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Santosh Alex

Poet Akkitham’s Jnanpith award recognises an epic literary journey out of tradition into modernity

Malayalam poet and writer Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, 93, has been selected for the Jnanpith Award in 2019.

Santosh Alex
· Dec 02, 2019 · 07:30 am
Kedarnath Singh (1934-2018) was above all a humanist poet, profound in his simplicity

Singh’s poems used everyday language and imagery that have left a lasting impact on contemporary Hindi poetry.

Santosh Alex
· Mar 23, 2018 · 08:30 am