Arya Gopi Explained

Arya Gopi is a Malayalam poet from India. She has written five books in Malayalam and one in English. She has won numerous awards and honours including Kerala Sahithya Akademi Kanakasree Award, Kerala Government Youth Icon Award, Kerala StateYouth Welfare Board Swami Vivekananda Yuva Pratibha Award, Vyloppilli Award, ONV International Yuva Award, Kakkad Award, VT Kumaran Master Award, etc.

Biography

Born to noted Malayalam poet P K Gopi and Komalam on March 28, Arya Gopi has published five books in two languages – Malakha Matsyam (Stories, 2003), Jeevante Vaakkukal (Poems, 2006), Ochezhuthu (2020).A regular face at literary events in Kerala, she recites poems at various programmes conducted by organisation such as Kendra/Kerala Sahitya Akademy,^[1] Mathrubhumi,^[2] Manorama,^[3] D C Books^[4] and Hindu dailies apart from various web and visual media. A first rank holder in MA English language and literature from University of Calicut, Arya is now an assistant professor in English at Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode. She completed her PhD – Other India – A Socio Literary Analysis of Select Works of Mark Tully.^[5]

Selected works

• Ochezhuthukal, Perakkabooks, Malappuram, 2020
• Jeevante Vakkukal (poems) D.C. Books, Kottayam, 2006
• Malakha Matsyam (stories) Poorna Publications, Calicut, 2003

Awards and achievements

• 2004: V. T. Kumaran Award^[6]

References

• Malayala Manorama dated March 9, 2017, " Yuvaprathibha puraskaram aaru perk", Malayalam Manorama, 09-03-2017

External links

• Poem Recitation at Kochi International Book Festival (2015 video)
• http://onvfoundation.org/Harithamaanasam.html
• http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/sugathakumari-bags-first-onv-literary-award/articleshow/58484998.cms
• http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/onv-literary-award-for-sugathakumari/article18360280.ece

Notes and References

1. News: Gopi. Arya. Poem Recitation by Arya Gopi. Kochi International Book Festival - KIBF 2018.
2. News: Gopi. Arya. Arya Gopi.
3. Web site: Arya Gopi Exclusive Interview Athmabhashanam Manorama Online. Manorama Online.
4. Web site: KLF – Speaker-2020 – Arya Gopi. 17 April 2020. 31 January 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230131182958/https://www.keralaliteraturefestival.com/speakers_more.aspx?id=NDEw. dead.
5. Web site: Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET. 10603/221569.
6. Web site: വി.ടി. കുമാരന്‍ മാസ്റ്റര്‍ പുരസ്‌ക്കാരം . https://web.archive.org/web/20120801171515/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/books/awards.php?award=39 . dead . 1 August 2012 . . ml . 4 April 2024.