Ramachandran Nair was born at Panmana village in Karunagappally Taluk of Kollam district on 13 August 1931 to Kannakathu Kunchu Nair who was a disciple of Chattampi Swamikal and Lakshmikutty Amma.[1] He Studied till 10th in a Sanskrit school near Panmana Ashram.[2] While still a student, he wrote poetry in Malayalam and Sanskrit and edited magazines.[3]Sanskrit as his first language till 10th class, Hindi for Intermediate and then degree in Physics with Sanskrit as sub-language, he was initially rejected for pursuing a postgraduate degree in Malayalam from University College, Thiruvananthapuram.[4] After a qualifying examination he joined the postgraduate degree, and passed masters in Malayalam with first rank in 1957.[4] After post graduation, he started his teaching career at Fathima Matha College, Kollam.[4] He later joined the government service as lecturer in Government Victoria College, Palakkad.[4] After working as lecturer in government colleges in Chittoor, Thalassery and Thiruvananthapuram he retired from the service in 1987 as Head of the department of Malayalam in University College Thiruvananthapuram.[4][5]
He was considered to be the last word in Malayalam grammatical nuances.[1] His Malayalam Grammar books are authentic books that language students and journalists rely on for good language.[4] He answered about 3,000 questions about the Malayalam language in a column in Career Magazine, which later became a book entitled Malayalavum Malayalikalum (Meaning: Malayalam and Malayalis).[5] He wrote many articles on Malayalam language in all major newspapers and gave talks on radio and television also.[5]
He was also active in the Granthasala prasthanam (library movement) and the Adyapakaprasthanam (teaching movement) and was the Chairman of the P.K. Parameswaran Nair Trust.[4] He was a member of the committees of the Kerala State Library Council, Kerala Sahitya Akademi, the Kerala Kalamandalam and the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakaranasangham and the Kerala University Senate. The Trust, of which he is editor and mentor, has published 29 books in the last quarter century and has given awards to the best biographers.[3]
He died in Vazhuthacaud on 5 June 2018 at the age of 86.[5]
Familyedit
He and his wife K. N. Gomathi Amma have three children Hareendra Kumar, Mahendra Kumar and Usha Kumari.[1]
Contributionsedit
Linguisticedit
Thettillatha Malayalam (Meaning: Malayalam without mistakes)[1]
Godhavarma Award for passing Malayalam Masters with first rank from University college, Thiruvananthapuram.[6]
Referencesedit
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^"Malayalam linguist Prof Panmana Ramachandran Nair passes away". Deccan Chronicle. 6 June 2018. from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ab"പന്മന രാമചന്ദ്രന് നായര് അന്തരിച്ചു". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrst"പന്മന: നല്ല മലയാളത്തിനായി ചൂരലെടുത്ത്, കണ്ണുരുട്ടിയ പ്രിയ മാഷ്". ManoramaOnline. from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ abcdef"Linguist Panmana Ramachandran Nair dies". OnManorama. from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ ab"പ്രശസ്ത ഭാഷാപണ്ഡിതന് പന്മന രാമചന്ദ്രന് നായര് അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. from the original on 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
January 01, 1970
panmana, ramachandran, nair, prof, august, 1931, june, 2018, malayalam, language, writer, translator, linguist, academic, from, kerala, india, received, sahitya, akademi, translation, prize, kerala, sahitya, akademi, award, overall, contributions, field, malay. Prof Panmana Ramachandran Nair 13 August 1931 5 June 2018 was a Malayalam language writer translator linguist and academic from Kerala India He has received Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize and Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions in the field of Malayalam literature His autobiography Smrithi Rekhakal was published in 2010 Panmana Ramachandran NairBorn 1931 08 13 13 August 1931Panmana village TravancoreDied5 June 2018 2018 06 05 aged 86 Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram KeralaOccupation s Writer critic linguist academicSpouseK N Gomathi AmmaChildren3ParentsKannakathu Kunchu NairLakshmikkutty AmmaAwardsKendra Sahitya Academy AwardKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Contributions 3 1 Linguistic 3 2 Literary Review books 3 3 Vyakhyanas commentaries 3 4 Children s literature 3 5 Translations 3 6 Autobiography 4 Awards and honors 