Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal
Indian poet
About Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal
Lived 1855 – 1888 (aged 32–33).
Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal was born in 1855 at Otayothu house in Chirakkal taluk, Kannur of North Malabar. He came to be known as a man with extraordinary poetic ability. Although he excelled as a writer, in Poetry, and linguistics, he did not live long, dying in 1888. Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal was one of the most notable writers in failed Kerala. He was also a prominent figure in Sanskrit and Malayalam. His two brothers, Karai Katti and Karai Bapu, were businessmen and wealthy.
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Who was Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal?
Indian poet
When was Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal born?
Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal was born in 1855.
When did Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal die?
Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal died in 1888.
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