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KOTTARATHIL SANKUNNI

  • KOTTARATHIL SANKUNNI was an “INDIAN WRITER OF MALAYALAM”.
  • Best known as the author of ‘AITHIHYAMALA’ which is an eight volume collection of century old legends about Kerala.
  • SANKUNNI’S writing cover prose and poetry, including verses for “KATHAKALI and OTTAN THULLAL”.
  • He was the one of founding members of “BHASHAPOSHINI SABHA” founded by “KANDATHIL VARGHESE MAPPILLAI” and was also involved with BHARATA VILASAM SABHA, another literary initiative.
  • His birth name was “VASUDEVAN” and he was called “SANKU ,THANKU” by his parents.Later SANKU became SANKUNNI.
  • He did his early Education under the guidance of a near by Teacher and later studied Sanskrit under  “MANARKATTU SANKU”. WARRIER and Traditional medicine under “VAYSKARA ARYAN NARAYANAN MOOSS”.
  • After the death of his wife he Married PANAVELLI VEETTIL SREEDEVI AMMA in 1887.
  • In 1890 he joined MALAYALA MANORAMA as the Editor of poetry section.During that time he Teached some Britishers the Malayalam language. 
  • In 1893 he was selected as a Malayalam Teacher at M.C HIGH SCHOOL.
  • He married twice more, the brides were PANAVELLI VEETTIL LAKSHMI AMMA  and PENGALI THEKKETHU DEVAKI AMMA.
  • He died on 22ND July,1937 [AGED 82]

PROFILE 

NAME - KOTTARATHIL SANKUNNI
DATE OF BIRTH - 23rd MARCH,1855
PLACE OF BIRTH - KODIMATHA,KOTTAYAM,KERALA
NATIONALITY - INDIAN 
LIFE PARTNER - SREEDEVI AMMA
             -LAKSHMI AMMA
             -DEVAKI AMMA
OCCUPATION - WRITER
FAMOUS WORKS - LAKSHMIBHAI SATAKAM[1908]
             -KUCHELAGOPALAM NATAKAM[1909]
             -KSHETHRA MAHATMYAM[1931]
             -SEEMANTHINI CHAARITHAM[1935]
             -AITHIHYA MALA[1909-1934]
AWARD - KAVITHILAKAN
DIED - 22nd JULY,1937


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