5 ReferencesBiography editRamachandran Nair was born at Panmana village in Karunagappally Taluk of Kollam district on 13 August 1931 to Kannakathu Kunchu Nair who was a disciple of Chattampi Swamikal and Lakshmikutty Amma 1 He Studied till 10th in a Sanskrit school near Panmana Ashram 2 While still a student he wrote poetry in Malayalam and Sanskrit and edited magazines 3 Sanskrit as his first language till 10th class Hindi for Intermediate and then degree in Physics with Sanskrit as sub language he was initially rejected for pursuing a postgraduate degree in Malayalam from University College Thiruvananthapuram 4 After a qualifying examination he joined the postgraduate degree and passed masters in Malayalam with first rank in 1957 4 After post graduation he started his teaching career at Fathima Matha College Kollam 4 He later joined the government service as lecturer in Government Victoria College Palakkad 4 After working as lecturer in government colleges in Chittoor Thalassery and Thiruvananthapuram he retired from the service in 1987 as Head of the department of Malayalam in University College Thiruvananthapuram 4 5 He was considered to be the last word in Malayalam grammatical nuances 1 His Malayalam Grammar books are authentic books that language students and journalists rely on for good language 4 He answered about 3 000 questions about the Malayalam language in a column in Career Magazine which later became a book entitled Malayalavum Malayalikalum Meaning Malayalam and Malayalis 5 He wrote many articles on Malayalam language in all major newspapers and gave talks on radio and television also 5 He was also active in the Granthasala prasthanam library movement and the Adyapakaprasthanam teaching movement and was the Chairman of the P K Parameswaran Nair Trust 4 He was a member of the committees of the Kerala State Library Council Kerala Sahitya Akademi the Kerala Kalamandalam and the Sahitya Pravarthaka Sahakaranasangham and the Kerala University Senate The Trust of which he is editor and mentor has published 29 books in the last quarter century and has given awards to the best biographers 3 He died in Vazhuthacaud on 5 June 2018 at the age of 86 5 Family editHe and his wife K N Gomathi Amma have three children Hareendra Kumar Mahendra Kumar and Usha Kumari 1 Contributions editLinguistic edit Thettillatha Malayalam Meaning Malayalam without mistakes 1 Thettum Shariyum Meaning right and wrong 1 Sudha Malayalam Meaning Pure Malayalam 1 Thetillatha Uchcharanam Meaning Pronunciation without mistakes 5 Bhasha Suddhi Samsaya Pariharangal Meaning Solutions to language purity doubts 5 Nalla bhasha Meaning good language 6 Literary Review books edit Parichayam 4 Navayugashilpi Rajaraja Varma 4 Vyakhyanas commentaries edit Nalacharitam Attakkatha 4 Malayavilasam Kavyam 4 Children s literature edit Mazhavillu Meaning Rainbow 4 Oonjal Meaning Swing 4 Poonthen Meaning Honey 4 Appuppanum Kuttikalum Meaning Grandfather and Children 4 Deepashikha Kalidasan 4 Translations edit Acharya Choodamani 4 Swapnavasavadattam 4 Narayaniyam 4 Autobiography edit Smritirekhakal 4 Awards and honors editSahitya Akademi Translation Prize for Narayaniyam into Malayalam 1 Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions 2004 1 Godhavarma Award for passing Malayalam Masters with first rank from University college Thiruvananthapuram 6 References edit a b c d e f g h Jun 6 TNN panmana ramachandran nair Panmana Ramachandran Nair dead Thiruvananthapuram News Times of India The Times of India Archived from the original on 8 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Malayalam linguist Prof Panmana Ramachandran Nair passes away Deccan Chronicle 6 June 2018 Archived from the original on 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a b പന മന ര മചന ദ രന ന യര അന തര ച ച Indian Express Malayalam in Malayalam Archived from the original on 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t പന മന നല ല മലയ ളത ത ന യ ച രല ട ത ത കണ ണ ര ട ട യ പ ര യ മ ഷ ManoramaOnline Archived from the original on 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a b c d e f Linguist Panmana Ramachandran Nair dies OnManorama Archived from the original on 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 a b പ രശസ ത ഭ ഷ പണ ഡ തന പന മന ര മചന ദ രന ന യര അന തര ച ച Mathrubhumi Archived from the original on 7 January 2022 Retrieved 7 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Panmana Ramachandran Nair amp oldid 1221838723, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
