Paravastu Chinnayasuri

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Paravastu Chinnayasuri
Native name
పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి
BornChinnaya
1806
Sriperumbdur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died1862
OccupationTeacher and writer
LanguageTelugu
Literary movementTelugu prose
Notable worksNīticaṃdrika, Bālavyākaraṇamu
RelativesParavastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents)

Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2)[1] (Telugu: పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి) was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature.[2] He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras.[3] He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras.

Life

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Paravastu Chinnayasuri was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district in a Satani family[4][5] He was the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil languages. He died in 1861/2.

Literary works

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Chinnayasuri translated the first two books of the Sanskrit Panchatantra into Telugu, entitling his translation the Nīticaṃdrika. It was published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons in Madras.[6] He wrote the Bālavyākaraṇamu (transl. Children's Grammar), a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools.[7] He translated Thomas Lumisden Strange's Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856, entitling it the Hiṃdūdharmaśāstrasaṃgrahamu.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.
  2. ^ Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.
  3. ^ Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.
  4. ^ Blackburn, Stuart H.; Dalmia, Vasudha (2004). India's Literary History: Essays on the Nineteenth Century. Orient Blackswan. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7824-056-5.
  5. ^ నారాయణరావు, వెల్చేరు; శ్రీనివాస్, పరుచూరి (January 2019). "చిన్నయ సూరి – గిడుగు రామమూర్తి 2 – ఈమాట". eemaata (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ^ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1954). Neeti Chandrika (in Telugu). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. p. 218. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  7. ^ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1959). Bala Vyakaranamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: Rayalu and Co. p. 164. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  8. ^ Chinnayasuri, Paravastu (1869). Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: C. V. Krishnasawmi Pillai. p. 136. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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