Sugathakumari (born 3 January 1934) is an Indian poet and activist, who has been at the forefront of environmental and feminist movements in Kerala, South India. She is an established writer in Malayalam with a unique voice of her own emotional empathy, humanist sensitivity and moral alertness. Most of her poetic works had a special place for Mother Nature and some of them dwelved on human relationships and emotional traverse of the mind. She played a big role in the Save Silent Valley ... Sugathakumari was a Malayali poet and activist who predominantly worked on issues related to the environment. A tribute to Sugathakumari (1934-2020), one of the finest and most humane poets of Kerala, who fought for environmental protection, women's rights and social justice. Learn about her literary works, campaigns and achievements in this column by KM Seethi. Sugathakumari , a highly celebrated poet and a pioneer of environmental activism in Kerala — who breathed her last on Wednesday (December 23, 2020) morning — was always a target of the so-called development lobby; It went to the extent of labelling her an environmental terrorist.
