Anagha J. Kolath
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Anagha J. Kolath | |
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| Born | December 1994 (age 31) Kottayam district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | poet |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Mezhukuthirikku Swantham Theeppetti |
| Notable awards | Yuva Puraskar 2022 |
Anagha J. Kolath is a Malayalam language poet from Kerala, India. In 2022, she received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.
Anagha J. Kolath was born in 1994, at Kolath House in Pala, Kottayam district of Kerala, the youngest of three daughters of KN Jayachandran, a bank officer, and PG Shyamaladevi, a retired school teacher.[1] She has two sisters Anjana and Archana.[2]
Anagha done her primary education at Pala Sakthivilasam NSS School.[1] After passing Plus Two from NSSHSS, Kitangur, she graduated in English from Government Women's College, Thiruvananthapuram.[1] After passing post graduation from NSS Hindu College in Changanassery, Anagha studied at the School of Letters to obtain her Masters in Malayalam.[1]
Literary career
Anagha wrote her first poem while in the second grade.[1] She is good not only at writing poetry but also at reciting it. From a young age, she participated in the Narayaniyam and Poonthanam reciting competitions held by the Guruvayoor Devaswom.[1] In 2013, she was awarded the Suvarna mudra (Golden Seal) from Guruvayoor temple.[1] She has also won the third position in a poetry recitation competition on a leading Malayalam channel.[1]