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Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran
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Scholar-poet of Travancore, called Kerala Kalidasan for his classical literary stature.
Kerala Varma Valiya Koil Thampuran was a leading scholar, poet, and translator of the Travancore court, often remembered as Kerala Kalidasan. His work bridged Sanskrit learning and Malayalam literary modernisation in the later classical–early modern transition.
At a glance
Era
19th–early 20th century
Known for
Poetry, scholarship, translation
Honorific
Kerala Kalidasan
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