Yusufali Kechery
Yusufali Kechery (Yūsaphali Kēccēri; 16 May 1934 – 21 March 2015) was a poet, film lyricist, film producer and director from Kerala, India. He was one of the leading poets of the modern era of Malayalam poetry and won numerous awards including Odakkuzhal Award, Kerala Sahitya Academy Award and Vallathol Award.
He was born in 1934 in Kechery, Thrissur district, Kerala. After completing his Bachelor's degree in Arts and Law, he started his career as a lawyer and freelance writer. Professor K. P. Narayana Pisharody, a highly regarded scholar, was Yousuf Ali's Sanskrit teacher and taught him free of cost for four years. Kechery is regarded as one of the major poets of the modern era. His major poetry works include Sainaba, Aayiram Navulla Mounam, Anchu Kanyakakal, Nadabhramam, Amrithu, Kecheri Puzha, Anuragagaanam Pole, Aalila, Kadhaye Premicha Kavitha, Perariyatha Nombaram and Ahaindavam.
He served in the post of Assistant Secretary and Executive Member of the Kerala Sangeeta Nataka Academy and Advisory Committee Member of All India Radio Thrissur. He also served as the president of the Kerala Sahitya Academy.
Kechery
Kechery (കേച്ചേരി) is a town 15 kilometers from Thrissur district (തൃശൂർ), Kerala, India and 6 kilometers from kunnamkulam ( കുന്നംകുളം ടൌണ്). The great hindu pilgrim center Guruvayur (ഗുരുവായൂർ) temple is 12 kilometers away.
It is a place which has its own multifaceted culture and heritage. You can find a mosaic of different cultures, religious and lineages. Kechery is on the bank of the river Kechery Puzha. There is an old areca nut market known throughout the country. Kechery is renowned for its contributions to world in fields as diverse as football to literature to films.
Kechery is an important business centre in Choondal Grama Panchayath, Thrissur District, Kerala, India. This place is blessed with political, social and cultural activities. Sri.K.P.Aravindakshan, former M.P. (Rajyasabha) and chief whip of Kerala, Yousafali Kechery is a famous poet, film lyricist, film producer and director of kerala and President of Sahitya Academy. Dr. Radhakrishna Kaimal, Sri. P.T.Lazar Master, Sri. E.P. Bharatha Pisharodi, Dr.K.K. Rajan, Sri. C.L. Porinchukutty are some of the important personalities in these fields.
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