C. D. David
C. D. David (c. 1860 – c. 1920) was a Malayalam-language writer, poet and columnist from Kerala, India. He wrote several articles in the periodicals of the time such as '' Malayala Manorama '', ''Kerala Patrika'', ''Kerala Sanchari'', '' Nasrani Deepika'', ''Vidyavinodini'', ''Bhashaposhini'' and ''Rasikaranjini'', as well as published books such as ''Prabandhamanjari'', ''Prabandhamalika'' and ''Kunchan Nambiarude Kaalam''. Most of his poetry works were focused on Christian themes while his prose works focused on themes such as morality and household management. The work ''Kunchan Nambiarude Kaalam'' is a study on the works of Kunchan Nambiar and is regarded as one of the earliest well-researched scholarly works in Malayalam literature. Biography The years of David's birth and death are not precisely known. In ''Kerala Sahitya Charitram'', Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer mentions that David was born in the Malayalam year 1035 and died in the Malayalam year 1095 based on several as ...
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Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was designated a "Classical Language of India" in 2013. Malayalam has official language status in Kerala, and Puducherry ( Mahé), and is also the primary spoken language of Lakshadweep, and is spoken by 34 million people in India. Malayalam is also spoken by linguistic minorities in the neighbouring states; with significant number of speakers in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, and Kanyakumari, district of Tamil Nadu. It is also spoken by the Malayali Diaspora worldwide, especially in the Persian Gulf countries, due to large populations of Malayali expatriates there. There are significant population in each cities in India including Mumbai, Bengaluru, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune etc. The origin of Malayalam remains a matter of ...
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