O. N. V. Kurup, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

O. N. V. Kurup

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 27-May-1931

Place of Birth: Chavara, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 13-Feb-2016

Profession: writer, poet, playwright, translator, songwriter, lyricist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016), popularly known as O.
N.
V.
Kurup or simply and endearingly O.
N.
V., was a Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala, India, who won the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007.
He received the awards Padma Shri in 1998 and Padma Vibhushan in 2011, the fourth and second highest civilian honours from the Government of India.
In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by University of Kerala, Trivandrum.
O.
N.
V.
was known for his leftist leaning.
He was a leader of All India Students Federation (AISF).
He died on 13 February 2016 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to age-related illnesses, aged 84.