About M. P. Sankunni Nair
Lived 1917 – 2006 (aged 88–89). M. P. Sankunni Nair was an Indian literary critic and indologist.
M. P. Sankunni Nair (1917–2006) is a Sanskrit scholar and critic from Kerala. He was born at Mezhathur near Pattambi in Palakkad District. He studied at the Sanskrit college in Pattambi.
Awards He won Odakkuzhal Award in 1989 and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in 1991 for his work Chathravum Chamaravum. He received Kerala Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 1994. His works such as `Natyamandapam' and `Chathravum Chamaravum' reflect his deep knowledge of dramaturgy and the Natya Shastra.
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Indian writer
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M. P. Sankunni Nair was born on 4 March 1917.
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M. P. Sankunni Nair died in 2006.
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M. P. Sankunni Nair was a literary critic and indologist.
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M. P. Sankunni Nair was Indian.
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