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| birth_name = Geetha Potti
| birth_name = Geetha Potti
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1958|3|20}}  
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1956|3|20}}  
| birth_place = Kottavattom, [[Kottarakkara]], [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], India
| birth_place = Kottavattom, [[Kottarakkara]], [[Kollam district]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|1|2|1958|3|20}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2002|1|2|1956|3|20}}
| death_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| death_place = [[Thrissur]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = Writer, author
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'''Geetha Hiranyan'''  (20 March 1958 – 2 January 2002) was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]]. Known for her short stories, compiled in three books, ''Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam'', ''Asangaditha'' and ''Iniyum Veedatha Hrudayathinte Kadam'', she was a recipient of a number of honours including ''[[G. Sankara Kurup]] Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award'' and ''Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award''.
'''Geetha Hiranyan'''  (20 March 1956 – 2 January 2002) was an Indian writer of [[Malayalam literature]]. Known for her short stories, compiled in three books, ''Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam'', ''Asangaditha'' and ''Iniyum Veedatha Hrudayathinte Kadam'', she was a recipient of a number of honours including ''[[G. Sankara Kurup]] Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award'' and ''Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award''.


==Biography==
==Biography==
Geetha Hiranyan, née Geetha Potti, was born on 20 March 1956 at Kottavattom, near [[Kottarakara]] in [[Kollam district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]]<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala">{{Cite web |url=http://womenwritersofkerala.com/author.php?author_id=174&lang=en |title=Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala |website=womenwritersofkerala.com |publisher=womenwritersofkerala.com}}</ref> to Thottavttath C. Sreedharan Potti and Vasumathy Devi; she was related to the noted writer and social reformer, [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]].<ref name="keralaliterature.com">{{Cite web |url=http://keralaliterature.com/old/author.php?authid=264 |title=Geetha Hiranyan |publisher=keralaliterature.com}}</ref> After earning master's and MPhil degrees, she started her career as a lecturer at [[Malabar Christian College]], simultaneously continuing her doctoral studies.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/GHiranyan/Html/Geethagraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-24 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> Later she taught at various government colleges in [[Malappuram]], [[Kalpetta]], [[Perinthalmanna]], [[Thrissur]], [[Pattambi]] and [[Kodungalloor]] before joining [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] as the publications officer on deputation. It was at this time, she became ill due to which she could not continue her service.<ref name="keralaliterature.com" />
Geetha Hiranyan, née Geetha Potti, was born on 20 March 1956 at Kottavattom, near [[Kottarakara]] in [[Kollam district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]]<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala">{{Cite web |url=http://womenwritersofkerala.com/author.php?author_id=174&lang=en |title=Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala |website=womenwritersofkerala.com |publisher=womenwritersofkerala.com}}</ref> to Thottavttath C. Sreedharan Potti and Vasumathy Devi; she was related to the noted writer and social reformer, [[Lalithambika Antharjanam]].<ref name="keralaliterature.com">{{Cite web |url=http://keralaliterature.com/old/author.php?authid=264 |title=Geetha Hiranyan |publisher=keralaliterature.com |access-date=24 March 2019 |archive-date=24 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324153148/http://keralaliterature.com/old/author.php%3Fauthid%3D264 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After earning master's and MPhil degrees, she started her career as a lecturer at [[Malabar Christian College]], simultaneously continuing her doctoral studies.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/GHiranyan/Html/Geethagraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-24 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> Later she taught at various government colleges in [[Malappuram]], [[Kalpetta]], [[Perinthalmanna]], [[Thrissur]], [[Pattambi]] and [[Kodungalloor]] before joining [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] as the publications officer on deputation. It was at this time, she became ill due to which she could not continue her service.<ref name="keralaliterature.com" />


