Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker, sometimes spelt "Ayyappa Panicker" (12 September 1930 – 23 August 2006), was an influential Malayalam poet, literary critic, and an academic and a scholar in modern and post-modern literary theories as well as ancient Indian aesthetics and literary traditions. He was one of the pioneers of modernism in Malayalam poetry, where his seminal works like Kurukshethram (1960), considered a turning point in Malayalam poetry, Ayyappapanikkarude Krithikal and Chintha and several essays were an important influence on the playwrights of his generation.
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Date of birth | 12 September 1930
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Place of birth | Kavalam, Kerala
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Date of death | 23 August 2006
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Age | 75 (age at death)
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Place of death | Thiruvananthapuram
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Occupation | poet, literary critic, academic, scholar.
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