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
