One of the finest poets and lyricists writing in Malayalam today, Rafeeq Ahmed has published many volumes of poetry including a novel all of which are critically acclaimed. Rafeeq is also a renowned lyricist who has won the award for the best lyricist five times from the Government of Kerala. His collection Aalmara was chosen as the best book of poetry by the Kerala Sahitya Akademi in 2006. He has recently been awarded with Padmaprabha Puraskar. He lives at Akkikkavu in the Thrissur district of Kerala.
