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Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar

December 01, 2023

Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1860 – 14 November 1914) was a Malayali essayist and short story writer, and a prominent landlord of Malabar district.

Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
Born1860 (1860)
Malabar district, British India
Died14 November 1914 (1914-11-15) (aged 53)
Malabar district, British India
OccupationWriter
NationalityIndian
GenreShort Story, Essay, Criticism
Notable worksVasanavikriti

Vengayil family edit

Nayanar was born in an aristocratic Nair family known as "Vengayil" in Chirackal Thaluk, Northern part of Malabar district in British India. The Vengayil Nayanar tharavad were a significant land-owning family of Malabar district in the 1800s in British India. They, at the time, owned more than 200,000 acres (810 km square) of land including vast forest lands. The land directly under the ownership of the Vengayil family was comparable to the size of the 13-gun salute princely state of Kapurthala State (352 square miles (910 km2)), and 11-gun salute Morvi State (242 square miles (630 km2)).

Early life and education edit

Kunhiraman Nayanar was born to Vengayil Kunhakkam Amma and Puliyappadappu Haridasan Somayajipad, a Nambudiri Brahmin from Perinchellor Graamam, Taliparamba. His early education was in Sanskrit, and later joined the English school at Taliparamba, followed by the Saidampetta Agricultural College in Calicut. In 1904 he became a member of the Malabar District Board, and in 1917 was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly. He died while serving as a member there on 14 November 1914, aged 54.

Literature edit

Nayanar came to the literary world through Kerala Pathrika (started in 1884 by C. Kunhiraman Menon (1854–1936) and Appu Nedungadi (1860–1934) at Calicut). He was also closely associated with periodicals like Vidya Vinodini (started in 1889 at Trichur under the editorship of C. P. Achutha Menon), Kerala Chandrika (started in 1879 at Trivandrum), Kerala Sanchari (after 1898 under the editorship of Murkoth Kumaran), Kerala Pathrika and the English Journal Malabar Spectator.[1] He wrote the first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti. Under the pen names "Kesari", "Vajrasoochi","Vajrabahu", Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar's works obtained wide appreciation from all over South India. Kesari was a sharp critic of social reality, criticising social inequalities. He was also a close friend of Dr. Hermann Gundert and William Logan who did a lot of research on the history, language, and culture of Kerala.

Family edit

Vengayil Nayanar's grandson was K. P. Candeth, a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army and first Governor of Goa. His son was A. C. N. Nambiar, an Indian Nationalist and involved with the Indian Legion during the Second World War.

Works edit

Some of Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar's works are lost. Most of his works were published in periodicals such as Vidya Vinodini, Saraswathi and Kerala Pathrika. Some of his works are compiled by Prof. K. Gopalakrishnan and published by Mathrubhumi under the title Kesari Nayanarude Krithikal.

Stories
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1891). "Vasanavikriti". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 2, no. 5.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Menokkiye Konnatharanu". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 7.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Dwaraka". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 9.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1900). "Ente Anubhavam". Vidya Vinodini.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (n.d.). "Madirashi Pithalattam". Saraswathi.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (n.d.). "Oru Pottabhagyam". Saraswathi.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (n.d.). "Paramartham". {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1908). "Kathayonnumalla". Mithavadi.
Essays on literature
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1891). "Akhyayika Allenkil Novel". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 2, no. 4.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1891). "Natakam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 2, no. 9.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1892). "Swabhasha". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 3, no. 8.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1892). "Bhramam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 3, no. 8.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1892). "Mahakavikalude Jeevakalam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 3, no. 9.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Mahakavyam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 3, no. 12.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Gadyakavyam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 1.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Pouranikakalathe Parishkarasthithi". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 2.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (n.d.). "Novel". Vidya Vinodini.
Essays on culture
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1898). "Nammude Chila Pracheena Acharopacharangalum Sthanamanangalum Mattum Mattum". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 9, no. 11.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (n.d.). "Achara Parishkaram". Vidya Vinodini.
Essays on agriculture
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1894). "Krishi Parishkaram I". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 6, no. 1.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1894). "Krishi Parishkaram I". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 6, no. 2.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1898). "Krishisambandhamaya Chila Aithihyangal". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 9, no. 11.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1913). "Kerala Janmisabha". Bhashaposhini. Vol. 17, no. 9–10.
Miscellaneous
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Vaidyam". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 6.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Marichalathe Sukham". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 4, no. 7.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1893). "Kapadavedanthikal". Kerala Pathrika.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1894). "Sheettukali". Vidya Vinodini. Vol. 5, no. 1.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1914). "Vidyarthikalum Mathrubhashayum" (PDF). Bhashaposhini.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1909). Introduction. In: Kottarathil Sankunni. Aithihyamala Part 1.
  • Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1914). Introduction. In: Kottarathil Sankunni. Aithihyamala Part 2.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/13232/10/10_chapter%204.pdf

External links edit

  • Payyanur.com, "History"
  • , "History of Kasaragod"
  • PRD.kerala.gov.in, "The Essay"
  • PRD.kerala.gov.in, "History of Press in India"
  • Rediff.com, "Nayanars of Kerala"

