Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar

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rdf:langString Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar(1858–1896) was a Malayalam poet; Sanskrit scholar and Ayurveda physician from the state of Kerala, India. He was born as second child among four children born to Eeshwaran Padmanabhan of Velutheri House in Thottam and wife, Azhaki Amma of Thalathoppu House in Karinkulam, an Ezhava family resident in Thottam, Manacaud in Thiruvananthapuram, South Travancore. He is associated with the Venmani School of Malayalam Literature. Kesavan was schoolmate; friend and follower of Sree Narayana Guru. Known for some of the finest; critically reviewed and extremely appreciated poetry in Malayalam in the later half of the 19th century. His literary works within the short span of his life ranged from original poetry to adaptations and translations from prominent Sanskrit pieces and even attakkathas and prose like academic texts on grammar in Malayalam. Died too early at the age of 38 on October 5, 1896 (Kanni 21, Kollavarsham 1072), Velutheri Kesavan Vaidyar left a glittering mark in the history of Malayalam poetry prior to the era of the modern poets.