- Lalitha Lenin
Lalitha Lenin (Malayalam: ലളിത ലെനിന്; born
July 17 ,1946 ), Thrithalloor,Thrissur district ) is a renownedIndia npoet inMalayalam . K. K. Lalitha Bai (her official name) was also the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science,University of Kerala ,Thiruvananthapuram . In addition, she was a member in theSenate and Academic Council of theUniversity of Kerala , General Council ofKerala Sahitya Academy , Jansikshan Sansthan Management Board, Governing Body of the State Institute of Children’s Literature, State Resource Centre, Kerala State Core Group on Continuing Education. She is now a member of the Governing Body of the State Institute of Languages.Biography
She was born on
July 17 ,1946 at Thrithalloor,Thrissur district . Her parents were Kadavil Kunjumama and Kareepadathu Chakkikkutty. She is married to Mr. K.M. Lenin who is also a writer and columnist dealing with international affairs. Her son Mr. Anil Lale is a lawyer and is presently working with Viacom 18 Media Pvt. Ltd. at Mumbai.She has graduated in:
*Chemistry in 1960, from the University of Kerala,
*Education in 1967, from the University of Kerala and
*Library Science in 1975 from the University of Kerala.She got Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Gold Medal for securing first Rank in Master of Library Science Degree Examination from the University of Mysore in 1976. She joined as Assistant Librarian at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur in 1977. In 1979, she became a Lecturer at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala. From 1990 to 1995 she served as the Head of the Department. She retired as Reader from the Department on March 31, 2006.Bibliography
Lalitha Lenin has been contributing poems, short-stories and articles to main-stream periodicals since 1971.
Poetry collections
* "Karingili" (1976)
* "Karkidavaavu" (1995)
* "Namukku Praarthikkaam" (2000)
* "Kadal" (poems for children) (2000)Novel
* "Minnu" (novel for children)
Television programmes
* Lyrics for "Mahabali", Thiruvananthapuram
Doordarshan (1987).
* Script for a documentary on "Library Movement in Kerala", produced for Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan(1988).
* Stories for two television serials "Oridathorikkal" (1990) and "Mookkuthiyum Manchadiyum" (1998) in Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan.
* Presentation of theTelevision Programme "Aksharam" (16 episodes) in Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan (1999).General
* "Puthiya Vaayana", a book on reading for women.
Translations
* "Public Library Sevanam" (2006) (Tr. of "Public Library Service: IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development", Munchen: K.G.Saur, 2001)
* "Bhoodaivangal" (Tr. of "The Earth Gods") in the Malayalam translation of Works of Kahlil Gibran. Kottayam, DC Books, 2002Academic
She has 12 papers in the discipline of Library and Information Science to her credit.
Awards
"Minnu" was awarded the
Kerala Sahitya Award forchildren’s literature in 1994. She is also a recipient of theAbudhabi Shakti Award for poetry in 1996 and theMoolur Award for poetry in 2001.External links
* [http://www.lalithalenin.netfirms.com Official website of Lalitha Lenin]
* [http://www.dliskerala.org/ Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala]
* [http://www.museindia.com/showconnew2.asp?id=435 Issue of Muse India: The literary journal featuring Lalitha Lenin also]
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