Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad (1891-1981) was a NambudiriBrahmin in the State of Kerala in India who helped rejuvenate interest in the Indian traditional architectural styles known collectively as Vastu shastra[citation needed]. He was a consultant for the renovation of many temples in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and also the Royal Architect for the three royal families of Travancore, Cochin and Kozhikode (Calicut)[citation needed]. He was a prolific writer authoring more than a hundred books on a variety of books relating to traditional knowledge areas like vastu shastra (architecture),[1]jyothisha (astrology and astronomy), ayurveda (Indian system of medicine), and also books on history.[2] He compiled a Sanskrit-Malayalam Dictionary and a Dictionary of Indigenous Medicines.[3]
Sankaran Namboodiripad was born as the ninth child of Kanippayyur Subramanian Namboothiripad, who himself was a great scholar in vasthu vidya, and Kanippayyur Kali Antharjanam.[4] (According to some legends, after Parasurama created Kerala from the sea, the practice of various professions essential for the society were distributed among different families. In this process, Kanippayyur was a Namboothiri family to which was assigned the profession of architecture and construction of temples.[5]) He had his traditional primary education and Rig Vedic studies at home. He took higher lessons in Rigveda at the famous Vedic School at Thrissur and became well versed in Sthapathya Veda and Astrology under the tutelage of his elders. He also studied Ayurveda. He rejuvenated Vaastu Shastra and popularized it further[citation needed]. He also started work centers for making icons and other ancillaries connected with temples.[6] Kannippayur Narayanan Namboothiripad is often quoted from this family nowadays as he is a renowned Astrologer appearing in TV Shows, Online etc.
In 1929, Shankaran Namboodiripad established a printing press in Kunnamkulam to print mainly the almanacs prepared by him and other members of his family. The press, named Panchangam Press, has developed into an icon of Kunnakulam producing books related to Hindu religious practices. The press has brought out works on many knowledge systems like Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads, Vedangas, Upavedas, Epics and Puranas, Tantra, Mantra, classical Sanskrit literature, etc. Another establishment is the Kanippayur Bookstall which is also functioning at Kunnamkulam since 1999.
Research Libraryedit
The descendants of Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad have established a research library in memory of Shankaran Namboodiripad at Kunnamkulam to continue the scholarly traditions of learning and research established by him. The Library founded in 1990 aims to be a repository of palm leaf manuscripts and books related to traditional Indian systems of knowledge, and to be a center for the propagation of such knowledge by bringing out translations of works in these knowledge areas. The Library also aims to be a pioneer in the popularization of Sanskrit language among the younger generation. The Library has procured large collections of manuscripts and books held in many Namboothiri houses.
^K Raman Bhattathiripad. "Contributions of Namboothiris in "Vaasthu Vidya"". Namboothiri websites. Namboothiri websites Trusst. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^"Kanippayyur Krishnan Namboothiripad". Kerala tourism. Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^"Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad". Kanippayur Nurturing Tradition. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
^"Results for 'au:Sankaran Nambudiripad, Kanippayyur,' [WorldCat.org]". 2018-05-20. Archived from the original on 2018-05-20. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
November 30, 2023
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