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| '''Velayudhan Panikkassery''' was |
'''Velayudhan Panikkassery''' (30 March 1930 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian historian from ]. He has written 66 books, most of which describe the history of Kerala. He received many awards, including ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Velayudhan Panikassery was born on March 30, 1934, as the son of Panikassery Mamu and Kalikutty at ], ].<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news |title=ചരിത്രകാരൻ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/historian-velayudhan-panikassery-passes-away-1.9915643 |publisher=] |date=20 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Janmabhumi">{{cite news |last1=Online |first1=Janmabhumi |title=ചരിത്രഗവേഷകനും എഴുത്തുകാരനുമായ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി വിടവാങ്ങി |url=https://janmabhumi.in/2024/09/20/3270304/news/kerala/hiistorian-and-writer-velayudhan-panikkassery-dies/ |work=] |date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="madhyamam">{{cite news |last1=ലേഖകൻ |first1=സ്വന്തം |title=പ്രായത്തെ തോൽപ്പിച്ച ചരിത്രാന്വേഷണം {{!}} Velayudhan Panikkassery Books {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/velayudhan-panikkassery-life-and-books-1331670 |work=www.madhyamam.com |date=20 September 2024 |language=ml}}</ref> | Velayudhan Panikassery was born on March 30, 1934, as the son of Panikassery Mamu and Kalikutty at ], ].<ref name="Mathrubhumi">{{cite news |title=ചരിത്രകാരൻ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി അന്തരിച്ചു |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/historian-velayudhan-panikassery-passes-away-1.9915643 |publisher=] |date=20 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Janmabhumi">{{cite news |last1=Online |first1=Janmabhumi |title=ചരിത്രഗവേഷകനും എഴുത്തുകാരനുമായ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി വിടവാങ്ങി |url=https://janmabhumi.in/2024/09/20/3270304/news/kerala/hiistorian-and-writer-velayudhan-panikkassery-dies/ |work=] |date=20 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="madhyamam">{{cite news |last1=ലേഖകൻ |first1=സ്വന്തം |title=പ്രായത്തെ തോൽപ്പിച്ച ചരിത്രാന്വേഷണം {{!}} Velayudhan Panikkassery Books {{!}} Madhyamam |url=https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/velayudhan-panikkassery-life-and-books-1331670 |work=www.madhyamam.com |date=20 September 2024 |language=ml}}</ref> | ||
| He and his wife, retired teacher V.K. Leela, have three children, |
He and his wife, retired teacher V.K. Leela, have three children, Shaji, Chinta, and Veena.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Velayudhan Panikkassery died on 20 September, 2024, at the age of 94, at Engandiyur in ].<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Bureau |first1=The Hindu |title=Historian Velayudhan Panikkassery dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/historian-velayudhan-panikkassery-dead/article68664914.ece |work=] |date=20 September 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | ||
| ==Career== | ==Career== | ||
| Panikassery joined the Engandiyoor Branch Library of the Malabar Local Library Authority as a librarian in 1956 and retired from there in 1991.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> | |||
| He served as the |
He served as the vice president and secretary of the administrative committee of the ].<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> He also served as the chairman of the Engandiyur Deendayal Trust and the manager of Saraswati Vidyaniketan Central School.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> | ||
| ==Contributions== | ==Contributions== | ||
| Panikassery has written 66 books describing the history of Kerala and its foreign invasions.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Panikassery has also received a fellowship from the Central Department of Culture to conduct research on ancient Kerala's foreign relations and the influence of foreigners on Kerala art and culture.<ref name="Hindu"/> In 1963, his book 'Keranlam Pathinanjum Pathinarum Noottandukalil', which chronicles the history of Kerala in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, became a textbook at the ].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=വിദേശ രാജ്യങ്ങളിലായിരുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരിയെ തേടിവരുമായിരുന്ന ഡോക്ടറേറ്റുകൾ! |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/literature/features/ajeesh-g-dathan-pays-homage-to-historian-velayudhan-panikkassery-1.9915930 |work=Mathrubhumi |date=20 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Including this, 12 of his books are now textbooks in various government universities in Kerala.<ref name="Mathrubhumi"/> Some of his works have also been translated into ] and ] languages.<ref name="Hindu"/> | |||
