Antarjanam, Lalitambika (1909–1987)

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Antarjanam, Lalitambika (1909–1987)

Indian author. Name variations: Lalithambika Antharjanam. Born Mar 30, 1909, in Kerala, India; died in 1987; dau. of poets; married Narayanan Namboodri, 1927.

Was active in the Indian effort for independence from Britain, working with both the Indian National Congress and the Marxist Party of Kerala; published only novel, Agnisaksi (Testimony of Fire, 1976), for which she received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award as best literary work of the year; also wrote 9 collections of short fiction, 6 volumes of verse, and several children's books.

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