Śaṅkarakkur̲uppȧ, Ji., 1901-1978
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- His Ormmayute olannalil, 1984- :v. 2, t.p. (Ji. Sankarakkuruppa) p. facing t.p. (G. Sankara Kurup)
- New Delhi MARC file, 5/24/85(hdg.: Sankara Kurup, G., 1901-; usage: Ji. Sankarakkuruppa)
- LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Sankara Kurup, G., 1901-; d. 1978)
- Mahakavi Ji. Sankara Kurupa, 2002:t.p. (Ji. Sankara Kurupa)
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G. Sankara Kurup, (3 June 1901 – 2 February 1978) also referred to as Mahakavi G (The Great Poet G), was an Indian poet, essayist and literary critic of Malayalam literature. Known as one of the greats of Malayalam poetry, he was the first recipient of the Jnanpith Award―the highest Indian literary honor. He served as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1968 to 1972 and received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest Indian civilian award, in 1967. He was also a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Soviet Land Nehru Award.
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