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'''Sreekanteswaram G. Padmanabha Pillai''' ( | '''Sreekanteswaram G. Padmanabha Pillai''' (1865–1946), popularly known as ''Sreekanteswaram'', was a lexicographer and scholar best known for his [[Malayalam]] dictionary ''[[Sabdatharavali]]''. | ||
Padmanabha Pillai was born in [[Sreekanteswaram]] | Padmanabha Pillai was born on 1865<ref>Kathakali, the Art of the Non-worldly, p.27</ref> in [[Sreekanteswaram]], [[Thiruvananthapuram]] ([[Trivandrum]]). | ||
He studied [[English language|English]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Sanskrit]] and wrote ''Duryodhanavadham'' and ''Dharmaguptavadham'' at a young age. He later worked as a lawyer. | |||
He started his work on ''Sabdatharavali'' at the age of 32. The first part of the book came out in 1918. The dictionary, which runs into more than 1600 pages, took twenty years to complete. His son P. Damodara Pillai later compiled a concise version. Padmanabha Pillai also prepared a pocket dictionary in 1906. | He started his work on ''Sabdatharavali'' at the age of 32. The first part of the book came out in 1918. The dictionary, which runs into more than 1600 pages, took twenty years to complete. His son P. Damodara Pillai later compiled a concise version. Padmanabha Pillai also prepared a pocket dictionary in 1906. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad]] | *[[Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad]] | ||
*[[Njattyela Sreedharan]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
* ''Akhilavijnanakosam'' encyclopaedia (Malayalam), DC Books, Vol. 4, p. 24 (1990) | * ''Akhilavijnanakosam'' encyclopaedia (Malayalam), DC Books, Vol. 4, p. 24 (1990) | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040430210756/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502010300.htm Glory of Sreekanteswaram] The Hindu | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040430210756/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/03/15/stories/2004031502010300.htm Glory of Sreekanteswaram] The Hindu | ||
{{Authority control}} | {{Authority control}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pillai, Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Pillai, Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1865 births]] | ||
[[Category:1946 deaths]] | [[Category:1946 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]] | [[Category:Malayalam-language writers]] | ||