Attoor Krishna Pisharody
Attoor Krishna Pisharody (1875–1964) was a renowned Sanskrit scholar, teacher and writer of Kerala, India. He was born on September 29, 1875 in Vadakkancheri in Thrissur district to Narayanan Namboothiri and Pappikkutty Pisharasyar. He learned Sanskrit in the traditional way from Kodungalloor Godavarma Bhattan Thampuran. From 1911 to 1929 he taught at Maharajas college (present day University college), Trivandrum and for the next five years worked as the Sanskrit tutor to the Maharaja of Travancore. He was the editor of two magazines Rasika rathnam and Mangalodayam. He was a veena artist and musicologist also.[1][2] He died on June 5, 1964.
Major works
- Sangeetha chandrika
- Bhashayum Sahityavum
- Kerala sahitya charitham
- Kerala charitham
- Vidya vivekam
- Bhasha darpanam
- Uthara Ramayanam (Translation)
- Shakunthalam (Translation)
- Leelathilakam(Commentary)