Kaviyoor Murali
Kaviyoor Murali (20 March 1931 – 20 October 2001) was an Indian Dalit activist, writer and folklore researcher from Kerala, India.
Kaviyoor Murali
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- Name
- Kaviyoor Murali
- Born
- 20 March 1931
- Birthplace
- Kaviyoor, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India
- Died
- 20 October 2001
- Place of death
- Kaviyoor
- Occupation
- Dalit Activist, Writer, Folklore Research Person
- Spouse
- Thankamma
- Nationality
- India · British Raj · Dominion of India
- Languages
- Malayalam
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• Name — Kaviyoor Murali • Born — 20 March 1931 • Birthplace — Kaviyoor, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India • Died — 20 October 2001 • Place of death — Kaviyoor • Occupation — Dalit Activist, Writer, Folklore Research Person • Notable Works — Dalit Sahithyam, Dalitharkkezhuthiya Suvishesham, Purananooru- Oru Padhanam, Dalit Bhasha • Spouse — Thankamma • Children — Dante, Daisen, Asha, Beecy
Life
Life
Murali was born on 20 March 1931 in Kaviyoor, Tiruvalla, Pathanamthitta District, Kerala. He was an Ambedkarite activist. Familiar among all Dalit Activists and Folklore Groups. He studied at Kaviyoor N.S.S. English High School, Thiruvananthapuram Intermediate College and Mar Thoma College, Tiruvalla. In 1953, he was a Full Member and a Full Time worker of Communist Party. Participated actively in the strike to avail trade union rights for the State Transport Workers in 1954. Undergone brutal torture by the police, after arrest and imprisonment. Started career as a teacher. Later, retired as a Superintendent in Public Works Department.
Prominent works
Prominent works
• Vayalchullikal (Field shrubs) - Collection of poems. • Darsanam (Vision)- collection of poems. • Dalitharkkezhuthiya Suvishesham (Gospel to the Dalits) • Purananooru - Oru Padhanam (Purananooru - a Study) • Dalit Bhasha (Dalit Language) - Study • Ayyankalippada (Ayyankali Fighters) - Novel • Dalit Sahithyam (Dalit Literature) • Dalitbhashalaghunighandu (A dictionary of Dalit Language)- published by DC Books Kottayam • Sugandhi - (Novel, unpublished) • MunisomKa (Autobiography, published by Rainbow Book Publishers, Chengannur) • Velutha (Wheatish) - (Poems, unpublished) • Njekkuvilakku (Torchlight) - (Essays, Unpublished)
Honours
Honoured with the Fellowship of Bharatiya Dalit Sahithya Academy, New Delhi. An honorary photograph was unveiled in the Kerala Sahithya Akademy Hall in 2003.
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