Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
(1911-1995)
Indian literary critic
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Sooranad P. N. Kunjan Pillai (26 November 1911 – 8 March 1995) was an Indian historian, researcher, lexicographer, poet, essayist, literary critic, orator, grammarian, educationist, and scholar of the Malayalam language, best remembered for his contributions in compiling Malayala Maha Nighantu, a lexicon. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padmashri in 1984 for his contribution to Malayalam literature and education. He was also a recipient of the Vallathol Award in 1992 and when the Government of Kerala instituted the Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, their highest literary honour in 1993, he received the inaugural award.
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26 November 1911 Sooranad, Kollam district, Kerala
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8 March 1995 (aged 83) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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