Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar

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Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar
Born	1861 (1861) Malabar, British India
Died	14 November 1914 (1914-11-15) (aged 53) Malabar, British India
Occupation	Lawyer, Writer, Landlord
Nationality	Indian
Genres	Short Story, Essay, Criticism
Notable work(s)	Vasanavikriti

Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar (1861 - 14 November 1914) was a Malayali barrister, landlord, journalist, essay writer, critic and short story writer.

Early life

Kunhiraman Nayanar was a member of the Vengayil Nayanar clan, who were a significant landlord family of Malabar at the time, owning more than 200,000 acres (810 km²) including vast forest lands, more than the Chirakkal Raja who only owned approximately 30,000 acres (120 km²).^[1]

Literature

Nayanar came to the literary world through Kerala Pathrika. He wrote the first Malayalam short story, Vasanavikriti. Under the pen names "Kesari", "Vajrasoochi","Vajrabahu", Vengayil Kunhiraman Nayanar's works obtained wide appreciation from all over South India. Kesari was a sharp critic of social reality, criticising social inequalities. He was also a close friend of Dr. Hermann Gundert and William Logan who did a lot of research on the history, language, culture of Kerala.

Vengayil family

Vengayil Nayanar's grandson was K. P. Candeth.

References

↑ "Organised Struggles of Malabar Peasantry 1934-1940"

External links

Payyanur.com, "History"
KSD.kerala.gov.in, "History of Kasaragod"
PRD.kerala.gov.in, "The Essay"
PRD.kerala.gov.in, "History of Press in India"
Rediff.com, "Nayanars of Kerala"

Persondata
Name	Nayanar, Vangayil
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1861
Place of birth	Malabar
Date of death	14 November 1914
Place of death	Malabar

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