Recently our epic poet and professor O N V (Ottaplavil Neelakandan Velu Kurup) honored by Jnapith for his extraordinary contributions to the field of Malayalam literature. This ever high honor for literature by Govt of India reaching to Kerala fifth times. ONV, as he is popularly known, has been selected for the award for 2007. He is the second poet after G. Sankara Kurup to get this award for poetry.
The other three Jnanpith award winners from Kerala are S.K. Pottekad (1980), Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai (1984) and M.T. Vasudevan Nair (1995).
The poet ONV has a great influence from my child hood onwards. As a environmental activist and conservative, I was really worried about the environmental concerns and this concern was ignited by the poem 'Bhoomikkoru charamageetham' that was written by our dearest poet ONV. Now I look back and realize what is the sharpness of letters - if it is from the heart of realistics.
As a poet he has great affection towards his mother land as well as mother tongue. He fights well against the distraction and violent habits of human being. In addition to this he loved our mother tongue Malayalam and once remarked - this continuous neglecting of Malayalam by modern generation will not lead to a sustainable growth. As Keralites we should respect, dignify and use our mother tongue Malayalam.
Lets come together....................... and
stand for our Malayalam and move for our nature and environment.
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