Kumaran Asan

Mahakavi Kumaran Asan
Born	(1871-04-12)12 April 1871 Kaayikkara Kadakkavoor, Chirayinkeezhu, Thiruvananthapuram, Travancore
Died	16 January 1924(1924-01-16) (aged 50) Alappuzha, Travancore, Kerala
Occupation	Poet and writer
Nationality	Indian
Notable works	Veena Poovu Duravastha Chinthavishtayaaya Seetha Nalini Leela Chandala Bhikshuki Prarodanam Pushpavadi
Spouse	Bhanumathiamma
Children	Prabhakaran and Sudhakaran
Relatives	Narayanan Perungudi (father) Kochupennu (mother)

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Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (Malayalam: എൻ. കുമാരൻ ആശാൻ) (12 April 1871 – 16 January 1924) was a poet of Malayalam literature, Indian social reformer and a philosopher.He is known to have initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry during the first quarter of the 20th century, transforming it from the metaphysical to the lyrical and his poetry is characterised by its moral and spiritual content, poetic concentration and dramatic contextualisation. He is one of the triumvirate poets of Kerala and a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru. He was awarded the prefix "Mahakavi" in 1922 by the Madras university which means "great poet".^{[note 1]}
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