O. N. V. Kurup

O. N. V. Kurup
Born	Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (1931-05-27)27 May 1931 Chavara, Quilon, Travancore
Died	13 February 2016(2016-02-13) (aged 84) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Education	Master's
Alma mater	Government Higher Secondary School, Chavara University of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation(s)	Poet, lyricist, professor
Notable work	Agni Shalabhangal, Aksharam, Uppu, Bhoomikkoru Charamageetham, Ujjayini, Swayamvaram
Title	Professor Doctor (2007)
Spouse	Sarojini
Children	Rajeevan, Mayadevi
Parent(s)	O. N. Krishna Kurup K. Lakshmikutty Amma
Awards	Jnanpith Award Padma Shri Padma Vibhushan

Ottaplakkal Neelakandan Velu Kurup (known as O. N. V. Kurup; 27 May 1931 – 13 February 2016) 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).^[1] He died on 13 February 2016 at KIMS hospital in Thiruvananthapuram due to age-related illnesses, aged 84.^[2]