Kunjan Channaar of Mundupoyikavila house in Perumbuzha. Kamalamma’s mother was Gowrikutty, the daughter of Kavila Perumal Govindan of Perinad, in Kollam.

Professional career

After graduating, as B. A.. and B. T, Kamalamma began her professional career as a Social Education Organizer in the Development Department of the Government of Kerala, where she worked for the first ten years. Following this, she took up job as a teacher, working for long twenty four years before retiring from an illustrious academic career in 1987.

While working in her official capacities, Kamalamma began a parallel career as an author, focusing on areas on her interest such a Malayalam language and literature, transliteration of Western literature into the Malayalam language, children’s literature and biographical profiling.

Books and studies authored by G. Kamalamma

* Kasthuribayi Gandhi - (A profile on the life of Mahatma Gandhi’s wife Kasturba Gandhi for children)
* Sarojini Naidu – (A profile on the life of Sarojini Naidu)
* Sree Narayana Guru Jeevithavum Darsanavum - (The life and vision of Sree Narayana Guru)
* N. Gopala Pillai – (A biographic profile of N. Gopala Pillai, a Sankrit scholar, author and ex-Principal of the Government Sanskrit College, Thiruvananthapuram)
* Robinson Crusoe – (a transliteration of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe into the Malayalam language).
* Punyatheerdham - (Holy water - children's literature)
* Sree Narayanante Kshetra Sankalpam – (Sree Narayana’s temple concept)
* Illyad (a transliteration of Homer’s work into the Malayalam language)
* Asante Sahithya Praveshika (Introduction to Asan’s literature)
* Ulloorinte Sahithya Praveshika (Introduction to Ulloor’s literature)
* Malayala Bhashayude Adiverukal – (A study on the roots of Malayalam language)
* Akshara Sloka Renjini – (Akshara Sloka Composition) – Published by DC Books.
* Pazhamayude Ardha Thalangal (The connotations of heritage) – Published by DC Books.
* Akshara Sloka Rethnavali – (Akshara Sloka gemstring)
* Ezhava Samudayathile Maharadhanmaar – (Great leaders of the Ezhava community).

Awards and citations

Kamalamma has won award and citations as follows:

* Government of India’s award for authoring the best book on innovative literature for the years 1956 and 1964.
* Government of Kerala’s award for remarkable service as a teacher for the year 1985-86.
* Kerala Sahitya Academy award for children’s literature for the year 1965.

Family

Kamalamma's husband is K. Sreeharshan. They have one son, Rajeevan, and two daughters, Dr. Indulekha and Dr. Indumathi.

References

* Ezhava Samudayathile Maharadhanmaar – First published in 2006.

External links

* [http://www.puzha.com/e-arcade/dcb/cgi-bin/book-detail.cgi?code=4276 Pazhamayude Ardha Thalangal at D. C. Books]
* [http://www.puzha.com/e-arcade/dcb/cgi-bin/book-detail.cgi?code=3463 Akshara Sloka Renjini at D. C. Books] ]