Ayyappa Paniker [SEP] date of birth
Ayyappa Paniker
Dr. K. Ayyappa Paniker, sometimes spelt "Ayyappa Panicker" (12 September 1930 – 23 August 2006), was an influential Malayalam poet, literary critic, and an academic and a scholar in modern and post-modern literary theories as well as ancient Indian aesthetics and literary traditions. He was one of the pioneers of modernism in Malayalam poetry, where his seminal works like "Kurukshethram" (1960), considered a turning point in Malayalam poetry, "Ayyappapanikkarude Krithikal" and "Chintha" and several essays
"Passage to America" by Ayyappa Paniker
- "A Short History of Malayalam Literature" by Ayyappa Paniker, 2nd revis. ed. 2005
- Modern Malayalam Literature: Introduction by Ayyappa Paniker Modern Indian literature, an Anthology, Volume 2. Sahitya Akademi. 1992. . p. 231.
- "Commonwealth literature, themes and techniques: essays in honour of Prof. K. Ayyappa Paniker", ed. P. K. Ranjan. Ajanta Publications, 1993. .
- "Poetry at Midnight (Tr of Pathumanippookkal