Chenara,Died13 March 1958 (1958-03-13) (aged 79)NationalityOccupationPoet, translatorKnown forPoetry, Indian independence activism, social reform, revival ofAwards(1954)Vallathol Narayana Menon (16 October 1878 – 13 March 1958) was a poet in the, which is spoken in the south Indian state of. He was one of the, along with.
Vidya’s “Mazha Nanajoru Baliyam” is about good things we miss from childhood and the attachment children have to nature. The poet concludes her poem with a message to humanity for bringing back good things of life and urges to be more passionate about Mother Nature.
The Mahakavi (English: 'great poet') was applied to him in 1913 after the publication of his Chitrayogam. He was a nationalist poet and wrote a series of poems on various aspects of the.
He also wrote against caste restriction, tyrannies and orthodoxies. He founded the and is credited with revitalising the traditional Keralite dance form known as.
Contents.Early life Vallathol was born in Chenara, in, Kerala, as the son of Kadungotte Mallisseri Damodaran Elayathu and Kuttipparu Amma. He did not receive any formal education but was trained in, first under the Sanskrit scholar Variyam Parambil Kunjan Nair and then under his own uncle Ramunni Menon, who introduced him into the world of Sanskrit poetry.
Ramunni Menon also taught him, a medical treatise, and young Narayana Menon soon began helping his uncle in medical practice and teaching. He also trained for a year under Parakkulam Subrahmanya Sastri and Kaikkulangara Rama Variar in. He married Vanneri Chittazhiveettil Madhavi Amma in November 1901 and shifted to, the cultural capital of Kerala.
He worked as manager in the Kalpadrumam Press in Thrissur from 1905 to 1910. During this period, his hearing began to deteriorate. From 1915, he started working in Keralodayam newspaper and later joined Amrit Ritesh, a journal published from Thrissur. Poetry He started writing poems from the age of twelve. Kiratha Satakam and Vyasavataram were his earliest published works.
He won magazine's poetry award in 1894. His poems began appearing in Bhashaposhini, Kerala Sanchari and Vijnana Chintamani magazines. His first major literary ventures was a rendition of 's into Malayalam, the work of which started in 1905 and took two years to complete. Unlike some of his contemporaries, Vallathol did not have any acquaintance with English language.
He earned the title Mahakavi after the publication of the Chitrayogam in 1913. Chitrayogam conformed to all the principles of a traditional Mahakavya and was divided into 18 Sargas. The story of Chandrasena and Taravali, taken from, was the theme of this poetry work. Vallathol portrayed the protest of against in the work Gangapati (1913) and of Usha defying her father for the sake of her love in Bandhanasthanaya Anirudhan (1914). In 1917, the first of his eleven-volume work Sahitya Manjari ( A Bouquet of Literature) was published.
These volumes, published from 1917 to 1970, contain his collected short romantic poems dealing with a variety of themes. Many of these poems earlier appeared in P. Krishna Variar's Kavanakaumudi magazine. His khanda kavya on titled Magdalana Mariam paved the way for a new tradition in of Christian symbolism in Malayalam. The poet's own struggle with deafness from his early twenties features in the work Badhiravilapam. Other celebrated short poems of Vallathol include Sishyanum Makanum, Virasinkala, Achanum Makalum, Divaswapnam and Ente Gurukulam.In addition to subjects from nature and the lives of ordinary people, Vallathol's opposition to the indignities of the and the injustices suffered by the poor form the themes of many of his poems.
He is also regarded as the greatest nationalist poet of the language. He was one of the, along with. Literary critic has noted that, together with Kumaran Asan, Vallathol was 'responsible for bringing about a revolutionary change in Malayalam poetry in the nineteen-twenties. Asan concentrated on social themes and Vallathol championed the national movement; yet both made very significant contributions to the khandkavya, ie: the short poem of the lyrical type.' He was awarded title, India's third highest civilian award, in 1954.
Kathakali Vallathol is credited with revitalising the traditional Keralite dance form known as.He played a prominent role in setting up the at, near the banks of. The revival of the art of Kathakali in modern Kerala was mainly due to the efforts of Vallathol and the Kerala Kalamandalam. He stimulated the world's interest in this art during his tours abroad between 1950 and 1953.
Involvement in Nationalist movement Vallathol is regarded as the greatest nationalist poet of the language. He actively participated in the Nationalist movement. He attended the all India Conferences of the Indian Congress in 1922 and 1927 and rejected a royal honour bestowed upon him by the Prince of Wales during his India visit in 1922. Vallathol remained a great admirer of and wrote the poem 'Ente Gurunathan' ('My Great Teacher') in his praise.
At the same time, he felt attracted by the Communist ideology and wrote poems praising the achievements of the Soviet Union. He wrote several patriotic poems hailing India's nationalist movement. Zarrilli, Phillip (2004).
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Vallathol Narayana Menon, popularly known as Mahakavi, was a celebrated poet in Malayalam language, which is spoken in the South Indian state of Kerala. Menon was born in Chenara, near Tirur, in Malappuram District of Kerala state, southern India.Menon is the author of 'Sahithya Manjari'. He received the title, Mahakavi, for his Mahakaavyam 'Chitrayogam'. He played a prominent role in setting up the Kerala Kalamandalam at Cheruthuruthy, near the banks of Bharathapuzha River. Later this place was renamed Vallathol Nagar. He raised Kathakali as an art form to the level it is at today.
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