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K. Raghavan Pillai

ケー・ラガヴァン・ピッライ

K. Raghavan Pillai

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1920-11-01 (Puliyur, near Chengannur, Kottayam district)
Died
1987-04-25 age 67
Nationality
India
Languages
Malayalam, Sanskrit, English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Puliyur, Kerala → London, UK → Trivandrum, Kerala → San Francisco, USA

Career

Occupations
novelist, scholar, Sanskrit lecturer, professor, curator, director
Active Years
1948-1982
Affiliations
University College, Trivandrum, Academy of Asian Studies San Francisco, Manuscripts Library, Trivandrum, Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library, Trivandrum

Education

University of London
Sanskrit
Degree: PhD
Period: 1948-1951
Year of Graduation: 1948
Country: United Kingdom
Worked as research assistant

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Studies in the Vākyapadīya

Scholarly work

Ezhuhachan

Biography

Malyalappiravi

Linguistics

Ente London Jeevitham

Memoir

Krithi Oru krishibhoomi

Criticism

Sartrinte Asthithwa Darsanam

Philosophy

Ardhathinte Athirthikal

Criticism

Bibliography

  • Studies in the Vākyapadīya
  • Ezhuhachan
  • Malyalappiravi
  • Ente London Jeevitham
  • Krithi Oru krishibhoomi
  • Sartrinte Asthithwa Darsanam
  • Ardhathinte Athirthikal

Legacy

A writer and scholar from Kerala who contributed to Sanskrit and Malayalam literature.