Geetha was married to K. K. Hiranyan, a writer, critic and an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma and a son Ananthakrishnan. She died on 2 January 2002, aged 43, at Thrissur and the body was cremated at Ullannoor Mana, her ancestral house.<ref name="കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/culture/2002/010202gita.html |title=കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |last=Staff |date=2002-01-02 |website=malayalam.oneindia.com |language=ml |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
Geetha was married to K. K. Hiranyan, a writer, critic and an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma and a son Ananthakrishnan. She died due to [[cancer]] on 2 January 2002, aged 43, at her home in Thrissur and her dead body was cremated at Ullannoor Mana, her ancestral house.<ref name="കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു">{{Cite web |url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/culture/2002/010202gita.html |title=കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു |last=Staff |date=2002-01-02 |website=malayalam.oneindia.com |language=ml |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> She is survived by her daughter Uma and son Ananthakrishnan. Her husband, who outlived her for 22 years, died on 17 July 2024, aged 70.


== Legacy and honours ==
== Legacy and honours ==
Geetha participated in a literary competition organized by [[Mathrubhumi]] for their ''[[Vishu]] edition'' in 1979 and her story, ''Deerghapankan'', was selected for the consolation prize.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala" /> Two decades later, in 1999, she published her first short story anthology, ''Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam'' (It is not Possible to Frame Life's Truth in a Single Shot).<ref name="Malayalam Books - Puzha">{{Cite web |url=http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/book-detail.cgi?code=1255 |title=Malayalam Books - Puzha |website=www.puzha.com |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> Her next two anthologies, ''Iniyum Veedaattha Hridayathinte Kadam''<ref name="Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte ... - Geetha Hiranyan (; 8126404485)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=38878 |title=Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte ... - Geetha Hiranyan (; 8126404485) |date=2019-03-24 |website=www.marymartin.com |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> and ''Asangaditha''<ref name="Asamghaditha, Book, Stories ,Written By Geetha Hiranyan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.maebag.com/Product/5573/Asamghaditha |title=Asamghaditha, Book, Stories ,Written By Geetha Hiranyan |date=2019-03-24 |website=Maebag.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> were published in 2002, shortly after her death. Her last story, ''Shilpa is Writing a Story'', was included in ''Asangaditha''.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-the-works-of-the-late-geetha-hiranyan/article7891469.ece|title=The beginning of the end: On the works of the late Geetha Hiranyan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 November 2015|first=Sreedevi K.|last=Nair|accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref> In 2008, a complete collection was published under the title, ''Geetha Hiranyante Kathakal'' (The Stories Of Geetha Hiranyan).<ref name="Geethahiranyante Kathakal">{{Cite book |title=Geethahiranyante Kathakal |last=Hiranyan |first=Geetha |date=2009-11-18 |publisher=Current Books Thrissur |id={{ASIN|8122607608|country=in}} }}</ref> Her story was also included in the book, ''Daughters of Kerala : twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors'', which contains the English translations of stories by women writers of Kerala.<ref name="Daughters of Kerala: twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors">{{Cite book |title=Daughters of Kerala: twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors |last=Chandersekaran |first=Achamma C |date=2004 |publisher=Hats Off Books |language=English |oclc=56477747 }}</ref>
Geetha participated in a literary competition organized by [[Mathrubhumi]] for their ''[[Vishu]] edition'' in 1979 and her story, ''Deerghapankan'', was selected for the consolation prize.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala" /> Two decades later, in 1999, she published her first short story anthology, ''Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam'' (It is not Possible to Frame Life's Truth in a Single Shot).<ref name="Malayalam Books - Puzha">{{Cite web |url=http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/book-detail.cgi?code=1255 |title=Malayalam Books - Puzha |website=www.puzha.com |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182719/http://www.puzha.com/malayalam/bookstore/cgi-bin/book-detail.cgi?code=1255 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Her next two anthologies, ''Iniyum Veedaattha Hridayathinte Kadam''<ref name="Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte ... - Geetha Hiranyan (; 8126404485)">{{Cite web |url=http://www.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=38878 |title=Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte ... - Geetha Hiranyan (; 8126404485) |date=2019-03-24 |website=www.marymartin.com |access-date=2019-03-24 |archive-date=14 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214182440/http://www.marymartin.com/web/selectedIndex?mEntry=38878 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and ''Asangaditha''<ref name="Asamghaditha, Book, Stories ,Written By Geetha Hiranyan">{{Cite web |url=https://www.maebag.com/Product/5573/Asamghaditha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214183818/http://www.maebag.com/Product/5573/Asamghaditha |url-status=usurped |archive-date=14 December 2017 |title=Asamghaditha, Book, Stories ,Written By Geetha Hiranyan |date=2019-03-24 |website=Maebag.com |language=en |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref> were published in 2002, shortly after her death. Her last story, ''Shilpa is Writing a Story'', was included in ''Asangaditha''.<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/on-the-works-of-the-late-geetha-hiranyan/article7891469.ece|title=The beginning of the end: On the works of the late Geetha Hiranyan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 November 2015|first=Sreedevi K.|last=Nair|accessdate=14 August 2019}}</ref> In 2008, a complete collection was published under the title, ''Geetha Hiranyante Kathakal'' (The Stories Of Geetha Hiranyan).<ref name="Geethahiranyante Kathakal">{{Cite book |title=Geethahiranyante Kathakal |last=Hiranyan |first=Geetha |date=2009-11-18 |publisher=Current Books Thrissur |id={{ASIN|8122607608|country=in}} }}</ref> Her story was also included in the book, ''Daughters of Kerala : twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors'', which contains the English translations of stories by women writers of Kerala.<ref name="Daughters of Kerala: twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors">{{Cite book |title=Daughters of Kerala: twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors |last=Chandersekaran |first=Achamma C |date=2004 |publisher=Hats Off Books |language=English |oclc=56477747 }}</ref>


