153:. Upon completing her degree, Usha started her career as an editorial trainee and later became the editor-in-chief of a publishing house. In 1971, one of her short stories titled "Inquilab Zindabad" was made into a film of the same name. In the same film she wrote a song ( 'aarude manasile gaanamayi njan', music G. Devarajan, Singer P.Leela) presumably by first women lyricist in modern Malayalam filmdom. From 1973, she did not contribute more for a period of ten years. In 1982, she resumed writing and has been a frequent contributor since then. While most of her poems are not published in a "book form", her only novel
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as a poet with "deep moral concern and technical dexterity", she has written four volumes of poems and a few short stories while also authoring a novel. She has also written articles in various journals. Usha served the
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by her mother thus developing an interest towards it at an early age. Usha started writing poems at the age of 13, and was a frequent contributor to the "Children's Corner" of the
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was published in 2001. She was one among the jury members of the
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Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions
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Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature
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Alphabetum grandonico-malabaricum sive samscrudonicum
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Manikyam: Oru Pathirakolapathakathinte Katha
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Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
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688:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation
693:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Travelogue
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648:Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Humour
217:Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics
96:Kerala State Film Award for Best Lyrics
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500:Tharu, Susie J.; Lalita, Ke (1993).
443:"Bibliography of new books released"
334:Ajith Kumar, J. (24 November 2002).
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92:Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam
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159:Kerala State Film Awards in 2008
85:poet and novelist. Described by
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2488:Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil
613:Asan Smaraka Kavitha Puraskaram
585:Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham
451:. 22 March 2010. Archived from
300:"State Film Awards 1969 - 2012"
1273:Sreekrishnapuram Krishnankutty
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3121:People from Palakkad district
3101:21st-century Indian novelists
2502:Mullappoo Niramulla Pakalukal
2341:Cheviyorkkuka! Anthimakahalam
2109:Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja
1718:Vadakkumkur Rajarajavarmaraja
1408:Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri
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3056:Malayalam-language lyricists
2851:Sree Bhoothanaathopakhyaanam
1518:Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai
959:Kainikkara Padmanabha Pillai
718:O. V. Vijayan Literary Award
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3136:21st-century Indian writers
2927:Malayalam triumvirate poets
2861:Kuchelavritham Vanchippattu
2495:Mucheettukalikkarante Makal
1748:Vishnunarayanan Namboothiri
1443:Changampuzha Krishna Pillai
1367:Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
1337:Unnikrishnan Thiruvazhiyode
1307:Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai
733:P. Kesavadev Literary Award
336:"A passion for the unknown"
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2677:Sundarikalum Sundaranmarum
1758:Vyloppilli Sreedhara Menon
1708:V. C. Balakrishna Panicker
1693:Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
703:Mathrubhumi Literary Award
506:. Feminist Press at CUNY.
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3091:21st-century Indian poets
3086:20th-century Indian poets
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1951:Kuttipuzha Krishna Pillai
1936:Kesari Balakrishna Pillai
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1463:Edappalli Raghavan Pillai
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1723:Vallathol Narayana Menon
1688:Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
1678:Thirunalloor Karunakaran
1423:Balachandran Chullikkadu
1179:Pattathuvila Karunakaran
1054:Malayattoor Ramakrishnan
1014:Lalithambika Antharjanam
415:"Film award jury formed"
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2947:Mozhi (transliteration)
2537:Ntuppuppakkoranendarnnu
2453:Manushyanu Oru Aamukham
2348:Daivathinte Vikrithikal
1648:Puthussery Ramachandran
1598:Nellikkal Muraleedharan
1508:Kadavanad Kuttikrishnan
1503:Kadathanat Madhavi Amma
1357:Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
1194:Perumbadavam Sreedharan
984:Karur Neelakanta Pillai
949:K. P. Joseph Kalarickal
713:O. N. V. Literary Award
374:Tharu & Lalita 1993
3116:Indian women novelists
2952:Mullu Kurumba language
2887:Arabi Malayalam script
2565:Oru Sankeerthanam Pole
2530:Nakshathrangale Kaaval
2264:Anuragathinte Dinangal
1875:Kiliroor Radhakrishnan
1819:S. L. Puram Sadanandan
1814:Nalapat Narayana Menon
1633:Poonthanam Namboothiri
1593:Nalapat Narayana Menon
1468:Edasseri Govindan Nair
1453:Cherusseri Namboothiri
1114:Oyyarathu Chandu Menon
628:Ezhuthachan Puraskaram
608:Abu Dhabi Sakthi Award
575:Kerala Sahitya Akademi
479:George, K. M. (1992).
