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'''A. R. Raja Raja Varma''' | '''A. R. Raja Raja Varma''' (1863–1918) was an Indian [[poet]], grammarian, and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College (present [[University College Thiruvananthapuram]]. | ||
== | == Life == | ||
A. R. Raja Raja Varma was part of the [[royal family]] of erstwhile [[Parappanad]], [[Malappuram district]]. Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran was born in February 1863 at the [[Lakshmipuram Palace]] in [[Changanassery|Changanacherry]] to mother Kunjikkavu Thampuratti and father Vasudevan Namboodiri | A. R. Raja Raja Varma was part of the [[royal family]] of erstwhile [[Parappanad]], [[Malappuram district]]. Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran was born in February 1863 at the [[Lakshmipuram Palace]] in [[Changanassery|Changanacherry]] to mother Kunjikkavu Thampuratti and father Vasudevan Namboodiri.<ref name="George1979">{{cite book|last=George|first=K. M.|author-link=K. M. George (writer)|title=A.R. Rajaraja Varma|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fOIvAAAAIAAJ|series=Makers of Indian Literature|year=1979|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|location=New Delhi|oclc=8170754|page=13}}</ref> | ||
Later in his life, Raja Raja Varma became one the first survivors of the very first car accident in India. Raja Raja Varma, along with his uncle Kerala Varma Valiya Koyil Thampuran, was travelling via car on 20 September 1914 when a stray dog jumped in front of their vehicle near Kayamkulam causing the driver to lose control which sent the car tumbling. Kerala Varma suffered chest trauma and died two days later on 22 September becoming the first victim of any car accident in India while Raja Raja Varma escaped with minor injuries. | |||
A.R Raja Raja Varma died in 1918. | |||
== Work == | == Work == | ||
Varma wrote widely in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Malayalam]]. He is known as | Varma wrote widely in [[Sanskrit]] and [[Malayalam]]. He is known as Kerala [[Pāṇini|Panini]] for his contributions to [[Malayalam grammar]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose |last=George |first=K. M. |year=1994 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |isbn=978-81-7201-783-5 |page=394 }}</ref> Varma was the moving spirit behind the great literary renaissance in [[Kerala]] in the Golden Age of Malayalam literature. Says Ulloor of A.R. Rajaraja Varma, "While others embellished the walls of the mansion of Malayalam literature with their paintings and drawings, A.R. worked both on its foundation and dome and made it a long enduring and imposing structure for the benefit of the people of Kerala. His fame rests on this architectural accomplishment and is bound to last forever".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/(docid)/35348160F23C204265257139002DA468?OpenDocument%26StartKey%3DA.%26Count%3D100 |title=A. R. Rajaraja Varma |access-date=2010-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110732/http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/Library.nsf/%28docid%29/35348160F23C204265257139002DA468?OpenDocument&StartKey=A.&Count=100 |archive-date=2011-07-16 }}</ref> | ||
==Major works== | ==Major works== | ||
===On grammar and rhetoric=== | ===On grammar and rhetoric=== | ||
His important works are ''[[Kerala Panineeyam]]'', '' | His important works are ''[[Kerala Panineeyam]]'', ''Bhashabhooshanam'', ''Vritha Manjari'' and ''Sahitya Sahyam'', the last of which introduced English-style punctuation to Malayalam.<ref>{{cite book |title=Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature |last=George |first=K. M. |year=1972 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |isbn=978-81-260-0413-3 |page=22 }}</ref> | ||
===Poems=== | === Poems === | ||
* ''Bhangavilaapam'' | * ''Bhangavilaapam'' | ||
* ''Malayavilasam'' | * ''Malayavilasam'' | ||
* ''Angalasamrajyam''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Thesis Search Results |url=https://www.mgutheses.in/page/?q=T%203648&search=&page=&rad= |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.mgutheses.in}}</ref> | |||
===Translations=== | ===Translations=== | ||
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* ''Bhasha Megha Dootu'' | * ''Bhasha Megha Dootu'' | ||
