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Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan
Malayalam devotional poet
This article is about Malayalam devotional poet. For the Kerala caste, see Ezhuthachan (caste).
Thunchathu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan | |
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A modern () representation of Ezhuthachan bygd artist R. G. V. | |
| Born | Trikkandiyoor (modern-day Tirur, Malappuram district), Kerala |
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| Known&#;for | Adhyatmaramayanam |
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Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan (Malayalam:[t̪uɲdʒɐt̪ːə̆ɾaːmaːnudʒɐneɻut̪ːɐtːʃʰɐn]ⓘ, Tuñcattŭ Rāmānujan Eḻuttacchan) (fl. 16th century) was a Malayalam devotional poet, translator and linguist.[1] He was one of the prāchīna kavithrayam (old triad) of Malayalam literature, the other two being Kunchan Nambiar and Cherusseri. He has been called the "Father of Modern Malayalam Literature", and the "Primal Poet in Malayalam".[2] He was one of the pioneers of a major shift in Kerala's literary cultu
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Pachaiyappa Mudaliar, the most munificent patron of learning and religion in modern south India, was born in in Periapalayam, a village about twenty five miles from Madras, where there is famous Sakthi father, Visvanatha Mudaliar, had passed away a few months before and he seemed born to destitution and by dint of unexampled commercial acumen, always regulated by honesty and fairness, he amassed a huge fortune in only forty years, when he passed away in It was with his money that the first Indian College in Madras was started and, along with it, a number of other educational institutions which keep his memory green.
Visvanatha Mudaliar, an Agamudiya Vellala, has been living in Kanchipuram, the great city of Tamil antiquity and heritage, in quite humble and his wife, Punchi Ammal, had two daughters, Subbammal and Acchammal, before Pachaiyappa was atha Mudaliar's death, apparently in prime of life, was a great blow to the bereaved mother, along with her two children, virtually
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Malayalam literature
Literary traditions of the Malayali people of India
Not to be confused with Malaysian literature.
Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puduchery, is one of the six classical languages of India.[1]Malayalam literature comprises those literary texts written in Malayalam, a South-Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala. The first travelogue in any Indian language is the Malayalam Varthamanappusthakam, written by Paremmakkal Thoma Kathanar in [2][3] Malayalam literature has been presented with 6 Jnanapith awards, the second-most for any Dravidian language and the third-highest for any Indian language.[4][5]
The Sangam literature can be considered as the ancient predecessor of Malayalam.[6] The origin of Malayalam calendar dates back to year CE.[7][8][9] It is generally agreed that the