191:Agnimitrannoru Kurippu
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2460:Maranathinte Nizhalil
2064:A. R. Raja Raja Varma
1986:M. R. Chandrasekharan
1843:Children's literature
1829:T. N. Gopinathan Nair
1789:C. N. Sreekantan Nair
1703:V. Madhusoodanan Nair
1588:N. V. Krishna Warrier
1573:Mohanakrishnan Kaladi
1403:A. R. Raja Raja Varma
1254:Sudhakar Mangalodayam
1079:N. P. Chellappan Nair
708:Muttathu Varkey Award
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2572:Oru Theruvinte Katha
2558:Oru Desathinte Katha
2425:Khasakkinte Itihasam
2418:Kesavante Vilapangal
2215:Aalahayude Penmakkal
2104:R. Narayana Panickar
2094:Kottarathil Sankunni
2036:V. T. Bhattathiripad
1834:V. T. Bhattathiripad
1753:V Madhusoodanan Nair
1538:Kureepuzha Sreekumar
1523:Kavitha Balakrishnan
1438:Chandiroor Divakaran
1209:Punathil Kunjabdulla
1109:Omchery N. N. Pillai
1034:M. T. Vasudevan Nair
899:Joy J. Kaimaparamban
561:Malayalam literature
137:Malayalam literature
135:. Usha was drawn to
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2823:Omanathinkal Kidavo
2719:Viddikalude Swargam
2313:Ayussinte Pusthakam
1901:C. S. Venkiteswaran
1896:C. N. Ahmad Moulavi
1628:Pala Narayanan Nair
1488:K. C. Kesava Pillai
1362:Vallachira Madhavan
1332:Unnikrishnan Puthur
1302:Tatapuram Sukumaran
1229:Santhosh Echikkanam
1039:Madampu Kunjukuttan
994:Kottayam Pushpanath
485:. Sahitya Akademi.
348:on 19 February 2014
254:on 13 November 2018
131:was a novelist and
3106:Indian women poets
2856:Unnuneeli Sandesam
2808:Atmopadesa Åatakam
2670:Sufi Paranja Katha
2099:Krishna Chaithanya
1946:Kuttikrishna Marar
1623:P. P. Ramachandran
1618:P. Kunhiraman Nair
1578:Moyinkutty Vaidyar
1493:K. V. Ramakrishnan
1483:K. Ayyappa Paniker
1249:Socrates K. Valath
1134:P. K. Balakrishnan
924:K. P. Nirmal Kumar
914:K. L. Mohana Varma
894:Jose Panachippuram
834:C. V. Raman Pillai
829:C. V. Balakrishnan
799:Ashtamoorthi K. V.
203:Nilam Thodaa Mannu
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34:O. V. Usha in 2016
3146:Poets from Kerala
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2897:Malayalam grammar
2875:Assorted articles
2777:Sarvavijnanakosam
2767:Kerala Panineeyam
2600:Peruvazhiyambalam
2593:Pathummayude Aadu
2383:Francis Itty Cora
2278:Ara Nazhika Neram
2186:Vadakkan Pattukal
2135:M. N. Sathyaardhi
1906:Joseph Mundassery
1884:Essayists/Critics
1870:Sippy Pallippuram
1799:G. Sankara Pillai
1728:Vayalar Ramavarma
1668:Savithri Rajeevan
1638:Pulikkottil Hyder
1568:Mary John Thottam
1473:G. Shankara Kurup
1458:D. Vinayachandran
1418:Attoor Ravi Varma
1244:Savithri Rajeevan
1184:Paul Chirakkarode
919:K. N. Ezhuthachan
909:Arch Deacon Koshy
884:Jayasree Kalathil
513:978-1-55861-029-3
492:978-81-7201-324-0
395:. 3 February 2011
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2257:Anargha Nimisham
2222:Aalohari Anandam
2026:Sukumar Azhikode
1850:Malayath Appunni
1663:Satyan Madakkara
1478:Irayimman Thampi
1277:Subhash Chandran
1224:S. K. Pottekkatt
1214:Raghunath Paleri
1204:Ponkunnam Varkey
1049:Malayath Appunni
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869:George Onakkoor
864:G. R. Indugopan
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