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'''Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai''' (1859–1936) was an Indian poet and playwright of [[Malayalam literature]]. He was known for the epic poem ''Shreeyeshu Vijayam'', which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the founder editor of ''[[Vijnaana Rathnaakaram]]'', one of the earliest literary magazines in Malayalam language. [[Pope Pius XI]] presented him a gold medal in 1931. | {{family name hatnote|Kattakayam|Cherian Mappillai|Indian name|lang=Toponymic}}'''Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai''' (1859–1936) was an Indian poet and playwright of [[Malayalam literature]]. He was known for the epic poem ''Shreeyeshu Vijayam'', which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the founder editor of ''[[Vijnaana Rathnaakaram]]'', one of the earliest literary magazines in Malayalam language. [[Pope Pius XI]] presented him a gold medal in 1931. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Cherian Mappillai was born on 24 February 1859 in [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]] in [[Kottayam district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] in a Christian family to Ulahannan and Cecily.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattakkayathilCgraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-06 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-06}}</ref> His schooling was limited to [[Sanskrit]] studies with Njavakkattu Damodaran Kartha for a few years by which time, he had already started writing poems. His early poems were published in ''Nasrani Deepika'' magazine in 1887 and in | Cherian Mappillai was born on 24 February 1859 in [[Pala, Kerala|Pala]] in [[Kottayam district]] of the south Indian state of [[Kerala]] in a Christian family to Ulahannan and Cecily.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattakkayathilCgraphy.htm |title=Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |date=2019-03-06 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235323/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattakkayathilCgraphy.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> His schooling was limited to [[Sanskrit]] studies with Njavakkattu Damodaran Kartha for a few years by which time, he had already started writing poems. His early poems were published in ''Nasrani Deepika'' magazine in 1887 and in 1890, he started a poetry column in [[Malayala Manorama]], encouraged by [[Kandathil Varghese Mappillai]], the founder of the daily.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> He wrote a number of poems and plays<ref name="List of works">{{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Profiles/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattakkayathilBooks.htm |title=List of works |date=2019-03-07 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal |access-date=2019-03-07 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002910/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/Profiles/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattakkayathilBooks.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and the most known among them was ''Shree Yeshu Vijayam'',<ref name="Statement">{{cite web|url=http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/kattakayam.pdf |title='''Statement'' |access-date=27 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603155544/http://cs.nyu.edu/kandathi/kattakayam.pdf |archive-date= 3 June 2012 }}</ref> a [[mahakavya]] in 24 [[cantos]] on the Bible,<ref name="Datta1987">{{cite book|author=Amaresh Datta|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&pg=PA676|year=1987|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-260-1803-1|pages=676–}}</ref> detailing from the [[Book of Genesis]] to the [[New Testament]].<ref name="Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai - Veethi profile">{{Cite web |url=https://www.veethi.com/india-people/kattakayam_cherian_mappillai-profile-2268-25.htm |title=Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai - Veethi profile |date=2019-03-06 |website=veethi.com |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234840/https://www.veethi.com/india-people/kattakayam_cherian_mappillai-profile-2268-25.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sivasankari2017">{{cite book|author=Sivasankari|title=Knit India Through Literature Volume 1 - The South|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HF6LDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT158|date=5 March 2017|publisher=Pustaka Digital Media|pages=158–|id=PKEY:9789352859269}}</ref> It was the first Malayalam language epic by a Christian writer.<ref name="Chavara Kuriakose Elias and his Contribution to Literature">{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/christianity/chavara-kuriakose-elias/42 |title=Chavara Kuriakose Elias and his Contribution to Literature |date=2019-03-07 |website=Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala |language=en |access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref> | ||
Cherian Mappillai was a rubber farmer by profession and co-founded one of the earliest rubber factories in Kerala | Cherian Mappillai was a rubber farmer by profession and co-founded Meenachil Rubber Factory, one of the earliest rubber factories in Kerala.<ref name="Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai - Veethi profile" /> When [[J. Thomas Kayalackakom]] founded [[Vijnaana Rathnaakaram]] in 1913, Cherian Mappilai served as its founder editor. He was married to Mariyamma from Kadakkachira veedu and he died on 29 November 1936, at the age 77.<ref name="Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal" /> | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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===Poems=== | ===Poems=== | ||
#Shree Yeshu Vijayam | #Shree Yeshu Vijayam – 1911–1926<ref name="George1992">{{cite book|author=K. M. George|title=Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m1R2Pa3f7r0C&pg=PA241|year=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=978-81-7201-324-0|pages=241–}}</ref> | ||
#Mar Thoma Charitham | #Mar Thoma Charitham – 1908 | ||
#Vanithaamani | #Vanithaamani – 1915 | ||
#Susannah | #Susannah – 1928 | ||
#Matthoo Tharakan | #Matthoo Tharakan – 1924 | ||
#Thiranjedukkappetta Paathram | #Thiranjedukkappetta Paathram – 1926 | ||
#Juse Bhakthan | #Juse Bhakthan – 1880 | ||
===Plays=== | ===Plays=== | ||
#Yoodajeeveshwari | #Yoodajeeveshwari – 1890 | ||
#Villalvettam | #Villalvettam – 1894 | ||
#Olivervijayam | #Olivervijayam – 1897 | ||
#Saaraavivaaham | #Saaraavivaaham – 1902 | ||
