Kumaran Asan
Mahakavi of the Malayalam renaissance — poet of Veena Poovu and social reform through verse.
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Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
About
Mahakavi and literary historian — scholar-poet of the modern Malayalam trinity.
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer is remembered as a Mahakavi and one of the great scholar-poets of modern Malayalam. Alongside Kumaran Asan and Vallathol, he shaped the early 20th-century poetic landscape and contributed lasting work in poetry and literary history.
At a glance
Era
Modern Malayalam (early–mid 20th century)
Known for
Mahakavi poetry and literary scholarship
Legacy
Modern poetic trinity with Asan and Vallathol
Classification
Era
Modern
Profession
Poet, Scholar, Literary historian
Birthplace
Thiruvananthapuram (Ulloor)
Major works
Umakeralam; Kerala Sahitya Charitram; poetic works
Awards
Mahakavi; major literary historian
Literary movement
Malayalam renaissance / scholarly classicism
Language(s)
Malayalam, Sanskrit learning
Notable contributions
Shaped modern Malayalam poetry and wrote foundational literary history.
Related personalities
Kumaran Asan; Vallathol Narayana Menon; A. R. Raja Raja Varma
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