Attoor Krishna Pisharody Explained

Attoor Krishna Pisharody (Āttūr)
Native Name:ആറ്റൂര്‍ ക്രഷ്ണപിഷരടി
Native Name Lang:ml
Birth Name:Krishnachandra
Birth Date:1875 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Attoor
Death Place:Thrissur
Occupation:Teacher, Writer, Dramatist, Musicologist
Language:Sanskrit, Malayalam
Nationality:Indian
Children:three children

Attoor Krishna Pisharody (1875–1964) was a Sanskrit scholar, teacher and writer from 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 well.[1] [2] He died on June 5, 1964.

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  1. Akhilavijnanakosam; D.C.Books; Kottayam
  2. Sahithyakara Directory ; Kerala Sahithya Academy,Thrissur