| He has repeatedly mentioned that the old coins in his father's collection, who was a merchant, his extensive reading, and his friendship with ] from his school days, all of these led him to write history.<ref name=":0" /> An article by Panikassery was first printed in 1955, which was a short biography of ], published in the Pune Malayali Special Edition.<ref name=":0" /> He had initially written two columns in the ], which were short biography of Malayalam writers. These articles were later collected under the title 'Karoor Muthal Kovilan Vare '.<ref name=":0" /> | He has repeatedly mentioned that the old coins in his father's collection, who was a merchant, his extensive reading, and his friendship with ] from his school days, all of these led him to write history.<ref name=":0" /> An article by Panikassery was first printed in 1955, which was a short biography of ], published in the Pune Malayali Special Edition.<ref name=":0" /> He had initially written two columns in the ], which were short biography of Malayalam writers. These articles were later collected under the title 'Karoor Muthal Kovilan Vare '.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| ==Notable books== | ==Notable books== | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Keralacharithram: Kerala Samsthana Roopeekaranam Vare |date=2023 |publisher=] |isbn=9789357320351 |language=ml |
*{{cite book |title=Keralacharithram: Kerala Samsthana Roopeekaranam Vare |date=2023 |publisher=] |isbn=9789357320351 |language=ml|trans-title=History of Kerala up to the formation of Modern Kerala State}} | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Samskarangalum Samrajyangalum Kalaghattangaliloote |date=2016 |publisher=] |isbn=9788124020777}}, a book that simply describes the history of life, from the origin of living things and the evolution of man to the present day. | *{{cite book |title=Samskarangalum Samrajyangalum Kalaghattangaliloote |date=2016 |publisher=] |isbn=9788124020777}}, a book that simply describes the history of life, from the origin of living things and the evolution of man to the present day. | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Sindhu Nadeethadasamsklaravum |
*{{cite book |title=Sindhu Nadeethadasamsklaravum Pracheena Bharathile Sarvakalashalakalum |date=2023 |publisher=NBS (National Book Stall) |isbn=9788119144792|trans-title=Indus Valley Civilization and Universities in Ancient India}} | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Kerala Charitram Thiruthikkuricha Mahasambhavangal |date=2020 |publisher=] |isbn=9789353902827|trans-title=Events that changed the history of Kerala}} A book that tells the main events that changed the history of Kerala. | *{{cite book |title=Kerala Charitram Thiruthikkuricha Mahasambhavangal |date=2020 |publisher=] |isbn=9789353902827|trans-title=Events that changed the history of Kerala}} A book that tells the main events that changed the history of Kerala. | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Nalanda Thakshasila |date=2016 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124020647}}. A book on Universities in Ancient India. | *{{cite book |title=Nalanda Thakshasila |date=2016 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124020647}}. A book on Universities in Ancient India. | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Sancharikal kanda Keralam |date=2017 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124010532}} The content of this book is the accounts of fifty-two prominent travelers who visited Kerala from the fourth century BC to recent times. | *{{cite book |title=Sancharikal kanda Keralam |date=2017 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124010532|trans-title=Kerala, as seen by the travellers}} The content of this book is the accounts of fifty-two prominent travelers who visited Kerala from the fourth century BC to recent times. | ||
| *{{cite book |title=Pracheena Keralathinte Vanigya Bandhangal |date=2018 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9789352823918|trans-title=Trade relations of ancient Kerala}} | *{{cite book |title=Pracheena Keralathinte Vanigya Bandhangal |date=2018 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9789352823918|trans-title=Trade relations of ancient Kerala}} | ||
| *{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google. |
