Leaders of Renaissance in Kerala: Kumaranasan - PSC Questions and Answers
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* Leaders of Renaissance in Kerala - Kumaranasan (1873-1924)
1. Kumaranasan was one of the triumvirate poets of Kerala (the other two were Vallathol Narayana Menon and Ulloor S.Parameswara Iyer) who was also a philosopher, a social reformer and a disciple of Sree Narayana Guru.
2. He is dubbed as ‘Sneha gayakan’ (Poet of Love) of Malayalam as he expounded the philosophy “Snehamanakhilasaramoozhiyil” (Love is all in this world) in his writings.
3. The richness of themes earned him the title “Ashayagambhiran’.
4. He was born in Ezhava community on 12th April 1873 at Kayikkara in
Thiruvananthapuram district of erstwhile Travancore.
5. His father was Narayanan Perungudi and mother was Kaali. The childhood name was ‘Kumaru’.
6. He undertook a studentship in poetry under Manamboor Govindan Asan.
7. After becoming the disciple of Narayana Guru, Kumaru was sent to Bangalore for 3 years for higher studies in Sanskrit.
8. In 1917 Asan married Bhanumathiamma daughter of Thachakudy Kumaran – younger brother of Dr.P.Palpu’s father.
9. Kumaran Asan initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry in the first quarter of the 20th century, transforming it from the metaphysical to the lyrical.
10. His first notable work was “Veena Poovu’ (fallen flower) which was scripted during his sojourn in Jain Medu, Palakkad in 1907 .
11. It was published for the first time in the publication ‘Mithavadi’ and it marked the beginning of ‘Khandakavya’ in Malayalam.
12. Kumaranasan was the only poet in Malayalam who became ‘mahakavi’ without writing a ‘mahakavyam’.
13. The prefix ‘Mahakavi’ awarded to him by Madras University in the year 1922.
14. Kumaranasan was honoured by Prince of Wales in 1922.
15. The major works of Kumaranasan are Oru Simhaprasavam (1909), Nalini (Subtitle: Allengkil Oru Sneham) (1911),Leela (1914),Sribuddhacharitham (1915), Graamavrikshattile Kuyil (1918),Prarodanam (1919),Chintaavishtayaaya Sita (1919),Duravasthha (1922),Chandaalabhikshuki (1922) and Karuna.
16. The work of Kumaranasan that depicts the fact ‘Mamsanibhadamalla ragam’ (Love is not an artifact of flesh) is Leela.
17. His elegy ‘Prarodanam’ mourns the death of his contemporary and friend A. R. Raja Raja Varma, the famous grammarian and academician.
18. Kumaran Asan’s longest work is ‘Sribuddhacharitham’ which is the translation of ‘Light of Asia’, a biography of Sri Buddha by Edwin Arnold.
19. Kumaranasan had a prominent Buddhist influence in his writings.
20. He is the first poet to become a member of the Travancore Legislature and also the first Malayalam poet whose picture appeared on an Indian stamp.
21. Kumaranasan was the first General Secretary of Sri Narayana Dharma
Paripalana Yogam.
22. He edited ‘ Vivekodayam’, the mouthpiece of SNDP Yogam, along with M.Govindan who was its official editor.
23. Kumaranasan was the founder of Sarada Book Depot. He authored ‘Divyakokilam’ as a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore.
24. When Tagore visited Narayana Guru at Sivagiri in 1922, it was Kumaranasan who translated the dialogue between Tagore and Guru into Malayalam.
25. He died aged 51 as a result of a boat accident on 16th January 1924 while returning to Kollam from a function in Alappuzha.
26. The boat capsized at Pallana and all on board drowned.
27. The name of the boat was ‘Redeemer’.
28. The spot where Asan met death is known as Kumarakodi.
29. Asan Memorial is at Thonnackal in the Thiruvananthapuram district.
30. His statue is erected at Palayam in Thiruvananthapuram, the junction where the seat of Kerala University is situated.
31. Joseph Mundassery called him ‘Viplavathinte Sukranakshatram’.
32. Kumaranasan exhorted ‘Mattuvin Chattangele’ (Change the rules).
33. Asan World Prize was instituted in memory of Kumaranasan.
Questions Related to Kumaranasan
1. who was called 'Viplavathinte Sukra Nakshathram' by Joseph Mundasseri?
Answer: Kumaranasan
2. The first General Secretary of SNDP Yogam?
Answer: Kumaranasan
3. Who translated the 'Light of Asia' of Edwin Arnold into Malayalam with the title 'Sribudhacharitam'?
Answer: Kumaranasan
4. The Malayalam poet of the 20th century with profound Buddhist influence?
Answer: Kumaranasan
5. Whose final resting place is 'Kumarakode'?
Answer: Kumaranasan
6. Who established Sarada Book Depot?
Answer: Kumaranasan
7. Whom Dr Palpu called 'Chinna Swami'?
Answer: Kumaranasan
8. The Malayalam poet who passed away in Redeemer Boat Tragedy in 1924.
Answer: Kumaranasan
9. Whose memorial is established at Thonnackal in Thiruvananthapuram district?
Answer: Kumaranasan
10. Whom Thayat Sankaran called 'the poet of Renaissance?
Answer: Kumaranasan
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