
K. Ayyappa Paniker
Dr K. Ayyappa Paniker (b.1930), the Chief Editor of the Anthology of Medieval Indian Literature, is a major modern Indian poet and critic writing in Malayalam. Dr Paniker obtained his M.A., Ph.D. degrees from Indiana University and did post-doctoral research at Yale and Harvard. He has taught in various colleges in Kerala and at Indiana University. He has authored and edited several books in Malayalam and English. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Awards, Bhilwara Award and Kabir Samman.