Geetha received the ''Kunju Pilla Smaraka Puraskaram'' in 1994.<ref name="കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു" /> She received three awards in 2001, the ''Ankanam Award'', ''[[G. Sankara Kurup]] Centenary Award for Poetry'' and T. P. Kishore Award.<ref name="keralaliterature.com" /> [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] has instituted an annual award, ''Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award'', in her honour, for writers below the age of 35, to recognize excellence in Malayalam literature.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Endowments/Award_GHiranyan.htm |title=Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award |date=2019-03-24 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Award-Announcement-%2710.pdf |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards - 2010 |publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] |date=6 January 2011 |accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref> [[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] has published her biography, under the title, ''Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva Charithram'', written by Sheeba Divakaran.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva charithram">{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=232463&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva charithram |last=Sheeba |first=Divakaran |date=2013 |publisher=Kerala Bhasha Institute |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref>
Geetha received the ''Kunju Pilla Smaraka Puraskaram'' in 1994.<ref name="കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു" /> She received three awards in 2001, the ''Ankanam Award'', ''[[G. Sankara Kurup]] Centenary Award for Poetry'' and T. P. Kishore Award.<ref name="keralaliterature.com" /> [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] has instituted an annual award, ''Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award'', in her honour, for writers below the age of 35, to recognize excellence in Malayalam literature.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/ksa/Awards/Endowments/Award_GHiranyan.htm |title=Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award |date=2019-03-24 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/pdf/Award-Announcement-%2710.pdf |title=Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards - 2010 |publisher=[[Kerala Sahitya Akademi]] |date=6 January 2011 |accessdate=20 July 2015}}</ref> [[Kerala Bhasha Institute]] has published her biography, under the title, ''Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva Charithram'', written by Sheeba Divakaran.<ref name="Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva charithram">{{Cite web |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=232463&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva charithram |last=Sheeba |first=Divakaran |date=2013 |publisher=Kerala Bhasha Institute |access-date=2019-03-24 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
[[File:2nd page of Prathibhavam newspaper-1st edition.jpg|right|200 px|thumb|'''Sukham,''' the poem of Geetha Hiranyan in [[Prathibhavam]] newspaper.]]
[[File:2nd page of Prathibhavam newspaper-1st edition.jpg|right|200 px|thumb|'''Sukham,''' the poem of Geetha Hiranyan in [[Prathibhavam]] newspaper.]]
===Stories===
===Stories===  
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206076&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Otta Snapil Othukkanavilla Oru Janmasathyam |last=Geetha Hiranyan |date=1999 |publisher=Current Books |location=Current Books, Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206076&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Otta Snapil Othukkanavilla Oru Janmasathyam |last=Geetha Hiranyan |date=1999 |publisher=Current Books |location=Current Books, Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206075&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Asankhatitha |last=Geetha Hiranyan |date=2002 |publisher=Current Books |location=Current Books, Thrissur}}
* {{Cite book |url=https://catalog.uoc.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=206075&query_desc=kw%252Cwrdl%253A%2520geetha%2520hiranyan |title=Asankhatitha |last=Geetha Hiranyan |date=2002 |publisher=Current Books |location=Current Books, Thrissur}}
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===Poems===
===Poems===
* Sukham ([[Prathibhavam]]-2000)<ref name="keralakaumudi-1">{{cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=223262&u=literature--books-awards|title=ഒരു ഗീതകം പോലെ, മലയാളികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരിയായ സാഹിത്യകാരിയുടെ ഓർമ്മയ്ക്ക്|publisher=Keralakaumudi}}</ref>
* Sukham ([[Prathibhavam]]-2000)<ref name="keralakaumudi-1">{{cite web|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=223262&u=literature--books-awards|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122113428/https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=223262&u=literature--books-awards|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 November 2022|title=ഒരു ഗീതകം പോലെ, മലയാളികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരിയായ സാഹിത്യകാരിയുടെ ഓർമ്മയ്ക്ക്|publisher=Keralakaumudi|access-date=12 January 2020}}</ref>
 
