Sujatha Devi | |
Birth Name: | B. Sujatha Devi |
Birth Date: | 1946 |
Death Date: | 23 June 2018 |
Death Place: | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Language: | Malayalam |
Notableworks: | Kadukalude Thalam Thedi |
Parents: | Bodheswaran (father) |
Awards: | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue
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B. Sujatha Devi (1946 – 23 June 2018) was an Indian writer, educator and environmentalist from Kerala. She served as an English teacher at Ernakulam Maharaja's College and Thiruvananthapuram Women's College.[1] In 1999, she won Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Travelogue for her travelogue Kadukalude Thalam Thedi.[2]
Sujatha Devi was the daughter of poet and freedom fighter Bodheswaran and V. K Karthyayani. She was the younger sister of Hridayakumari and Sugathakumari who were poets and teachers.[3]
Sujatha Devi started her career in Thiruvananthapuram Women's College. She later went on to work as professor and English lecturer in Pattambi Government College, Ernakulam Maharaja's College and Chalakkudy College. Mostly known for her travel writing, Sujatha Devi was also a poet.[4]