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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Orawankara Neelakandhan Namboodiri&#039;&#039;&#039; (1857-1917) was a renowned scholar and poet from [[Kerala]], [[South India]].<br /> <br /> ==Early life==<br /> Neelakandhan Namboodiri was born in 1857 in [[Nambudiri]] Oravankara Illam in Annamanada, [[Thrissur]] district. He received his initial training in [[Sanskrit]] from his father, but, at the age of 17 he left to study in [[Kodungalloor]] under Vidwan Kunhirama Varma.<br /> <br /> ==Literature==<br /> Many of Neelakandhan&#039;s poems were lost, and only those written after 1882 are available. The majority of them are devotional which are scholarly and pregnant with philosophy. His important works include &#039;&#039;Baalopadesam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Kuchela Vritham&#039;&#039; (Ottanthullal), &#039;&#039;Varadopaakhyaanam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Bhaimee Parinayam&#039;&#039; (drama), &#039;&#039;Deveemaahaatmyam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Azhakapuri Varnanam&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;Ambika Vinisati&#039;&#039;.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Malayalam Literature]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *[http://www.namboothiri.com/articles/malayalam-literature.htm http://www.namboothiri.com/articles/malayalam-literature.htm]<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Namboodiri, Orawankara Neelakandhan}}<br /> [[Category:Malayalam-language writers]]<br /> [[Category:1857 births]]<br /> [[Category:1917 deaths]]</div>

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