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Sugathakumari Quotes (1934-2020)
Poet, Activist
About Sugathakumari
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934– 23 December 2020) was a poet and activist renowned for her contributions to the literary, cultural, social and environmental fields in Kerala, India. Parvana K.B. (2024) Kerala litterateur Sugathakumari’s verses come alive on stage, The New Indian Express. Available at: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2024/Feb/23/kerala-litterateur-sugathakumaris-verses-come-alive-on-stage (Accessed: 20 September 2024). She used poetry as a tool for her activism to protest against social issues and environmental atrocities. She realised the power of poetry to bring people together for the common good. Her remarkable feats were the Silent Valley movement to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam in the Silent Valley area of Kerala, India and the establishment of Abhaya in Thiruvananthapuram to provide shelter for female mental patients. She devoted her life to female empowerment, tribal protection and environmental conservation.Times of India (2024) A riveting portrayal of how a poet and activist evolved in Kochi: ‘warriors of the losing battle’: Kochi News - Times of India, The Times of India. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/a-riveting-portrayal-of-how-a-poet-and-activist-evolved-in-kochi-warriors-of-the-losing-battle/articleshow/107066300.cms (Accessed: 20 September 2024).
About Sugathakumari
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934– 23 December 2020) was a poet and activist renowned for her contributions to the literary, cultural, social and environmental fields in Kerala, India. Parvana K.B. (2024) Kerala litterateur Sugathakumari’s verses come alive on stage, The New Indian Express. Available at: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2024/Feb/23/kerala-litterateur-sugathakumaris-verses-come-alive-on-stage (Accessed: 20 September 2024). She used poetry as a tool for her activism to protest against social issues and environmental atrocities. She realised the power of poetry to bring people together for the common good. Her remarkable feats were the Silent Valley movement to protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam in the Silent Valley area of Kerala, India and the establishment of Abhaya in Thiruvananthapuram to provide shelter for female mental patients. She devoted her life to female empowerment, tribal protection and environmental conservation.Times of India (2024) A riveting portrayal of how a poet and activist evolved in Kochi: ‘warriors of the losing battle’: Kochi News - Times of India, The Times of India. Available at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/a-riveting-portrayal-of-how-a-poet-and-activist-evolved-in-kochi-warriors-of-the-losing-battle/articleshow/107066300.cms (Accessed: 20 September 2024).