Rosemary (poet) explained

Rosemary
Birth Name:Maria Goretti
Birth Date:1956 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kanjirappally, Kottayam district, Kerala
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Poet, Translator
Children:3[1]
Parents:K. C. Chacko
Rosamma
Awards:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions

Rosemary is a Malayalam language poet and translator from Kerala, India. She has received many awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in 2019. Her autobiography, Nilaavil Oru Panineerchampa was published in 2021.

Biography

Rosemary, born Maria Goretti,[2] was born on 22 June 1956, in Kanjirappally, Kottayam district, to K. C. Chacko (Pappachan) and Rosamma. She changed her name to Rosemary herself because of the difficulty of pronouncing her birth name.[3] She completed her school education at Gracie Memorial School, Parathode, and continued her studies at St. Dominic's College, Kanjirapally, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram, Chidambaram Annamalai University and Thiruvananthapuram Press Club to secure a Master's Degree in English Literature and a Diploma in Journalism.[4] She has worked in the editorial department of the Mathrubhumi daily and as a television correspondent for India Today (Malayalam).

Rosemary lives in Thiruvananthapuram.

Literary career

Rose Mary, who Poet Madhavikutty considered as her successor,[5] published her first poetry collection, Vakkukal Chekkerunnidam published in 1996. Although she declares herself to be a feminist, she believes her writings do not reflect feminist leanings.[6] She has been a member of several committees such as the Sahitya Akademi Advisory Board and the Central Board of Film Certification.[4]

Bibliography

Poetry collection

Translations

Memoirs

Autobiography

Awards and honors

Rosemary received 4th Esenin Award by Esenin Museum, Moscow, the Foundation Russkiy Mir and Russian Cultural Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, in 2012, for introducing many Russian works to Malayalam language.[8] In 2019, She received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.[9] She is also a recipient of SBT Poetry Award, Muthukulam Parvathy Amma Award and Lalithambika Antharjanam Young Writer Award.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: ഇരുട്ടിൽ ചില മിന്നാമിന്നികൾ . Mathrubhumi . ml . റോസ്‌മേരി . 24 April 2020 . 6 May 2023.
  2. Web site: Rosemary – Samyukta Poetry .
  3. News: സ്നേഹം നിറയ്ക്കുന്ന കൈകൾ . Indian Express Malayalam . ml.
  4. News: മനോരമ ബുക്സ് കവിതമഴയിൽ റോസ് മേരിയുടെ '3 കവിതകൾ' . ManoramaOnline . ml.
  5. Web site: 2019-07-18 . റോസ് മേരി, Author at തസറാക് . 2022-04-07 . തസറാക് . en-US.
  6. News: Shibitha . റോസ്‌മേരീ, മാധവിക്കുട്ടി എറിഞ്ഞുതന്ന ആ ചിലങ്കകൾ ആർക്കാണ് കൈമാറാൻ പോവുന്നത്? . Mathrubhumi . ml.
  7. News: Manohar . Thomas . റോസ് മേരി - കവിതയുടെ സൗഹൃദ മുദ്ര . Malayalam Daily News . 23 September 2014 . ml-IN . 7 April 2022 . 2 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230202154639/https://www.malayalamdailynews.com/?p=114709 . dead .
  8. News: 2012-12-18 . Esenin award given away to writer Rosemary . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-04-07 . 0971-751X.
  9. Web site: 2021-02-15 . എസ് ഹരീഷ്, സന്ദീപാനന്ദ ഗിരി, ബോബി ജോസ് കട്ടിക്കാട് എന്നിവർക്ക് സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പുരസ്‌കാരം . 2022-04-07 . News18 Malayalam . ml.
  10. Web site: റോസ് മേരി . Kerala Women . Department of Women and Child Development, Kerala state . ml . 26 March 2021.

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