Ambalapuzha Gopakumar

Thathamathu Nanupilla Gopakumaran Nair (27 June 1944 – 21 July 2024) was an Indian Malayalam poet, historian, orator and writer from Kerala. He was the recipient of the Kerala State Institute of Children's Literature Award, in 2012. Gopakumar was also the author of 'History of Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple' which describes the origin and history of Amabalapuzha and the famous Sreekrishna Temple. He was widely regarded as an authority on the history of Chemapakassery, the erstwhile name of Ambalapuzha.

Gopakumar was the director of the Vaikom Kshetra Kalapeedom. In August 2016, he was given the 'Janmashtami' award for literature.{{Cite web|url=http://news.keralakaumudi.com/beta/news.php?NewsId=TkVLTTAxNDI5NTk=&xP=RExZ&xDT=MjAxNi0wOC0xMyAwMDozNTowMA Provided by Wikipedia