P. K. Narayana Pillai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

P. K. Narayana Pillai

Sanskrit writer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1878

Place of Birth: Ambalappuzha, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 10-Feb-1938

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Aries

P.
K.
Narayana Pillai (21 March 1879 – 10 February 1936), better identified as Sahitya Panchanan P.
K.
Narayana Pillai, was an Indian literary critic, essayist, scholar, grammarian and poet of Malayalam language.
One of the pioneers of literary criticism in Malayalam, he wrote more than 25 books which include Panchananante Vimarssthrayam, a critique of the writings of Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan, Cherusseri Namboothiri and Kunchan Nambiar and two books on Malayalam grammar, Leghuvyakaranam and Vyakarana Pravesika.
He was a judge of the High Court of Kerala, a member of the Sree Moolam Popular Assembly and the founder president of the Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad.