Ayyappa Paniker

Ayyappa Paniker

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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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Ayyappa Paniker was born on Friday, 12 September 1930 in Kavalam, Kerala. He was best known as a writer. Paniker's country of citizenship (nationality) was Indian. He died on Wednesday, 23 August 2006 in Thiruvananthapuram at the age of 75. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Kavalam, Kerala
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