Lalitha Lenin (Malayalam: ലളിത ലെനിന്‍; born July 17, 1946), Thrithalloor, Thrissur district) is a renowned poet in Malayalam. K. K. Lalitha Bai (her official name) was also the Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. In addtion, she held key positions in the Senate and Academic Council of the University of Kerala, General Council of Kerala Sahitya Academy, Jansikshan Sansthan Management Board, Publication Committee of the State Institute of Children’s Literature, State Resource Centre and Kerala State Core Group on Continuing Education. Malayalam ( ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... An elephant carrying Thidambu during Thrissur pooram festival. ... „The poor poet“ A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Malayalam (മലയാളം ) is the language spoken predominantly in the state of Kerala, in southern India. ... The University of Kerala was a university located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala state, India. ... Thiruvananthapuram   (Malayalam: തിരുവനന്തപുരം TiruvanÅ­ntapuraṁ), formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala and the headquarters of the Thiruvananthapuram District. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Kerala Sahitya Akademi or Academy for Malayalam literature is an autonomous body which was established to promote Malayalam language and literary heritage. ...

Biography

She was born on July 17, 1946 at Thrithalloor, Thrissur district. Her parents were Kadavil Kunjumama and Kareepadathu Chakkikkutty. She is married to Mr. K.M. Lenin who was a lexicographer at Department of Malayalam Lexicon. He is also a writer and columnist dealing with international subjects. Her son Mr. Anil Lale is a lawyer and is presently employed with SONY Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. at Mumbai. July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... An elephant carrying Thidambu during Thrissur pooram festival. ...

She has graduated in Chemistry and Education from University of Kerala in 1966 and 1977 respectively. She got Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Gold Medal for securing first Rank in Master of Library Science Degree Examination from the University of Mysore in 1976. She joined as Assistant Librarian at Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur in 1977.In 1979, she became a Lecturer at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala. From 1990 to 1995 she served as the Head of the Department. She retired as Reader from the Department on March 31, 2006.

Bibliography

Lalitha Lenin has been contributing poems, short-stories and articles to main-stream periodicals since 1971. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

Poetry collections

• Karingili (1976)
• Karkidavaavu (1995)
• Namukku Praarthikkaam and Kadal (Poems for children) (2000)

Novels

• Minnu, a novel for children

Television Programmes

• Lyrics for Mahabali, Trivandrum DD. (1987)
• Script for a documentary on Library Movement in Kerala, produced for Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan.(1988)
• Stories for two television serials Oridathorikkal (1990) and Mookkuthiyum Manchadiyum (1998) in Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan.
• Presentation of the Television Programme Aksharam (16 episodes) in Thiruvananthapuram Doordarshan. (1999)

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General

• Puthiya Vaayana, a book on reading for women

Academic

She has 12 papers in the discipline of Library and Information Science.to her credit.

Awards

Minnu was awarded the Kerala Sahitya Award for children’s literature in 1994. She is also a recipient of the Abudhabi Shakti Award 1996 and the Moolur Award in 2001.

External links

• Lalitha Lenin's Personal Website [1]
• Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala
• Issue of Muse India: The literary journal featuring Lalitha Lenin