A. R. Raja Raja Varma

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A. R. Raja Raja Varma or A R. Rajaraja Varma (Malayalam: എ.ആർ. രാജരാജവർമ്മ) (1863–1918) was an Indian poet, grammatician and Professor of Oriental Languages at Maharaja's College (present University College), Trivandrum.

Early life[edit]

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 from the Malayalam.[1]

Work[edit]

Varma wrote widely in Sanskrit and Malayalam. He is known as Kerala Panini for his contributions to Malayalam Literature.[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]

On grammar and rhetoric[edit]

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]

  • Bhangavilaapam
  • Malayavilasam

Translations[edit]

  • Bhasha Megha Dootu
  • Bhasha Kumara Sambhavam
  • Malayala Sakuntalam
  • Malavikagnimitram
  • Charudattam

References[edit]

  1. George, K. M. (1979). A.R. Rajaraja Varma. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 13. OCLC 8170754.
  2. George, K. M. (1994). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. Sahitya Akademi. p. 394. ISBN 978-81-7201-783-5.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. George, K. M. (1972). Western Influence on Malayalam Language and Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 22. ISBN 978-81-260-0413-3.