Jyothibai Pariyadath

Jyothibai Pariyadath is a poet, translator,transcriber and blogger in Malayalam language from Palakkad, Kerala, India. Born on 26 April 1965 in Nemmara village in Palakkad district, as seventh child of Anthikkaad Puzhukoloth Krishna Panicker and Nemmara Pariyadath Sathybhama Amma. She did her studies at Pazhayagramam GLP School, Govt.Girls high school Nemmara and NSS college Nemmara. She Completed her graduation in Chemistry and post graduation in sociology and Malayalam. She is Married to Kunduveettil Janardhananan. Jyothibai actively started writing poems in periodicals in 2008 periodicals such as Kalakaumudi and madhyamam weekly. Her first work is a transcription Mayilammaoru jeevitham which is about Mayilamma the tribal warrior of Plachimada struggle against the Coca-Cola company. This book was translated to Tamil language as Mayilamma Porattame vazhkai by sukumaran, published in 2007, English translation were included in different universities as a study material for cultural and environmental studies. She was a member of the Purogamana Kala Sahitya Sangham state committee, O. V. Vijayan Smarakasamithi, Palakkad district Public library. Was in the editorial board of the book' Palakkad Sthalam Kalam Charithram' which describes the cultural history of Palakkad published DTPC Palakkad. She published two blogs (poems and translations) and Kavyam Sugeyam. Which is an audio blog . She herself recited several poems of many renowned poets in Malayalam. She was a judge in the Kairali Mambazham poetry recital reality show in two seasons. Was a member of the kavyanjali panel for reciting poems in All India Radio Thrissur Station. Black swan hydarabad