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'''M. P. Sankunni Nair''' (1917-2006) is a [[Sanskrit]] scholar and [[critic]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayakrishnan |first=N. P. |date=10 March 2019 |title=I cannot write poems for money: Akkitham |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/i-cannot-write-poems-for-money-akkitham--1.3636279 |url-status=live |website=[[Mathrubhumi]]}}</ref> from [[Kerala]]. He was born at [[Mezhathur]] near [[Pattambi]] in [[Palakkad District]]. He studied at the [[Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi|Sanskrit college in Pattambi]].
'''M. P. Sankunni Nair''' (1917–2006) is a [[Sanskrit]] scholar and [[critic]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vijayakrishnan |first=N. P. |date=10 March 2019 |title=I cannot write poems for money: Akkitham |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/i-cannot-write-poems-for-money-akkitham--1.3636279 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=7 March 2021 |archive-date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220211112848/https://english.mathrubhumi.com/books/authors/i-cannot-write-poems-for-money-akkitham--1.3636279 |url-status=dead }}</ref> from [[Kerala]]. He was born at [[Mezhathur]] near [[Pattambi]] in [[Palakkad District]]. He studied at the [[Sree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi|Sanskrit college in Pattambi]].


== Awards ==
He won [[Odakkuzhal Award]] in 1989 and [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1991 for his work ''Chathravum Chamaravum''. He received [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] in 1994. His works such as `Natyamandapam' and `Chathravum Chamaravum' reflect his deep knowledge of [[dramaturgy]] and the [[Natya Shastra]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2006 |title=Death of writer condoled |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/death-of-writer-condoled/article3046417.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307192901/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/death-of-writer-condoled/article3046417.ece |archive-date=7 March 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
He won [[Odakkuzhal Award]] in 1989 and [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Malayalam|Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award]] in 1991 for his work ''Chathravum Chamaravum''. He received [[Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship]] in 1994. His works such as `Natyamandapam' and `Chathravum Chamaravum' reflect his deep knowledge of [[dramaturgy]] and the [[Natya Shastra]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 November 2006 |title=Death of writer condoled |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/death-of-writer-condoled/article3046417.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307192901/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/death-of-writer-condoled/article3046417.ece |archive-date=7 March 2021 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 27 May 2025


M. P. Sankunni Nair (1917–2006) is a Sanskrit scholar and critic[1] from Kerala. He was born at Mezhathur near Pattambi in Palakkad District. He studied at the Sanskrit college in Pattambi.

Awards[edit | edit source]

He won Odakkuzhal Award in 1989 and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for his work Chathravum Chamaravum. He received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1994. His works such as `Natyamandapam' and `Chathravum Chamaravum' reflect his deep knowledge of dramaturgy and the Natya Shastra.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vijayakrishnan, N. P. (10 March 2019). "I cannot write poems for money: Akkitham". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. "Death of writer condoled". The Hindu. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021.

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