* ''Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam'' | * ''Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam'' | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==Further reading== | |||
* {{cite book|author=[[K. M. George (writer)|K. M. George]]|title=A.R. Rajaraja Varma|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/publications/pdf/a-r-rajaraja-varma_english.pdf|year=1979|publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]]|location=New Delhi}} | |||
* {{cite book|author=P. Ananthan Pillai|title=Kerala Panini|url=|year=1934|publisher=K.R.G.Menon & Brothers|location=Trivandrum|language=ml}} | |||
* {{cite book|author=[[Joseph Mundassery]]|title=Rajarajante Mattoli|url=|year=1961|publisher=Mangalodayam|location=Trichur|language=ml}} | |||
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[[Category:Translators of Kalidasa]] | [[Category:Translators of Kalidasa]] | ||
[[Category:University College Thiruvananthapuram | [[Category:Academic staff of the University College Thiruvananthapuram]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam-language writers]] | [[Category:Malayalam-language writers]] | ||
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A. R. Raja Raja Varma (1863–1918) was an Indian poet, grammarian, and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College (present University College Thiruvananthapuram.
Life[edit | edit source]
A. R. Raja Raja Varma was part of the royal family of erstwhile Parappanad, Malappuram district. Rajaraja Varma Koyi Thampuran was born in February 1863 at the Lakshmipuram Palace in Changanacherry to mother Kunjikkavu Thampuratti and father Vasudevan Namboodiri.[1]
Later in his life, Raja Raja Varma became one the first survivors of the very first car accident in India. Raja Raja Varma, along with his uncle Kerala Varma Valiya Koyil Thampuran, was travelling via car on 20 September 1914 when a stray dog jumped in front of their vehicle near Kayamkulam causing the driver to lose control which sent the car tumbling. Kerala Varma suffered chest trauma and died two days later on 22 September becoming the first victim of any car accident in India while Raja Raja Varma escaped with minor injuries.
A.R Raja Raja Varma died in 1918.
Work[edit | edit source]
Varma wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam. He is known as Kerala Panini for his contributions to Malayalam grammar.[2] Varma was the moving spirit behind the great literary renaissance in Kerala in the Golden Age of Malayalam literature. Says Ulloor of A.R. Rajaraja Varma, "While others embellished the walls of the mansion of Malayalam literature with their paintings and drawings, A.R. worked both on its foundation and dome and made it a long enduring and imposing structure for the benefit of the people of Kerala. His fame rests on this architectural accomplishment and is bound to last forever".[3]
Major works[edit | edit source]
On grammar and rhetoric[edit | edit source]
His important works are Kerala Panineeyam, Bhashabhooshanam, Vritha Manjari and Sahitya Sahyam, the last of which introduced English-style punctuation to Malayalam.[4]
Poems[edit | edit source]
- Bhangavilaapam
- Malayavilasam
- Angalasamrajyam[5]
Translations[edit | edit source]
- Bhasha Megha Dootu
- Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam
- Malayala Sakuntalam
- Malavikagnimitram
- Charudattam
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ George, K. M. (1979). A.R. Rajaraja Varma. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 13. OCLC 8170754.
- ↑ George, K. M. (1994). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. Sahitya Akademi. p. 394. ISBN 978-81-7201-783-5.
- ↑ "A. R. Rajaraja Varma". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ↑ George, K. M. (1972). Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0413-3.
- ↑ "Online Thesis Search Results". www.mgutheses.in. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- K. M. George (1979). A.R. Rajaraja Varma (PDF). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi.
- P. Ananthan Pillai (1934). Kerala Panini (in മലയാളം). Trivandrum: K.R.G.Menon & Brothers.
- Joseph Mundassery (1961). Rajarajante Mattoli (in മലയാളം). Trichur: Mangalodayam.
