Google pays tribute to Balamani Amma with doodle

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Malayalam’s very own Balamani Amma’s soulful poetry found a resonance across the globe on Tuesday when Google came up with a special doodle on the late poet, popularly known as the doyen of Malayalam poetry. On her 113th birthday on Tuesday, Google paid rich tribute to Malayalam poetry’s grandma with a doodle illustration by Kerala-based artist Devika Ramachandran. The doodle shows Balamani Amma sitting with a cup of hot filter coffee, surrounded by books on the verandah of an old traditional Kerala house balanced on a wonderfully crafted violet lotus at the base, creating an alluring imagery.