CHANDRASEKHARAN NAIR: TRANSLATION OF THIRUKKURAL INTO MALAYALAM
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| K.G.Chandrasekharan Nair, ‘Vrindavan’, Kundaman Bhagam, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram |
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K.G.Chandrasekharan
Nair, who retired after 36 years of service in the Cooperative
Department of Tamil Nadu government, had not done any translation or
creating writing before. But
after retirement, when he came to live with his daughter at ‘Vrindavan’,
Kundaman Bhagam, Thirumala, Thiruvananthapuram, he decided to take up
the translation of 1330-couplets long Thirukkural of Saint Thiruvalluvar.
The
compressed wisdom of Kural has been translated into Malayalam earlier
also. Sri Narayana Guru
translated a few chapters while S.Ramesan Nair has transcreated the
masterpiece in verse.
Chandrasekhar’s
effort includes translation of couplets, their meaning and interpretation,
similarity with other poems and spiritual works etc.
He
was born in 1937 at Amaravila and completed primary school education
there. Later he studied in a
Tamil-medium high school at Nagarcoil before going on to obtain B.A.Degree
in Economics from Madras University.
It
was his discussion with Prof.Vinayaka Perumal, president of Tamil Sangham,
which paved the way for the translation project.
He is at present translating the speeches of the scholarly
Kripananda Variar into Malayalam.
The book by Chandrasekharan Nair
Courtesy: B.Murali, Malayala Manorama, July 13, 2002
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