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Venmani School
The Venmani School of poets were involved in a movement in Malayalam Literature also known as the Venmani Movement. The style of poetry was pioneered by members of the Venmani Illam of Kodungalloor in the 19th century. Main members The major poets of the Venmani school were Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad (1817-1891), Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad (1844-1893), Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (1821-1865), Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri (1857-1896) and the members of the Kodungallur Kovilakam (Royal Family) such as Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran. The style of these poets became quite popular for a while and influenced even others who were not members of the group like Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar (1839-1897) and Perunlli Krishnan Vaidyan (1863-1894). Style of literature The Venmani School pioneered a style of poetry that was associated with common day themes, and the use of pure Malayalam rather than Sanskrit. The poetry was therefore easily understood by the common man. The works were known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malayalam Literature
Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six Classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala. The first travelogue in any Indian language is the Malayalam ''Varthamanappusthakam'', written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in 1785. Malayalam literature has been presented with 6 Jnanapith awards, the second-most for any Dravidian language and the third-highest for any Indian language. The Sangam literature can be considered as the ancient predecessor of Malayalam. The origin of Malayalam calendar dates back to year 825 CE. It is generally agreed that the Quilon Syrian copper plates of 849/850 CE is the available oldest inscription written in Old Malayalam. The earliest known literary works in Malayalam are ''Ramacharitam'' and ''Thirunizhalmala'', two epic poems written in Old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodungalloor
Kodungallur (; also Cranganore, Portuguese: Cranganor; formerly known as Mahodayapuram, Shingly, Vanchi, Muchiri, Muyirikkode, and Muziris) is a historically significant town situated on the banks of river Periyar on the Malabar Coast in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. It is north of Kochi (Cochin) by National Highway 66 and from Thrissur. Kodungallur, being a port city at the northern end of the Kerala lagoons, was a strategic entry point for the naval fleets to the extensive Kerala backwaters. As of the 2011 India Census, Kodungallur Municipality had a population of 33,935. It had an average literacy rate of 95.10%. Around 64% of the population follows Hinduism, 32% Islam and 4% Christianity. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kodungallur. Kodungallur is the headquarters of the Kodungallur sub-district (tehsil) in Thrissur district. Kodungallur Kerala Legislative Assembly constituency is a part of Chalaku ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad
Venmani Parameshwaran Nambudiripad (1817-1890), popularly known as Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad was a famous poet of Malayalam. He was born in the Venmani Illam, a family which was involved in the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. He was the nephew of Venmani Vishnu Nambudiripad, another well-known poet of the era. Achhan Nambudiripad evolved a simple poetic style, which the common people could understand and appreciate. He was married to Sreedevi from the Polpaya Mana and also to Kunjippilla Thampuratti, a princess from the Kodungalloor Royal family. His sons, Venmani Mahan and Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran (1864 - 1914) also transliterated as ''Kotungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran'', was a Malayalam poet and Sanskrit scholar lived in Kerala, India. His birth-name was Rama Varma. He is famous for his single-hande ... carried on his scholarly legacy. Venmani Achhan initiated the poetic structure of the long narrative and letter writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad
Venmani Mahan Nambudiripad (1844-1893) (also known as KadambanKadambhan) was a famous Malayalam poet of the Venmani Illam and one of the main literary figures of the Venmani Movement of Malayalam Literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six Classical languages of India. Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a S .... Venmani Mahan was born in 1844 to the famous Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad and Sreedevi of Polpaya Mana. He was a reputed scholar and practitioner of Rig Vedam. He started writing poetry from a very early age, but because of his natural laziness and lethargy he could not finish most of his poems. He never kept any of his poems in written form because he could recite whatever he wrote, at any required time. His main works include ''Pooraprabandham'' (describing the Pooram of Thrissur), ''Bhothibhooshacharitam'', ''Three Aattak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri
Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (also known as Poonthottam Parameshwaran Nambudiri) (1821-1865) was a poet of the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. Nambudiri was born in 1821 in Killikkurussimangalam, Palakkad district. He was a close friend and associate of Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad from Kodungalloor. Nambudiri was a talented poet whose works include ''Ambareesha Charitham'' (Ottan Thullal), ''Kaalakeya Vadham'' (Seethankan Thullal), ''Syamanthakam'' (Aattakkathha) and a few ''Muktakams''. His son Damodaran Nambudiri was also a poet and was known as Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri. References Malayalam literature at namboothiri.com. 1821 births 1865 deaths Malayalam-language writers 19th-century Indian poets {{India-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri
Poonthottam Mahan Nambudiri (also known as Poonthottam Damodaran Nambudiri) (1857-1946) was a poet from the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. He was the author of several Malayalam poems like ''Thaarakaasura Vadham'', ''Raajasooyam'', ''Kuchelavritham'', ''Guruvaayupura Maahaatmyam''. His father was Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri Poonthottam Achhan Nambudiri (also known as Poonthottam Parameshwaran Nambudiri) (1821-1865) was a poet of the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. Nambudiri was born in 1821 in Killikkurussimangalam, Palakkad district. He was a close friend a .... References http://namboothiri.com/articles/malayalam-literature.htm 1857 births 1946 deaths Malayalam-language writers 19th-century Indian poets {{india-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodungallur Kovilakam
Kodungallur Kovilakam ( ml, കൊടുങ്ങല്ലൂര് കോവിലകം), is a palace of the royal family of the late edievalKingdom of Kodungallur (Cranganore), in the modern-day Indian state of Kerala. Kodungallur was a feudal principality subordinate to the rulers of the Kingdom of Cochin from the later half of the eighteenth century until Indian independence. The Kingdom of Kodungallur was under the protection of the Dutch government after 1707 for a few years before returning to its allegiance to the Zamorin. The Kodungallur Royal Family had two branches, at Chirakkal Kovilakam and at Puthen Kovilakam. Design The Chirakkal Kovilakam has two ''nalukettu'' structures, one larger than the other. The main residential building and two more old buildings, a water tank (known as ''padakulam''), the family temple (dedicated to Hindu goddess Talattil Bhagavati) and Sarpakkavu are all within the Kovilakam Complex. The Kodungallur Kovilakam was renowned as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran
Kodungallur Kunjikkuttan Thampuran (1864 - 1914) also transliterated as ''Kotungallur Kunhikkuttan Thampuran'', was a Malayalam poet and Sanskrit scholar lived in Kerala, India. His birth-name was Rama Varma. He is famous for his single-handed, word-by-word translation of entire Mahabharata within 874 days. He is commonly known as Kerala Vyasa, meaning Vyasa of Kerala. Birth Born on 18 September 1864 (i.e., Malayalam era 1040 Kanni 4.). His father was Venmani Achhan Nambudiripad and mother was Kunjippilla Thampuratti. In his childhood he was known by his nickname "Kunjikkuttan". Life His family teacher, Valappil Unni Ashaan was his first teacher. Later he studied under Moonnaamkoor Godavarma Thampuran. He learned Tarka Shastra from Vidwan Kunhirama Varman Thampuran and Jyothisha from Valiya Kochunni Thampuran. He started writing poetry in ME 1047. At the age of 16, turned full-time to writing poetry. Started in Sanskrit. Turned to writing poetry in Malayalam under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar
Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar(1858–1896) was a Malayalam poet; Sanskrit scholar and Ayurveda physician from the state of Kerala, India. He was born as second child among four children born to Eeshwaran Padmanabhan of Velutheri House in Thottam and wife, Azhaki Amma of Thalathoppu House in Karinkulam, an Ezhava family resident in Thottam, Manacaud in Thiruvananthapuram, South Travancore. He is associated with the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. Kesavan was schoolmate; friend and follower of Sree Narayana Guru Narayana Guru, , (20 August 1856 – 20 September 1928) was a philosopher, spiritual leader and social reformer in India. He led a reform movement against the injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala in order to promote spiritual .... Known for some of the finest; critically reviewed and extremely appreciated poetry in Malayalam in the later half of the 19th century. His literary works within the short span of his life ranged from original poetry to ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late Bronze Age. Sanskrit is the sacred language of Hinduism, the language of classical Hindu philosophy, and of historical texts of Buddhism and Jainism. It was a link language in ancient and medieval South Asia, and upon transmission of Hindu and Buddhist culture to Southeast Asia, East Asia and Central Asia in the early medieval era, it became a language of religion and high culture, and of the political elites in some of these regions. As a result, Sanskrit had a lasting impact on the languages of South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia, especially in their formal and learned vocabularies. Sanskrit generally connotes several Old Indo-Aryan language varieties. The most archaic of these is the Vedic Sanskrit found in the Rig Veda, a colle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akavoor Narayanan
Akavoor Narayanan was a Malayalam language writer, scholar and critic from Kerala, India. His most important work is ''Venmani Prasthanam'', which is a study on the nineteenth century Malayalam poetry movement known as '' Venmani Movement''. He has authored more than twenty books, including three Aattakkathas. Biography Narayanan Nampoothirippad was born in 1929 at Akavoor Mana in Vellarapilly, Aluva of present-day Ernakulam district. As a child he studied Vedas and Sanskrit. After passing intermediate at Union Christian College, Aluva, degree in chemistry from University College, Thiruvananthapuram and post graduate degree in Malayalam literature with first class, he became Malayalam lecturer at Sree Kerala Varma College, Thrissur and worked there for nine years. Then in 1968, he became a lecturer of Malayalam in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Delhi and continued there till he retired in 1994. Narayanan has written reviews of Malayalam books in the Hin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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