Who is Ezhuthachan in English?
Ezhuthachan was an Indian writer and scholar of Malayalam literature. He was one among the principal followers of the idea of social impact on literature. Ezhuthachan supported Marxist literary criticism. And interpreted Indian literary works based on Marxist aesthetics.
Which category is Ezhuthachan?
Ezhuthachan cast falls under the list of Other Backward class category throughout the Kerala State.
Why we called Ezhuthachan as father of Malayalam?
Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan was known as the ‘Father of Malayalam language and literature. In a way, he had made great contributions to the language and in building the Bhakti cult among people of all sects, cutting across castes within Hindus.
What is Ezhuthachan contribution to Malayalam literature?
In Malayalam literature, Ezhuthachan has a place comparable to that of Tulsidas in Hindi. Though his predecessors like Cheeraman, Niranan poets and Cherusseri contributed in assimilating the great epics of Sanskrit into Malayalam, they concentrated on the basic story lines.
Who is known as the father of modern Malayalam?
Thunchathu Ezhuthachchan
Thunchathu Ezhuthachchan is also known as The father of modern Malayalam literature. Kunchan Nambiar, a poet pf 18th century CE, also has contributed much to Malayalam literature in its early form.
Where is ezhuthachan born?
Tirur, India
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan/Place of birth
Who is known as father of Malayalam?
Portrait of Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan,the father of the Malayalam language.
Which Ramayana did ezhuthachan translate?
Adhyatma Ramayana
It is believed to have been written by Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan in the early 17th century, and is considered to be a classic of Malayalam literature and an important text in the history of Malayalam language. It is a retelling of the Sanskrit work Adhyatma Ramayana in kilippattu (bird song) format.
Who wrote about ezhuthachan?
Paul Zacharia
Several notable people took to social media to congratulate he writer. Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor wrote, “Delighted to learn that my friend Paul Zacharia has won Kerala’s highest state literary award, the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram.
Who is also known as panini of Kerala?
A.R. Rajaraja Varma
A.R. Rajaraja Varma, whose 150 birth anniversary was celebrated on February 20, is also known as ‘Kerala Panini. ‘ His comprehensive work on Malayalam grammar called ‘Kerala Panineeyam’ earned him the sobriquet.