Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup

Key facts

Born

27 May 1931, Chavara

Died

13 February 2016, Thiruvananthapuram

State of birth

Chavara, Kerala

Sector

Literature & writing

Profession

Indian writer (1931–2016)

Gender

Male

Biography

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007. He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India. In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum. O. N. V. was known for his leftist leaning. He was a leader of All India Students Federation (AISF). He died on 13 February 2016 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to age-related illnesses. He was 84.

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Timeline

1. 1931Born in Chavara
2. 1971Awarded the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award
3. 1975Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
4. 1998Awarded the Padma Shri in literature and education
5. 2007Awarded the Jnanpith Award
6. 2009Awarded the Q4288217
7. 2011Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
8. 2015Awarded the Pushkin Medal
9. 2016Dies in Thiruvananthapuram