# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/balamani-amma
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:29:18.759Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/balamani-amma"
name: "Balamani Amma"
slug: "balamani-amma"
description: "Nalapat Balamani Amma was an Indian poet who wrote in Malayalam. Amma (Mother), Muthassi (Grandmother), and Mazhuvinte Katha are some of her well-known works. She was a recipient of many awards and honours, including the Padma Bhushan, Saraswati Samman, Sahitya Akademi Award, and Ezhuthachan Award. She was the mother of writer Kamala Das, also known as Madhavikutty."
tagline: "Indian writer and poet (1909–2004)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Balamaniamma.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1909-07-19"
deathDate: "2004-09-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump