Ashitha (writer) explained

Ashitha
Birth Date:1956 4, df=y
Birth Place:Pazhayannur, Trichur, Travancore-Cochin, India
Death Place:Thrissur, Kerala, India
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:Indian
Genre:Short story, poetry, novel, translation
Spouse:Raman Kutty
Children:A daughter
Parents:Balachandran Nair
Thankamani Amma

Ashitha (Malayalam: അഷിത; 5 April 1956 – 27 March 2019) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, best known for her short stories, poems and translations. She helped popularize haiku poems in Malayalam through her translations. She was a recipient of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story and other honours including the Padmarajan Award, Lalithambika Anterjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award and Edasseri Award.

Biography

Ashitha was born on 5 April 1956[1] in Pazhayannur in Trichur district of Kerala to Kazhangottu Balachandran Nair and Thekkekarupath Thankamani Amma.[2] She completed her schooling from Delhi and Bombay and obtained her graduate and master's degrees in English literature from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam.[3]

Ashitha was married to K. V. Ramankutty and had a daughter, Uma Praseedha.[4] [5] She was diagnosed with cancer in 2013 and was undergoing treatment when she died on 27 March 2019, at 62, survived by her husband, daughter and son-in-law.[6] [7]

Legacy

Ashitha, who authored over 20 books,[8] [9] was known to have portrayed her life experiences through short stories and poems.[10] Counted among the most prominent women writers in Malayalam after Kamala Surayya and best known for her short stories,[11] she translated a number of works of Alexander Pushkin and Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī as well as many haikus.[12] She also adapted the Ramayana, Bhagavatam, Jataka tales and Aithihyamala for children.[13] Her biography, Athu Njanayirunnu (That Was I), was published by Shihabuddin Poythumkadavu.[14] The annual Ashitha Memorial Literary Award was instituted in 2022 in her memory.[15]

Awards

Ponnani Edasseri Smaraka Samithi selected Ashitha's work, Vismaya Chhihnangal for an Edasseri Award in 1986[16] and she received the Lalithambika Anterjanam Smaraka Sahitya Award in 1994.[17] Her short story anthology, Thathagatha, fetched her the Padmarajan Award in 2000.[18] [19] Kerala Sahitya Akademi selected Ashithayude Kathakal, another short story anthology, for its annual award for story in 2015.[20] She was also a recipient of Ankanam Award[21] and Thoppil Ravi Foundation Award.[22]

Selected works

Short stories

Novels and novellas

Poetry

Children's literature

Translations

Memoirs

Others

In compilations

See also

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kerala: Malayalam writer Ashita passes away . 2019-03-27 . The Indian Express . en-I. 2019-03-27.
  2. Web site: Writer Ashitha, who popularised Haiku in Kerala, passes away . 2019-03-27 . OnManorama . en . 2019-03-27.
  3. Web site: "Famous alumni of the Department" . 30 March 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002313/http://maharajascollege.in/template.php?id=30&page=101&catid=156&subcatid=58 . dead .
  4. Web site: books.puzha.com - Author Details . 2019-03-27 . www.puzha.com . 2019-03-27 . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090344/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/author-detail.cgi?code=586 . dead .
  5. Web site: Malayalam writer Ashita passes away - Kalakaumudi . 2019-03-27 . Keralakaumudi Daily . 2019-03-27.
  6. Web site: എഴുത്തുകാരി അഷിത അന്തരിച്ചു . Mathrubhumi . en . 2019-03-27.
  7. News: Malayalam writer Ashita passes away . ANI . 2019-03-27 . Business Standard. 2019-03-27.
  8. Web site: Noted Malayalam writer Ashitha dead - Times of India . 2019-03-27 . The Times of India . en . 2019-03-27.
  9. Web site: Malayalam Writer and Poet Ashita Passes Away at 63 . 2019-03-27 . The Quint . en . 2019-03-27.
  10. Web site: പ്രശസ്ത സാഹിത്യകാരി അഷിത അന്തരിച്ചു . 2019-03-27 . mediaone . 2019-03-27.
  11. Web site: Ashita, renowned Malayalam poet and writer, dies aged 63 - News Nation . 2019-03-27 . newsnation.in . en . 2019-03-27.
  12. Web site: ആത്മകഥനത്തിന് അപൂര്‍ണവിരാമമിട്ട് മടക്കം; പ്രിയകഥാകാരിക്ക് വിട . 2019-03-27 . Manoramanews . en . 2019-03-27.
  13. Web site: Noted Malayalam writer Ashitha passes away . 2019-03-27 . Mathrubhumi . en . 2019-03-27 . 27 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327065427/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/books-news/noted-malayalam-writer-ashitha-passes-away-literature-1.3680400 . dead .
  14. Web site: Athu Njanayirunnu . 2019-03-27 . mathrubhumi.com . en-US . 2019-03-27.
  15. News: പ്രഥമ അഷിത സ്മാരക സാഹിത്യ പുരസ്‌കാരങ്ങള്‍ വിതരണം ചെയ്തു . Mathrubhumi . 30 March 2022 . 2 April 2024 . ml.
  16. Web site: Winners of Edasseri Award . www.keralaculture.org . en . 2019-03-27.
  17. Web site: എഴുത്തുകാരി അഷിത അന്തരിച്ചു - Asianet News . 2019-03-27 . Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd . 2019-03-27.
  18. Web site: Winners of Padmarajan Award . 2019-03-27 . Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala . en . 2019-03-27.
  19. Web site: Malayalam writer Ashita passes away - rediff . news.rediff.com . 2019-03-27.
  20. Web site: Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Story . 2019-03-27 . Kerala Sahitya Akademi . 2019-03-27.
  21. Web site: Malayalam short story writer and poet Ashitha passes away at 63 . 2019-03-27 . The New Indian Express . 2019-03-27.
  22. Web site: Thoppil Ravi Foundation Award . 2019-03-27 . keralabookstore.com . 2019-03-27.

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