==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
== Further reading ==
* {{Cite book |url=http://keralabookstore.com/book/geetha-hiranyan/10973/ |title=Geetha Hiranyan |last=Sheeba Divakaran |publisher=Kerala Bhasha Institute |year=2013 |isbn=9788176384490 |language=ml}}
* {{Cite book |url=http://keralabookstore.com/book/geetha-hiranyan/10973/ |title=Geetha Hiranyan |last=Sheeba Divakaran |publisher=Kerala Bhasha Institute |year=2013 |isbn=9788176384490 |language=ml}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/03/05/stories/2002030500090200.htm |title=From one heart to another |last=Anand Haridas |date=5 March 2002 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/03/05/stories/2002030500090200.htm |title=From one heart to another |last=Anand Haridas |date=5 March 2002 |website=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2019-03-24}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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Geetha Hiranyan
BornGeetha Potti
(1956-03-20)20 March 1956
Kottavattom, Kottarakkara, Kollam district, Kerala, India
Died2 January 2002(2002-01-02) (aged 45)
Thrissur, Kerala, India
OccupationWriter, author
Notable works
  • Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam
  • Asangaditha
  • Iniyum Veedaatha Hridayathinte Kadam
Notable awards
  • 1994 Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award
  • 2001 G. Sankara Kurup Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award
  • 2001 T. P. Kishor Award
  • 2001 Ankanam Award
SpouseK. K. Hiranyan
ChildrenUma and Anand
Relatives
  • Sreedharan Potti (father)
  • Vasumathy Devi (mother)

Geetha Hiranyan (20 March 1956 – 2 January 2002) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature. Known for her short stories, compiled in three books, Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam, Asangaditha and Iniyum Veedatha Hrudayathinte Kadam, she was a recipient of a number of honours including G. Sankara Kurup Janmasathabdhi Kavitha Award and Kunju Pilla Smaraka Award.

Biography[edit | edit source]

Geetha Hiranyan, née Geetha Potti, was born on 20 March 1956 at Kottavattom, near Kottarakara in Kollam district of the south Indian state of Kerala[1] to Thottavttath C. Sreedharan Potti and Vasumathy Devi; she was related to the noted writer and social reformer, Lalithambika Antharjanam.[2] After earning master's and MPhil degrees, she started her career as a lecturer at Malabar Christian College, simultaneously continuing her doctoral studies.[3] Later she taught at various government colleges in Malappuram, Kalpetta, Perinthalmanna, Thrissur, Pattambi and Kodungalloor before joining Kerala Sahitya Akademi as the publications officer on deputation. It was at this time, she became ill due to which she could not continue her service.[2]

Geetha was married to K. K. Hiranyan, a writer, critic and an academic, and the couple had a daughter, Uma and a son Ananthakrishnan. She died due to cancer on 2 January 2002, aged 43, at her home in Thrissur and her dead body was cremated at Ullannoor Mana, her ancestral house.[4] She is survived by her daughter Uma and son Ananthakrishnan. Her husband, who outlived her for 22 years, died on 17 July 2024, aged 70.

