Kuttikrishna Marar | |
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| Born | (1900-06-15)15 June 1900 Triprangode, British India |
| Died | 6 April 1973(1973-04-06) (aged 72) |
| Occupation | Writer, Literary Critic |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable works | Bharatha Paryaadanam, Kala Jeevitam thanne, Malayala Saili |
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| Spouse | Narayanikutty Marasyar |
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Kizhakke Marathu Kuttikrishna Marar (15 June 1900 – 6 April 1973) was an Indian essayist and literary critic ofMalayalam literature. He was known forBharathaparyaadanam, a critical study of theMahabharata, which is counted by many among the most influential books in Malayalam and was a recipient of theSahitya Akademi Award andKerala Sahitya Akademi Award.
Kuttikrishna Marar was born on 15 June 1900 inTriprangode, inMalappuram district of the south Indian state ofKerala to Karikkatt Marathu Krishna Marar and kizhakke Marattu Lakshmikutty Marasyar.[1] He learnt percussion, which was the family profession, along with drawing as early education but his life took a turn when he joinedSree Neelakanta Government Sanskrit College Pattambi where he had the opportunity to study under two known teachers, Punnassery Nambi and Shambu Sharma. Subsequently, he passed the Sahityashiromani examination and started his career as Sahithyacharya at theKerala Kalamandalam where he worked alongsideVallathol Narayana Menon for 15 years, during which period, he published many of his writings.[2] From 1938 to 1961 he was the proofreader of the Malayalam daily newspaper,Mathrubhumi.[1]
Marar married Kizhakkemarath Narayanikutty Marasyar in 1924 and they had seven children in that four sons and three daughters.[3] Towards the later part of his life, he was more inclined to spiritual pursuits. He died on 6 April 1973, at the age of 72.[1]
Kuttikrishna Marar was a harsh critic of literary indiscretions. His work,Bharathaparyadanam, a critical study of theMahabharata is considered by many as a seminal work and is a part of theCentral Board of Secondary Education syllabus. Another of his important works isKala Jeevitham Thanne (Art is Life itself), which won himKerala Sahitya Akademi Award,Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award and M. P. Paul Prize.Malayala Shaili, another of his notable works, is one of the most authentic treatises on properMalayalam usage.Sahithyasallapam,Danthagopuram andKaivilakku (collections of literary criticism) are some of his other works on literary criticism.[1] Besides, he has also published over 19 collections of essays on literary criticism.[4]
In 1967, Marar receivedSahithya Ratnam award from Pattambi Sree Neelakanda Sanskrit College andSahithya Nipunan award fromGovernment Sanskrit College, Tripunithura. Sahitya Akademi awarded him theirannual award in 1966, for his work,Kala Jeevitham Thanne.[5] He received another award for the same work the same year, the inauguralKerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism.[6] He received the M. P. Paul Prize also in 1966.[4] His life and work has been documented by many writers andMarar Lavanyabhavathinte Yukthi Shilpam, one such work written by M. Thomas Mathew was selected forVayalar Award in 2009.[7][8]
3 volumes
Play - with introduction by George Irumpayam
a collection of plays and poems
story retold by Marar
commentary by Marar
commentary by Marar
commentary by Marar
commentary by Marar
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