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Vellayani Arjunan was born on 10 February, 1933 in Vellayani, Travancore, British Raj (present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India), is an Indian writer, scholar and linguist (1933–2023). Discover Vellayani Arjunan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Occupation Writer · linguist · academic · scholar
Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 10 February 1933
Birthday 10 February
Birthplace Vellayani, Travancore, British Raj (present day Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Date of death 31 May, 2023
Died Place Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Nationality India

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His wife is Radhamani A.

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Parents G. Shankara Panicker Narayani
Wife Radhamani A.
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Children Jayasree A R (deceased), Supriya A R, Sahithi A R, Rajasree A R, Jayasankar Prasad

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1933

Vellayani Arjunan (10 February 1933 – 31 May 2023) was an Indian writer, scholar, and linguist from Kerala.

Vellayani Arjunan was born on 10 February 1933 to G. Shankara Panicker, an agriculturalist and Narayani, a housewife, at Vellayani in the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore.

After receiving a Master of Arts degree in Malayalam, he went on to teach Malayalam Language and Literature at Sree Narayana College in Kollam.

1964

He later became the first Malayalam lecturer in Aligarh Muslim University, from which he gained his PhD degree in 1964.

After leaving Aligarh Muslim University, he was appointed director of the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications in Kerala.

Arjunan died in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 31 May 2023, at the age of 90.

1975

He served two terms at the State Institute of Encyclopaedic Publications as chief editor from 1975 to 1988 and as director from 2001 to 2004.

During his tenure at the institute, seven volumes of the 12-volume Malayalam encyclopedia Viswasahityavijnanakosam were published.

He is credited with several publications, including children's literature and critical studies.

His book Gaveshana Mekhala has been a prescribed text for the post graduate course M.A. Malayalam at the Aligarh Muslim University.

2008

A recipient of the Paramacharya Award from Sarojini Bhaskaran Memorial Charitable Public Trust, he was honored by the Government of India in 2008 with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.

2015

In 2015, Aligarh Muslim University awarded him a third D.Litt. degree for his thesis in Malayalam on Influence of Sree Narayana Guru on Malayalam Poetry.

He was the first Indian to hold three D.Litt.

degrees.