Poet, littérateur, journalist and editor who works with traditional as well as electronic media, lyricist, Social activist – Prabha Varma has been all of these. He is an Academy award-winning Indian poet in Malayalam. He has a master’s degree and a degree in law. As a poet, Jnanpith award winner Prof. O. N. V. Kurup complimented him saying “He has inherited the subtle poetic richness of the eminent poet Vyloppilly sreedhara Menon, who himself picked up the quality from Kumaranasan’. The late Prof. M. Krishnan Nair, an eminent critic, wrote ‘Prabha Varma is a born poet’. His poems are composed of a confluence of tradition and modernity. They have soft romantic emotions, a plethora of poetic images, original and innovative narrative skill, philosophical insights, and a deep understanding of the meaning of life. He has bagged a variety of accolades ranging from Vayalar Award to Sahithya Academy Award.