page_title: O. N. V. Kurup
section_title: Poetic works
hierarchical_section_title: O. N. V. Kurup / Poetry / Poetic works
caption_attribution_description: English: Ottaplakkal Nambiyadikkal Velu Kurup
context_page_description: Dr.Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup, 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. He died on 13 February 2016 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to age-related illnesses, aged 84.
context_section_description: *Collection of 1500 songs.  **Poems for children
caption: ONV Kurup reciting one of his poems during an event at Thiruvananthapuram
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