Legacy and honours[edit | edit source]

Geetha participated in a literary competition organized by Mathrubhumi for their Vishu edition in 1979 and her story, Deerghapankan, was selected for the consolation prize.[1] Two decades later, in 1999, she published her first short story anthology, Ottasnappil Othukkanavilla Janmasathyam (It is not Possible to Frame Life's Truth in a Single Shot).[5] Her next two anthologies, Iniyum Veedaattha Hridayathinte Kadam[6] and Asangaditha[7] were published in 2002, shortly after her death. Her last story, Shilpa is Writing a Story, was included in Asangaditha.[8] In 2008, a complete collection was published under the title, Geetha Hiranyante Kathakal (The Stories Of Geetha Hiranyan).[9] Her story was also included in the book, Daughters of Kerala : twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors, which contains the English translations of stories by women writers of Kerala.[10]

Geetha received the Kunju Pilla Smaraka Puraskaram in 1994.[4] She received three awards in 2001, the Ankanam Award, G. Sankara Kurup Centenary Award for Poetry and T. P. Kishore Award.[2] Kerala Sahitya Akademi has instituted an annual award, Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award, in her honour, for writers below the age of 35, to recognize excellence in Malayalam literature.[11][12] Kerala Bhasha Institute has published her biography, under the title, Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva Charithram, written by Sheeba Divakaran.[13]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

Sukham, the poem of Geetha Hiranyan in Prathibhavam newspaper.

Stories[edit | edit source]

  • Geetha Hiranyan (1999). Otta Snapil Othukkanavilla Oru Janmasathyam. Current Books, Thrissur: Current Books.
  • Geetha Hiranyan (2002). Asankhatitha. Current Books, Thrissur: Current Books.
  • Geetha Hiranyan (2002). Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte Kadam. Kottayam: DC Books. ISBN 8126404485. OCLC 51086224.
  • Geetha Hiranyan (2008). Geetha Hiranyante kadhakal. Thrissur: Current Books.

Poems[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Geetha Hiranyan - Women Writers of Kerala". womenwritersofkerala.com. womenwritersofkerala.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Geetha Hiranyan". keralaliterature.com. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Staff (2 January 2002). "കഥാകൃത്ത് ഗീതാ ഹിരണ്യന്‍ അന്തരിച്ചു". malayalam.oneindia.com (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Malayalam Books - Puzha". www.puzha.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Iniyum Veedatha Hridayathinte ... - Geetha Hiranyan (; 8126404485)". www.marymartin.com. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  7. ↑ "Asamghaditha, Book, Stories ,Written By Geetha Hiranyan". Maebag.com. 24 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. ↑ Nair, Sreedevi K. (19 November 2015). "The beginning of the end: On the works of the late Geetha Hiranyan". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Hiranyan, Geetha (18 November 2009). Geethahiranyante Kathakal. Current Books Thrissur. ASIN 8122607608.
  10. ↑ Chandersekaran, Achamma C (2004). Daughters of Kerala: twenty-five short stories by award-winning authors. Hats Off Books. OCLC 56477747.
  11. ↑ "Geetha Hiranyan Endowment Award". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards - 2010" (PDF). Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Sheeba, Divakaran (2013). "Geetha Hiranyan:Jeeva charithram". Kerala Bhasha Institute. Retrieved 24 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
  14. ↑ "ഒരു ഗീതകം പോലെ, മലയാളികളുടെ പ്രിയങ്കരിയായ സാഹിത്യകാരിയുടെ ഓർമ്മയ്ക്ക്". Keralakaumudi. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2020.

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