One of her poems, 'Mahabaliyilekku' published in a magazine in 1977 changed the attitude of a young prisoner. The poem, he claims, has reformed him, transforming him to a humanist. 

A translator's pride - the translation of 'The Diary of Ann Frank' was an epoch making one. Students all over Kerala found in Anne Frank a frirend who made them cry, think and perseverant. They wrote to Prameela Devi, thanking her for the memorable experiance.