Sugathakumari: Indian poet and activist (1934-2020)
Sugathakumari (22 January 1934 – 23 December 2020) was an Indian poet and activist.
She was an important person in the environmentalist and feminist movements in Kerala, South India.
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| Born | Sugathakumari 22 January 1934 Aranmula, Kingdom of Travancore, British India (present day Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India) |
| Died | 23 December 2020 (aged 86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Language | Malayalam |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University College, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Period | 1957–2020 |
| Notable works | Raathrimazha, Ambalamani, Manalezhuthu |
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| Spouse | Dr. K. Velayudhan Nair (death 2003) |
| Children | 1 |
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She was the founder secretary of the Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, an organization for the protection of nature and a day-care center for the mentally ill.
She chaired the Kerala State Women's Commission.
Sugathakumari died on 23 December 2020 from bronchopneumonia caused by COVID-19 at a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 86.
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