Vijayalakshmi (poet)
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| Born |
August 2, 1960 Mulanthuruthy, Ernakulam district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Teresa's College, Maharajas College |
| Notable works | Mrigasikshakan, "Oozham" |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award |
| Spouse | Balachandran Chullikkadu |
Vijayalakshmi (born August 2, 1960) is a Malayalam–language poet from the south Indian state of Kerala. She has composed about 199 poems between 1980 and 2010.
Vijayalakshmi was born on 2 August 1960 in Mulanthuruthy village in Ernakulam district as the daughter of Kuzhikkattil Raman Velayudhan and Kamalakshi. She completed her education from Chottanikkara Government High School, St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam and Maharajas College. She completed her graduation in Biology and obtained her masters in Malayalam literature with a first rank from Kerala University. She is married to famous Malayalam poet Balachandran Chullikkadu.
Her first poem was published in 1977 in Kalakaumudi weekly. During her graduation period, she won prizes in the Kerala University Youth Festival in story-writing and poetry.
She has published numerous poems in Malayalam. She was a member of the Executive Committee and General Council of Kerala Sahitya Akademi. She has also held various other posts in the Academy, such as its Advisory Board Member and the Convener of its Publication Committee. She also served as Vice President of the Samastha Kerala Sahitya Parishad.
Many of Vijayalakshmi's poems try to establish gender-equality and question the dichotomy on women. Literary critic Dr. M. Leelavathy lauds the concept of feminism in Vijayalakshmi as a continuation of the feminism of the great poet Balamani Amma.
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