![]() The family tree (genealogy) of Balamani Amma from 1790 is given in the website [The poetry of Balamani Amma is pregnant with philosophical thoughts of India and is compassionate with the love for entire humanity. ![]() ![]() Her Father Chittanjoor Kunhunni Raja belonged to a branch of the Mooshakavansa, the oldest Rajavansa of Kerala and is the uncle of C. Balamani Amma was influenced by her uncle Nalappat Narayana Menon, Vallathol, Guru Cheruliyil Kunhunni Nambeesan, and by the Theosophical movement of India and Mahatma Gandhi. While delivering the Balamaniyamma remembrance speech at the Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri, described her as the "prophet of human glory" adding that her poetry had been an inspiration to him. She is the mother of the renowned writer Kamala Das who has translated one of her mother's poems, "The Pen", which describes the loneliness of a mother. She was married to former managing editor of the widely-circulated Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi, V.M. Considered by many to be one of the best Malayali poetess, she won the highest literary medal in India, the Saraswathi Samman. ![]() Padmabhushan Nalappat Balamani Amma (19 July 1909 - 29 September 2004) was a Malayali poetess.
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