Attoor Krishna Pisharody

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Attoor Krishna Pisharody (Āttūr)
Native name
ആറ്റൂര്‍ കൃഷ്ണ പിഷാരടി
BornKrishnachandra
(1875-09-29)29 September 1875
Attoor
Died5 June 1964(1964-06-05) (aged 88)
Thrissur
OccupationTeacher, Writer, Dramatist, Musicologist
LanguageSanskrit, Malayalam
NationalityIndian
Spouse
Nāṇikuṭṭi Piṣārasyār
(m. 1900⁠–⁠1956)
Childrenthree children

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 Sanskrit in the traditional way from . From 1911 to 1929 he taught at Maharajas college (present day University college), Trivandrum and for the next five years worked as the Sanskrit tutor to the Maharaja of Travancore. He was the editor of two magazines Rasika rathnam and Mangalodayam. He was a veena artist and musicologist also.[1][2] He died on June 5, 1964.

Major works[]

  • Sangeetha chandrika
  • Bhashayum Sahityavum
  • Bhasha sahitya charitham
  • Kerala charitham
  • Vidya vivekam
  • Bhasha darpanam
  • Uthara Ramayanam (Translation)
  • Shakunthalam (Translation)
  • Leelathilakam (Commentary on the 14th century text Leelathilakam)

References[]

  1. ^ Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C.Books; Kottayam
  2. ^ Sahithyakara Directory ; Kerala Sahithya Academy,Thrissur

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