Kottarathil Sankunni, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kottarathil Sankunni

Indian writer

Date of Birth: 23-Mar-1855

Place of Birth: Kottayam district, Kerala, India

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1937

Profession: poet, author

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Kottarathil Sankunni (born Vasudevan, 1855–1937) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature.
Best known as the author of Aithihyamala, an eight-volume compilation of century-old legends about Kerala, Sankunni's writings cover prose and poetry, including verses for Kathakali and Ottan Thullal.
He was one of the founding members of Bhashaposhini Sabha founded by Kandathil Varghese Mappillai and was also involved with Bharata Vilasam Sabha, another literary initiative.
He died on July 22, 1937.