Sabeena Rafi

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Sabeena Rafi
Born(1918-10-06)6 October 1918
Gothuruth, present day Ernakulam district, Kerala, India
Died22 June 1990(1990-06-22) (aged 65)
Occupation(s)Essayist, historian
Notable work
  • Chavittu Nadakam - Oru Charithra Padanam
  • Marxism, Oru Thirinjunottam
  • Kaliyugam
SpousePonjikkara Rafi
Parents
  • Joseph
  • Mariamma
AwardsKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works

Sabeena Rafi (6 October 1918 – 22 June 1990) was an Indian essayist and historian of Malayalam literature. Her oeuvre consists of philosophical works, an autobiography and Chavittu Nadakam - Oru Charithra Padanam, the first historical compendium on Chavittu Nadakam, an operatic dance form. Her book, Kaliyugam, a philosophical work jointly written with her husband, Ponjikkara Rafi, fetched her the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works in 1972.

Biography

Sabeena was born on 6 October 1918 at Gothuruth, a small village in the periphery of present day Ernakulam district of the south Indian state of Kerala to Joseph and Mariamma.[1] She earned two master's degrees, in History and Economics, and served our her career as a teacher. She married Ponjikkara Rafi in 1963,[2] following a period of romance,[3] but the couple did not have children.[4] She died on 22 June 1990, at the age of 65;[5] survived by Rafi, who died two years later, on 6 September 1992.[2]

Legacy and honours

Sabeen Rafi's oeuvre consists of five non-fiction works and Chritumas Sammanam, her autobiography.[6] Chavittu Nadakam - Oru Charithra Padanam, her 1964 publication on the history of Chavittu Nadakam, an operatic dance form originated in Ernakulam, is considered to be the first comprehensive book on the subject.[7] Marxism, Oru Thirinjunottam, a book co-written with her husband, is a detailed study of the Marxian theory and its spiritual aspects; the book also has a critique on Mother of Maxim Gorky.[8] Kaliyugam, again a Ponjikkara Rafi co-written work, is a study of human behaviour from early ages, with a philosophical perspective.[4] The book fetched her the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works in 1972.[9]

Bibliography

  • Sabeena Rafi (1964). Chavittu Nadakam - Oru Charithra Padanam (in മലയാളം) (1 ed.). Kochi: Avanthi Publications.
  • Sabeena Rafi (1968). Christumas sammanam (in മലയാളം) (1 ed.).
  • Ponjikkara Rafi; Sebeena Rafi (1982). Kaliyugam (in മലയാളം) (1 ed.). D. C. B. Kottayam.
  • Ponjikkara Rafi; Sabeena Rafi (1991). Marxism Oru Thirinjunottam, Emmavoosilekkula Yathrayum (in മലയാളം) (0 ed.). Bamsuri Books.
  • Sabeena Rafi; Ponjikkara Rafi (1992). Sukradasayude charitram. Kottayam: D.C. Books.

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Sabeena Rafi". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. ^ ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ, കെ. "പോഞ്ഞിക്കര റാഫിയെ മറന്നതെങ്ങനെ ?". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 "Ponjikkara Rafi - Veethi profile". veethi.com. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  5. ^ "കേട്ടിട്ടുണ്ടോ പോഞ്ഞിക്കര റാഫിയെന്ന്?". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. ^ "List of works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Chavittunatakam: Maritime Dance Drama of Kerala". www.sahapedia.org. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Marxism Oru Thirinjunottam". www.indulekha.com. 10 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Miscellaneous Works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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