K. C. Kesava Pillai
K. C. Kesava Pillai | |
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| Born | February 4, 1868 Paravur, Kollam, Kerala, India |
| Died | September 2, 1914 (aged 46)[1] Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Teacher, poet, musician |
| Nationality | Indian |
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| Spouse | Kalyani Amma Nanikutty Amma |
| Relatives | Valiyavelichathu Veettil Raman Pillai (father) Desathu Lakshmy Amma (mother) R. Narayana Panickar |
Kanakku Chembakaraman Kesava Pillai (1868–1914) was an Indian composer of
kirtans. He also translated the Sanskrit text, Narayaniyam
, into Malayalam under the title, Bhashanarayaniyam.
Biography
K. C. Kesava PillaiMaharajah of Travancore.[2]
Pillai married Kalyani Amma in 1890 but she died after two years. He married again in 1894; Nanikutty Amma, his father's niece, was the bride. A close associate of Pandalam Kerala Varma and A. R. Raja Raja Varma, Pillai died on September 4, 1913, at the age of 45 years.[4] On account of his musical and poetical achievements, he was awarded the title of Sarasa Gayaka Kavimani by Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran.[5] Noted writer and Sahitya Akademi Award winner, R. Narayana Panickar, was his son-in-law.[6]
Legacy
Literary work
Kesava Pillai's body of literary work, written in Sanskrit and Malayalam languages, comprises an epic, three
A. R. Rajaraja Varma in writing Vritha Manjari.[2] His plays, such as Lakshmikalyanam, were reported to portray the social life of the Nair community of his times.[8] Kesaviyam, a mahakavya and Kerala Varma Vilasam, a poem on the life of Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran are two of his major works.[9] Kesaviyam has been written without observing the dvitīyākṣara prāsa (second syllable rhyming), which was in vogue during those times.[10]
Music
Pillai composed six compositions, including Ganamalika, which has two volumes, besides over 100 songs.Pantuvarali.[4][13] One of his songs, 'Omanappennallayo... has been reworked by the Malayalam music director, M. Jayachandran, for the 2010 film, Kadaksham.[14]
Bibliography
Attakadha
- Prahlaada Charitham, later renamed, Hiranyasuravadham
- Soorapadmasuravadham
- Sreekrishnavijayam
Poetry
- Asanna Marana Chinta Satakam (Reflections of a Dying Man) although written for a competition, is a touching lyrical monologue with a predominant elegiac tone and anticipates the Khandakavyas or shorter poems of the poets of the renaissance. It has an underground connection with C. S. Subramanian Potti's Oruvilapam (A Lament: 1903), V. C. Balakrishna Panicker's Oruvilapam (A Lament:1908) and even Kumaran Asan's Veena Poovu (A Fallen Flower:1907) which may be thought of an elegy in disguise.
- Adimalarina: A ragamalika in four languages: .
- Satya Swaroopavibho in Sankarabharana
- Bhajikka Nee Ramane in Mohanam
- Koti Divakara in Dhanyasi
- Nana Jaathikal in Kambhoji
- Vande Maatharam in Sindhubhairavi
- Vande Maatharam in Kuntalavarali
- Kamalanatha in Thodi
- Sree vasudeva in Kāpi
- Sreemoolarajavijayam, 1894, submitted to Sree Moolam Thirunal Maharaja.
- Aasannamaranachintasatakam: a work consisting of 104 slokas (songs in Carnatic musicor Indian music praising God) in Saardoolavikriditham.
- Kerala Bhashaa Narayaneeyam: a translation of Narayaneeyam in Malayalam.
- Subhashitha Ratnakaram
- Abhinayamalika
- Kesaviyam: A mahakavya modeled on the Sanskrit pattern, adhering to the rules of structure and style of the classical rhetorician, Dandi.[15]
- Sadarama (A popular Tamil musical play)
- A selection of attakkathas.
Plays
- Lekshmi Kalyanam
- Raghava Madhavam
- Vikramorvaseeyam
- Sadaarama
Other works
- K.C. Kesava Pillai. Jyothisha Gurubhoothan. Mathrubhumi.
Musical compositions
- Sangeetha manjari and Sthavaratnavali: both contain kritis and bhajan songs
- Sangeethamaalika and
- Eswarasthothranga
- Sthavaratnamalika
- K. C. Kesava Pillai. Maya Gopala Bala (in Sanskrit). Raaga. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
Raaga : Kaapi, Thaala: Aadi thala
Works on Kesava Pillai
- A. Alice (2014). K C Kesava Pillai: Kavithayude Samkramana Kaalam (in Malayalam). National Book Stall. p. 144.
A study on the literary contributions of poet K C Kesava Pillai
Notes
- Maharajah of Travancore
References
- ^ The Journal of the Music Academy, Madras. Music Academy. 2001. p. 180.
- ^ a b c "Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ "K. C. Kesava Pillai - Veethi profile". veethi.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "A comprehensive website on the life and music of Swathi Thirunal". www.swathithirunal.in. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ^ Jayakumar Vijayalayam (1987). Sarasa gayaka kavimani K C Kesava Pillai. Kottayam: National.
- ^ "Biography of R. Narayana Panikkar". Biography on Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- ^ a b "List of works". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ISBN 978-81-260-0413-3.
- ISBN 978-81-206-0603-6.
- ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.
- ISBN 978-81-260-1194-0.
- ISBN 978-93-81699-00-3.
- ^ "Omanappennallayo ... (Kadaaksham - 2010)". www.malayalachalachithram.com. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "kesaveeyam". keralaliterature.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.[permanent dead link]
Further reading
- "Kesaviyam". Wikisource. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- Alice, A (1997). "K C Kesava Pillai transitional period poet: a study on the basis of his work". INFLIBNET (in Malayalam). Department of Malayalam Literature, Mahatma Gandhi University: 196. .
External links
- "Portrait commissioned by Kerala Sahitya Akademi". Kerala Sahitya Akademi portal. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Jayasadajitha - a K.C.Kesava Pillai composition". YouTube. 16 October 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Nalini Natarajan; Emmanuel Sampath Nelson (1996). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 188–. ISBN 978-0-313-28778-7.
- "K C Kesava Pillai - Sameeksha". YouTube. Doordarshan. 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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