K.P. Narayana Pisharody (കെ.പി.നാരായണ പിഷാരോടി) (23 August 1909 – 21 March 2004) was a

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 ...

scholar, teacher and writer of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

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Life

He was born on 23 August 1909 in Kodikkunnu near

Pattambi Pattambi is a town taluk and municipality in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala, India. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Pattambi Taluk. Pattambi is located along the banks of Bharathappuzha river. A Mini Civil Station ...

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

district to Puthisseri Pasupathi Namboothiri and Narayani Pisharasyar. He learned Sanskrit from

Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sharma Punnasseri Nambi Neelakanta Sharma (1858–1934) was a Sanskrit scholar and teacher in British India. He was born on 17 June 1858 in Pattambi in Palakkad district to a Moosad family, Narayanan Nambi and Achuthath Nangayya Antharjanam. He learned ...

of Pattambi and

Attoor Krishna Pisharody Attoor Krishna Pisharody (1875–1964) was a Sanskrit scholar, teacher and writer from Kerala, India. He was born on September 29, 1875, in Vadakkancheri in Thrissur district to Narayanan Namboothiri and Pappikkutty Pisharasyar. He learned Sans ...

. After passing Sahithyashiromani examination from Sanskrit college Pattambi in 1932 he taught

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

and Sanskrit in various schools and colleges. After retirement from Sree Kerala Varma College,

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

conducted research under University Grants Commission fellowship. He has also received the titles "Sahitya nipunan" "Pandita thilakam" and "Sahitya rathnam." In 1999 "Ezhuthachan Puraskaram" the highest literary honour of the

Kerala Government Government of Kerala is the subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior ministers belong to the supreme decision ...

was awarded to Pisharody. He died at his home in Thrissur on 21 March 2004, aged 94.Sahithyakara Directory; Kerala Sahithya Academy, Thrissur He was cremated with full state honours at his home in Thrissur.

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-Road to be named after Pisharody
Writers from Kerala Malayalam-language writers Indian Sanskrit scholars Writers from Thrissur Recipients of the Ezhuthachan Award 2004 deaths 1909 births 20th-century Indian translators {{India-writer-stub