#Kalaavathi | #Kalaavathi – 1903 | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattayathilCMappila.htm |title=Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi |date=2019-03-06 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-06}} | * {{Cite web |url=http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattayathilCMappila.htm |title=Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi |date=2019-03-06 |website=Kerala Sahitya Akademi |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306235207/http://www.keralasahityaakademi.org/sp/Writers/PROFILES/KattakkayathilCMappila/Html/KattayathilCMappila.htm |url-status=live }} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMw93WSf0A |title=Sreeyesucharitham Kattakkayathil - Cheriyan Mappila |last=Jyothibai Pariyadath |date=2012-11-08 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-06}} | * {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMw93WSf0A |title=Sreeyesucharitham Kattakkayathil - Cheriyan Mappila |last=Jyothibai Pariyadath |date=2012-11-08 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-06}} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMw93WSf0A |title=Sree Yesu Vijayam - Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappila |last=Jyothibai Pariyadath |date=2012-11-08 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-07}} | * {{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMw93WSf0A |title=Sree Yesu Vijayam - Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappila |last=Jyothibai Pariyadath |date=2012-11-08 |website=YouTube |access-date=2019-03-07 |archive-date=20 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120023137/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuMw93WSf0A |url-status=live }} | ||
* {{Cite web |url=http://nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com/2009/05/list-of-syrian-malabar-nasranis-who.html |title=List of Syrian Malabar Nasranis who made significant contributions |date=2019-03-07 |website=nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com |access-date=2019-03-07}} | * {{Cite web |url=http://nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com/2009/05/list-of-syrian-malabar-nasranis-who.html |title=List of Syrian Malabar Nasranis who made significant contributions |date=2019-03-07 |website=nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com |access-date=2019-03-07 |archive-date=7 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307173830/http://nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com/2009/05/list-of-syrian-malabar-nasranis-who.html |url-status=live }} | ||
{{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}} | {{Malayalam Literature |state=collapsed}} | ||
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[[Category:People from Pala, Kerala]] | [[Category:People from Pala, Kerala]] | ||
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[[Category:Malayali people]] | [[Category:Malayali people]] | ||
[[Category:Malayalam poets]] | [[Category:Malayalam poets]] | ||
[[Category:Indian editors]] | [[Category:Indian editors]] | ||
[[Category:Poets from Kerala]] | [[Category:Poets from Kerala]] | ||
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[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]] | ||
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| Born | 24 February 1859 Pala, Kottayam, Kerala, India |
| Died | 29 November 1936 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Mariyamma |
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Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai (1859–1936) was an Indian poet and playwright of Malayalam literature. He was known for the epic poem Shreeyeshu Vijayam, which earned him the title of Mahakavi. He was the founder editor of Vijnaana Rathnaakaram, one of the earliest literary magazines in Malayalam language. Pope Pius XI presented him a gold medal in 1931.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cherian Mappillai was born on 24 February 1859 in Pala in Kottayam district of the south Indian state of Kerala in a Christian family to Ulahannan and Cecily.[1] His schooling was limited to Sanskrit studies with Njavakkattu Damodaran Kartha for a few years by which time, he had already started writing poems. His early poems were published in Nasrani Deepika magazine in 1887 and in 1890, he started a poetry column in Malayala Manorama, encouraged by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai, the founder of the daily.[1] He wrote a number of poems and plays[2] and the most known among them was Shree Yeshu Vijayam,[3] a mahakavya in 24 cantos on the Bible,[4] detailing from the Book of Genesis to the New Testament.[5][6] It was the first Malayalam language epic by a Christian writer.[7]
Cherian Mappillai was a rubber farmer by profession and co-founded Meenachil Rubber Factory, one of the earliest rubber factories in Kerala.[5] When J. Thomas Kayalackakom founded Vijnaana Rathnaakaram in 1913, Cherian Mappilai served as its founder editor. He was married to Mariyamma from Kadakkachira veedu and he died on 29 November 1936, at the age 77.[1]
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Poems[edit | edit source]
- Shree Yeshu Vijayam – 1911–1926[8]
- Mar Thoma Charitham – 1908
- Vanithaamani – 1915
- Susannah – 1928
- Matthoo Tharakan – 1924
- Thiranjedukkappetta Paathram – 1926
- Juse Bhakthan – 1880
Plays[edit | edit source]
- Yoodajeeveshwari – 1890
- Villalvettam – 1894
- Olivervijayam – 1897
- Saaraavivaaham – 1902
- Kalaavathi – 1903
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ "List of works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "'Statement" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ↑ Amaresh Datta (1987). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 676–. ISBN 978-81-260-1803-1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Kattakayam Cherian Mappillai - Veethi profile". veethi.com. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ↑ Sivasankari (5 March 2017). Knit India Through Literature Volume 1 - The South. Pustaka Digital Media. pp. 158–. PKEY:9789352859269.
- ↑ "Chavara Kuriakose Elias and his Contribution to Literature". Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 241–. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi". Kerala Sahitya Akademi. 6 March 2019. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- Jyothibai Pariyadath (8 November 2012). "Sreeyesucharitham Kattakkayathil - Cheriyan Mappila". YouTube. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- Jyothibai Pariyadath (8 November 2012). "Sree Yesu Vijayam - Kattakkayathil Cheriyan Mappila". YouTube. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "List of Syrian Malabar Nasranis who made significant contributions". nazaranepuremallu.blogspot.com. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
