Paravastu Chinnayasuri
Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2)[1] was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature.[2] He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras.[3] He was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district and died in 1861/2. Suri was born in a Satani family[4] as the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite Scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in Sanskrit, Telugu, Prakrit and Tamil languages. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras.
Paravastu Chinnayasuri | |
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| Native name | పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి |
| Born | Chinnaya 1806 Sriperumbdur, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1862 |
| Occupation | Teacher and writer |
| Language | Telugu |
| Literary movement | Telugu prose |
| Notable works | Neeti Chandrika |
| Relatives | Paravastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents) |
Literary worksEdit
Chinnayasuri translated Mitra Labham and Mitra Bhedam from the Sanskrit Panchatantra as Neeti Chandrika and published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons, Chennai.[5]
He wrote Bala Vyakaranamu (Grammar for children) which is a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools.[6]
He has translated the work by Thomas Lumisden Strange on Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856 and entitled it as Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu.[7]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.
- ↑ Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.
- ↑ Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.
- ↑ "చిన్నయ సూరి – గిడుగు రామమూర్తి 2 – ఈమాట". Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1954). Neeti Chandrika (in తెలుగు). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. p. 218. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ↑ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1959). Bala Vyakaranamu (in తెలుగు) (Third ed.). Madras: Rayalu and Co. p. 164. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ↑ Chinnayasuri, Paravastu (1869). Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu (in తెలుగు) (Third ed.). Madras: C. V. Krishnasawmi Pillai. p. 136. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
External linksEdit
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070310212743/http://www.teluguworld.org/lit.html
- http://panchatantra.org/index.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090410030240/http://www.textbooksonline.tn.nic.in/Books/12/Telugu/Prose/1%20Mithrabedhamu.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/HistoryCultureOfTheAndhras/TXT/00000324.txt