*{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dQNBPgAACAAJ |title=Kerala Charithra Padanangal |date=2007 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=978-81-240-0584-2 |language=ml |trans-title=Studies of Kerala History}} | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Anayatha Deepangal |date=2013 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124019412}} This book introduces ten great personalities who have achieved success in different fields. | *{{Cite book |title=Anayatha Deepangal |date=2013 |publisher=DC Books |isbn=9788124019412}} This book introduces ten great personalities who have achieved success in different fields. | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Keralam 600 Kollam Munp |publisher=DC Books |year=2017 |isbn=9788124004937 |language=ml}} | *{{Cite book |title=Keralam 600 Kollam Munp |publisher=DC Books |year=2017 |isbn=9788124004937 |language=ml|trans-title=Kerala, 600 years back}} | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Keralolpathy |publisher=DC Books |year=2018 |isbn=8124018200 |trans-title=Origin of Kerala}} | *{{Cite book |title=Keralolpathy |publisher=DC Books |year=2018 |isbn=978-8124018200 |trans-title=Origin of Kerala}} | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker |publisher=Current Books |year=2018 |isbn=9788124020982}} Biography of ]. | *{{Cite book |title=Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker |publisher=Current Books |year=2018 |isbn=9788124020982}} Biography of ]. | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Ayyankali Muthal VT Vare |publisher=DC Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-8124013014|trans-title=From Ayyankali to VT}} A work that introduces a few renaissance leaders who fought against the social mores that prevailed in Kerala in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | *{{Cite book |title=Ayyankali Muthal VT Vare |publisher=DC Books |year=2007 |isbn=978-8124013014|trans-title=From Ayyankali to VT}} A work that introduces a few renaissance leaders who fought against the social mores that prevailed in Kerala in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | ||
| *{{Cite book |title=Ibnu Bathutha Kanda Keralam |publisher=DC Books |year=2015 |isbn= |
*{{Cite book |title=Ibnu Bathutha Kanda Keralam |publisher=DC Books |year=2015 |isbn=978-8124018750 |language=ml |trans-title=Kerala as seen by Ibn Battuta}} | ||
| ==Awards and honors== | ==Awards and honors== | ||
| He received |
He received the ]<ref name="Hindu"/> and the Center for Historical Studies Award.<ref name="Hindu"/> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:27, 1 January 2025
Indian historian (1930–2024) In this Indian name, the name Panikkassery is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Velayudhan.| Velayudhan Panikkassery | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1930-03-30)30 March 1930 Engandiyur, British India |
| Died | 20 September 2024(2024-09-20) (aged 94) Engandiyur, Thrissur district, Kerala, India |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | History, History of Kerala |
| Notable awards | Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions |
| Children | 3 |
Velayudhan Panikkassery (30 March 1930 – 20 September 2024) was an Indian historian from Kerala. He has written 66 books, most of which describe the history of Kerala. He received many awards, including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions.
Biography
Velayudhan Panikassery was born on March 30, 1934, as the son of Panikassery Mamu and Kalikutty at Engandiyur, Thrissur district.
He and his wife, retired teacher V.K. Leela, have three children, Shaji, Chinta, and Veena. Velayudhan Panikkassery died on 20 September, 2024, at the age of 94, at Engandiyur in Thrissur district.
Career
Panikassery joined the Engandiyoor Branch Library of the Malabar Local Library Authority as a librarian in 1956 and retired from there in 1991.
He served as the vice president and secretary of the administrative committee of the Sahithya Pravarthaka Co-operative Society. He also served as the chairman of the Engandiyur Deendayal Trust and the manager of Saraswati Vidyaniketan Central School.
Contributions
Panikassery has written 66 books describing the history of Kerala and its foreign invasions. Panikassery has also received a fellowship from the Central Department of Culture to conduct research on ancient Kerala's foreign relations and the influence of foreigners on Kerala art and culture. In 1963, his book 'Keranlam Pathinanjum Pathinarum Noottandukalil', which chronicles the history of Kerala in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, became a textbook at the University of Kerala. Including this, 12 of his books are now textbooks in various government universities in Kerala. Some of his works have also been translated into Tamil and Hindi languages.
He has repeatedly mentioned that the old coins in his father's collection, who was a merchant, his extensive reading, and his friendship with Kesari A. Balakrishna Pillai from his school days, all of these led him to write history. An article by Panikassery was first printed in 1955, which was a short biography of Thakazhi Sivashankara Pillai, published in the Pune Malayali Special Edition. He had initially written two columns in the Janayugam weekly, which were short biography of Malayalam writers. These articles were later collected under the title 'Karoor Muthal Kovilan Vare '.
