Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham

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Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham (Progressive Association for Art and Letters) or the PuKaSa is an organization of artists, writers and art and literature enthusiasts based in Kerala. The association was formed on August 14, 1981, under the leadership of Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon, one of the finest Malayalam poets of the 20th century. The origins of the PuKaSa can be traced back to the Deshabhimani Study Circle which existed in the 1970's and in fact to the Kerala Jeevat Sahitya Sangham which was initiated in 1937 by a few Left leaning Congressmen led by E. M. S. Namboodiripad. Today, the PuKaSa is an influential organization which provides a platform for progressively minded artists and writers of Kerala.

[edit] Past Presidents of the PuKaSa

• Vyloppilly Sreedhara Menon (1981-1988)
• M. K. Sanu (1988-1990)
• M. N. Vijayan (1990-2000)
• N. V. P. Unithiri (2000-2002)
• Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan (2002- )

[edit] External Links

• EMS as a literary critic and cultural activist