December 01, 2023
vengayil, kunhiraman, nayanar, 1860, november, 1914, malayali, essayist, short, story, writer, prominent, landlord, malabar, district, born1860, 1860, malabar, district, british, indiadied14, november, 1914, 1914, aged, malabar, district, british, indiaoccupat. Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1860 14 November 1914 was a Malayali essayist and short story writer and a prominent landlord of Malabar district Vengayil Kunhiraman NayanarVengayil Kunhiraman NayanarBorn1860 1860 Malabar district British IndiaDied14 November 1914 1914 11 15 aged 53 Malabar district British IndiaOccupationWriterNationalityIndianGenreShort Story Essay CriticismNotable worksVasanavikriti Contents 1 Vengayil family 2 Early life and education 3 Literature 4 Family 5 Works 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksVengayil family editNayanar was born in an aristocratic Nair family known as Vengayil in Chirackal Thaluk Northern part of Malabar district in British India The Vengayil Nayanar tharavad were a significant land owning family of Malabar district in the 1800s in British India They at the time owned more than 200 000 acres 810 km square of land including vast forest lands The land directly under the ownership of the Vengayil family was comparable to the size of the 13 gun salute princely state of Kapurthala State 352 square miles 910 km2 and 11 gun salute Morvi State 242 square miles 630 km2 Early life and education editKunhiraman Nayanar was born to Vengayil Kunhakkam Amma and Puliyappadappu Haridasan Somayajipad a Nambudiri Brahmin from Perinchellor Graamam Taliparamba His early education was in Sanskrit and later joined the English school at Taliparamba followed by the Saidampetta Agricultural College in Calicut In 1904 he became a member of the Malabar District Board and in 1917 was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly He died while serving as a member there on 14 November 1914 aged 54 Literature editNayanar came to the literary world through Kerala Pathrika started in 1884 by C Kunhiraman Menon 1854 1936 and Appu Nedungadi 1860 1934 at Calicut He was also closely associated with periodicals like Vidya Vinodini started in 1889 at Trichur under the editorship of C P Achutha Menon Kerala Chandrika started in 1879 at Trivandrum Kerala Sanchari after 1898 under the editorship of Murkoth Kumaran Kerala Pathrika and the English Journal Malabar Spectator 1 He wrote the first Malayalam short story Vasanavikriti Under the pen names Kesari Vajrasoochi Vajrabahu Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar s works obtained wide appreciation from all over South India Kesari was a sharp critic of social reality criticising social inequalities He was also a close friend of Dr Hermann Gundert and William Logan who did a lot of research on the history language and culture of Kerala Family editVengayil Nayanar s grandson was K P Candeth a Lieutenant General in the Indian Army and first Governor of Goa His son was A C N Nambiar an Indian Nationalist and involved with the Indian Legion during the Second World War Works editSome of Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar s works are lost Most of his works were published in periodicals such as Vidya Vinodini Saraswathi and Kerala Pathrika Some of his works are compiled by Prof K Gopalakrishnan and published by Mathrubhumi under the title Kesari Nayanarude Krithikal StoriesVengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1891 Vasanavikriti Vidya Vinodini Vol 2 no 5 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Menokkiye Konnatharanu Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 7 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Dwaraka Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 9 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1900 Ente Anubhavam Vidya Vinodini Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar n d Madirashi Pithalattam Saraswathi Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar n d Oru Pottabhagyam Saraswathi Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar n d Paramartham a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1908 Kathayonnumalla Mithavadi Essays on literatureVengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1891 Akhyayika Allenkil Novel Vidya Vinodini Vol 2 no 4 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1891 Natakam Vidya Vinodini Vol 2 no 9 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1892 Swabhasha Vidya Vinodini Vol 3 no 8 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1892 Bhramam Vidya Vinodini Vol 3 no 8 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1892 Mahakavikalude Jeevakalam Vidya Vinodini Vol 3 no 9 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Mahakavyam Vidya Vinodini Vol 3 no 12 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Gadyakavyam Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 1 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Pouranikakalathe Parishkarasthithi Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 2 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar n d Novel Vidya Vinodini Essays on cultureVengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1898 Nammude Chila Pracheena Acharopacharangalum Sthanamanangalum Mattum Mattum Vidya Vinodini Vol 9 no 11 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar n d Achara Parishkaram Vidya Vinodini Essays on agricultureVengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1894 Krishi Parishkaram I Vidya Vinodini Vol 6 no 1 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1894 Krishi Parishkaram I Vidya Vinodini Vol 6 no 2 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1898 Krishisambandhamaya Chila Aithihyangal Vidya Vinodini Vol 9 no 11 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1913 Kerala Janmisabha Bhashaposhini Vol 17 no 9 10 MiscellaneousVengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Vaidyam Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 6 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Marichalathe Sukham Vidya Vinodini Vol 4 no 7 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1893 Kapadavedanthikal Kerala Pathrika Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1894 Sheettukali Vidya Vinodini Vol 5 no 1 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1914 Vidyarthikalum Mathrubhashayum PDF Bhashaposhini Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1909 Introduction In Kottarathil Sankunni Aithihyamala Part 1 Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar 1914 Introduction In Kottarathil Sankunni Aithihyamala Part 2 See also edit Kesari A Balakrishna Pillai was a critic who was also known by the pseudonym Kesari Madayi Kavu MalayalamReferences edit http shodhganga inflibnet ac in bitstream 10603 13232 10 10 chapter 204 pdfExternal links editPayyanur com History KSD kerala gov in History of Kasaragod PRD kerala gov in The Essay PRD kerala gov in History of Press in India Rediff com Nayanars of Kerala Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar amp oldid 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