Velayudhan Panikassery had researched and discovered deeply the history of South India, especially the history of the Deccan region. He researched and discovered how the Tamil language and culture, which had existed since ancient, Vedic times, had deeply influenced the social life of South India.
He has also written books on biographies, children's literature and folklore. He also published a magazine called 'Taliola'. His last published book was about the history of Chettuva, titled 'Charithram urangunna Chettuvayum Chettuva Parikuttyum'.
Notable books
- Keralacharithram: Kerala Samsthana Roopeekaranam Vare [History of Kerala up to the formation of Modern Kerala State] (in Malayalam). DC Books. 2023. ISBN 9789357320351.
- Samskarangalum Samrajyangalum Kalaghattangaliloote. DC Books. 2016. ISBN 9788124020777., a book that simply describes the history of life, from the origin of living things and the evolution of man to the present day.
- Sindhu Nadeethadasamsklaravum Pracheena Bharathile Sarvakalashalakalum [Indus Valley Civilization and Universities in Ancient India]. NBS (National Book Stall). 2023. ISBN 9788119144792.
- Kerala Charitram Thiruthikkuricha Mahasambhavangal [Events that changed the history of Kerala]. DC Books. 2020. ISBN 9789353902827. A book that tells the main events that changed the history of Kerala.
- Nalanda Thakshasila. DC Books. 2016. ISBN 9788124020647.. A book on Universities in Ancient India.
- Sancharikal kanda Keralam [Kerala, as seen by the travellers]. DC Books. 2017. ISBN 9788124010532. The content of this book is the accounts of fifty-two prominent travelers who visited Kerala from the fourth century BC to recent times.
- Pracheena Keralathinte Vanigya Bandhangal [Trade relations of ancient Kerala]. DC Books. 2018. ISBN 9789352823918.
- Kerala Charithra Padanangal [Studies of Kerala History] (in Malayalam). DC Books. 2007. ISBN 978-81-240-0584-2.
- Anayatha Deepangal. DC Books. 2013. ISBN 9788124019412. This book introduces ten great personalities who have achieved success in different fields.
- Keralam 600 Kollam Munp [Kerala, 600 years back] (in Malayalam). DC Books. 2017. ISBN 9788124004937.
- Keralolpathy [Origin of Kerala]. DC Books. 2018. ISBN 978-8124018200.
- Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker. Current Books. 2018. ISBN 9788124020982. Biography of Arattupuzha Velayudha Panicker.
- Ayyankali Muthal VT Vare [From Ayyankali to VT]. DC Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8124013014. A work that introduces a few renaissance leaders who fought against the social mores that prevailed in Kerala in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- Ibnu Bathutha Kanda Keralam [Kerala as seen by Ibn Battuta] (in Malayalam). DC Books. 2015. ISBN 978-8124018750.
Awards and honors
He received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Overall Contributions and the Center for Historical Studies Award.
References
- ^ "ചരിത്രകാരൻ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. 20 September 2024.
- ^ Online, Janmabhumi (20 September 2024). "ചരിത്രഗവേഷകനും എഴുത്തുകാരനുമായ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരി വിടവാങ്ങി". Janmabhumi.
- ^ ലേഖകൻ, സ്വന്തം (20 September 2024). "പ്രായത്തെ തോൽപ്പിച്ച ചരിത്രാന്വേഷണം | Velayudhan Panikkassery Books | Madhyamam". www.madhyamam.com (in Malayalam).
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (20 September 2024). "Historian Velayudhan Panikkassery dead". The Hindu.
{{cite news}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ "വിദേശ രാജ്യങ്ങളിലായിരുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ വേലായുധൻ പണിക്കശ്ശേരിയെ തേടിവരുമായിരുന്ന ഡോക്ടറേറ്റുകൾ!". Mathrubhumi. 20 September 2024.
- ^ Haridas, Harikrishnan (3 October 2024). "എഴുതിത്തീരാത്ത ചരിത്രാന്വേഷി". Kesari Weekly (in Malayalam).