Aryambika S. V.

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Aryambika S. V.
Born1981 (age 4243)
Edanadu, Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala, India
OccupationPoet, Assistant Professor
NationalityIndian
Alma mater Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit
GenrePoetry
Notable awards Yuva Puraskar
Kanakasree Award
SpouseSreedas
Children1
ParentsK. N. Viswanathan Nair
M. K. Savithriamma

Aryambika S. V. (born 1981) is a Malayalam language poet from Kerala, India. She received several awards including Yuva Puraskar by Sahithya Akademi and Kanakasree Award by Kerala Sahitya Akademi.

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Biography

Aryambika was born on 1981 at Edanadu, Pala, Kottayam district, Kerala to K. N. Viswanathan Nair and M. K. Savithriamma. [1] Her mother Savitriamma was a Sanskrit teacher. [2] Her father Viswanathan Nair, who was a teacher and exponet in Aksharaslokam, discovered her ability to write and encouraged her to write poetry. [2] [3] After completing primary education from Edanad Govt. L. P. School and Edanad Shakthivilasam N.S.S. High School, she done her graduation from Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit (Thiruvananthapuram Regional Center & Kalady). [4] Aryambika worked as a teacher at Poovarani Govt LP School near Pala. [3] She currently works as Assistant Professor of Sanskrit at Sanskrit department, Mahathma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram. [5]

Personal life

Aryambika and her husband Sreedas, a native of Panangad and an IT auditor have one son. [3]

Literary career

Aryambika has excelled in Aksharaslokam and poetry since childhood. [6] She also writes songs, and also wrote the lyrics for the musical documentary Amma Abhayam directed by Babu Gopalakrishnan. [4] The opening song for the 2016 Kerala School Kalolsavam was written by Aryambika. [2] [7] She had also wrote the song for the Kerala government's Sutharya Keralam program. [2] She is also active in a shloka organization named Pala Kairaleeshlokarangam. [4]

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