Dr. M. G. Sasibhooshan (1 January 1951) is an orator, writer, art historian, and consultant in

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based in

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Life sketch

Mundathu Gupthan Sasibhooshan is the son of

S. Guptan Nair S. Guptan Nair (1919 – 2006) was an Indian scholar, academic, critic and writer of Malayalam literature. Known for his literary works as well as for his oratorical skills, Nair was a prolific writer with over 35 books to his credit. He was a d ...

, one of the noted critics in

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. He started his career as a sub-editor for

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and

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newspapers and then went on to teach for 18 years at the

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. He has extensively researched on murals and sculptures of more than 300 temples in

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and is considered a subject expert in snake worship and temple history of

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. He was part of the executive committee for the

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, Kerala Kala Mandalam and the

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. Under deputation, he also held the office of Director at State Literacy Mission Kerala for a brief period. He was instrumental in setting up the Institute of Mural Painting in

Guruvayoor Guruvayur () is a municipal temple town in Thrissur District, of Kerala State in India. It is a suburban town of Thrissur city, located from Thrissur towards the north-west. It houses the Guruvayur Shri Krishna Temple. It is located at ...

, established to foster the temple art. He was also the former director at Vylopilli Samskriti Bhavan and is a patron of Chinmaya Mission Thiruvananthapuram He has published numerous articles and books on Kerala art and culture in English and Malayalam. Sasibhooshan has co-authored many articles in English with his wife Bindu S. The couple has two children Gautam and Gayathri.

Bibliography

* Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(1994) * * * Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2005) * Keralathile Daru Shilpangal * * Asethu Himachalam * * Kerala Charithram Apriya Neerikshanangal * * Kerala charitrathilekkulla Nattuvazhikal * Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2017) * Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan(2017) * Dr.M.G. Sasibhooshan (2019)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasibhooshan, MG 1951 births Living people Indian Indologists Indian numismatists Recipients of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award Malayalam-language writers Writers from Thiruvananthapuram Indian art historians Scholars from Thiruvananthapuram