Arya Gopi

Arya Gopi is a Malayalam poet from India. She has written five books in Malayalam and one in English. She is an established young Malayalam poet and has won numerous prestigious awards and honours including Kerala Sahithya Akademi Kanakasree Award, Kerala Government Youth Icon Award, Kerala StateYouth Welfare Board Swami Vivekananda Yuva Pratibha Award, Vyloppilli Award, ONV International Yuva Award, Kakkad Award, VT Kumaran Master Award, etc. Arya lives with husband Joby Joseph and son Jahan Joby.

Arya Gopi

Biography

Born to noted Malayalam poet P K Gopi and Komalam in 1986, Arya Gopi has published five books in two languages – Malakha Matsyam (Stories, 2003), Jeevante Vaakkukal (Poems, 2006), Sob of Strings (English Poems, 2011), Avasanathe Manushyan (Poems, 2014), Pakalanival (Poems, 2016), Ochezhuthu (2020).

A regular face at literary events in Kerala, she recites poems at various programmes conducted by organisation such as Kendra/Kerala Sahitya Akademy,[1] Mathrubhumi,[2] Manorama,[3] D C Books[4] and Hindu dailies apart from various web and visual media. Her poems are available on different anthologies. She also publishes and presents on various literary topics.

Arya Gopi speaking to students

She is a regular contributor to Malayalam and English periodicals. A first rank holder in MA English language and literature from University of Calicut, Arya is now an assistant professor in English at Zamorin’s Guruvayurappan College, Kozhikode. Short story writer Soorya Gopi is her younger sister. She completed her PhD – Other India – A Socio Literary Analysis of Select Works of Mark Tully.[5]

An ardent fan of boom and post boom Latin American literature, she has also completed a UGC-sponsored minor research project on Latin American literature. A noted academician in English literature, she writes/presents various research papers on literature and other related topics at various national and international events.

Selected works
  • Ochezhuthukal, Perakkabooks, Malappuram, 2020
  • Pakalanival (Poems) DC Books, Kottayam, 2016
  • Avasanathe Manushyan (Poems) Green Books, Thrissur, 2014
  • Sob of Strings (English Poems), I ed, Raspberry Books, Kozhikode, 2011
  • Jeevante Vakkukal (poems) D.C. Books, Kottayam, 2006
  • Malakha Matsyam (stories) Poorna Publications, Calicut, 2003

Awards and achievements
  • Kakkad Award for Poetry, 2004
  • V T Kumaran Master Award for Poetry, 2004
  • Benoy Chathuruthi Smaraka Award for Poetry, 2005
  • Poonthanam Sammanam for poetry-2003, 04, 05, 06
  • Madhyamam-Velicham Award for Poetry, 2004
  • Kanyaka-Mangalam Award for Poetry, 2005
  • London Sree Narayana Guru Mission Award for Poetry-2005
  • Rajani S Anand Memorial Award for Poetry, 2007
  • Kuttamath Award for Poetry, 2006
  • Cherusseri Puraskaram for Poetry, 2008
  • Ankanam Award for Poetry, 2005
  • Malayala Bhasha Padashala Asan Puraskaram for Poetry, 2007
  • Samsrithi-Dhronacharya Award for Poetry, 2007
  • Bank Worker’s Forum Award for Poetry, 2002, 03, 04, 05
  • SFI -National Conference Poetry Award, 2005
  • Anweshi Award for Poetry, 2004, 06
  • ‘Innu’ All Kerala Poetry Competition - First Prize, 2007
  • SBT Poetry Prize, 2006
  • Tourism Dept. Environmental Poetry Competition - First prize, 2006
  • Katamanitta Memorial Award for Poetry, 2008
  • Calicut University Interzone Poetry competition First prize-2007, 2009
  • Keraleeyam Online Award for poetry, 2009
  • Punaloor Balan smaraka Award for poetry, 2010
  • A P Chaathu Memorial Poetry Award, 2013
  • Vyloppily Award, 2014
  • Editor M Sukumaran Memorial Kala Kaumudi Award, 2015
  • Harisree Radhakrishnan Poetry Prize, 2016
  • KeralaStateYouthWelfareBoard SwamiVivekananda YuvaPratibha Award, 2016
  • Kerala State Youth Commission Youth Icon Award, 2016
  • Kalakaumudi Mahakavi Pallath Raman Puraskaram, 2016
  • Kozhissheri Balaraman Yuva Award, 2016
  • Ankanam Award, 2016
  • International ONV Foundation Yuva Award, 2016
  • Vayalar Ramavarma Poetry Prize, 2016
  • ONV Cultural Academy National Yuva Prathiba Award, 2016
  • Avanibala Puraskaram, 2017
  • Sahithyasree Award, 2016
  • Asan Prize, 2016
  • Malayala Bhashapadashala Yuva Prathibha Award, 2017
  • M N Kuruppu Memorial Poetry Prize, 2016
  • Malayatoor Yuva Award, 2017
  • Oisca International Youth Icon Award, 2018
  • Thilakan Smaraka Poetry Prize, 2018
  • Kerala Sahithya Academy Kanakasree Award, 2016
  • Perakka Books Melpathur smarakara akshara puraskaram 2019
  • Pala Sahrudaya samithi kavya puraskram 2019
Avasanathe Manushyan by Arya Gopi

References
  1. Gopi, Arya. "Poem Recitation by Arya Gopi". Kochi International Book Festival - KIBF 2018.
  2. Gopi, Arya. "Arya Gopi".
  3. "Arya Gopi | Exclusive Interview | Athmabhashanam | Manorama Online". Manorama Online.
  4. "KLF – Speaker-2020 – Arya Gopi".
  5. "Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET".
  • Malayala Manorama dated March 9, 2017, " Yuvaprathibha puraskaram aaru perk", Malayalam Manorama, 09-03-2017

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