Attoor Krishna Pisharody

Who was Attoor Krishna Pisharody?

Attoor Krishna Pisharody was a renowned Sanskrit scholar, teacher and writer of Kerala, India. He was born on September 29, 1875 in Vadakkancheri in Thrissur district to Narayanan Namboothiri and Pappikkutty Pisharasyar. He learned Sanskrit in the traditional way from Kodungalloor Godavarma Bhattan Thampuran. From 1911 to 1929 he taught at Maharajas college, Trivandrum and for the next five years worked as the Sanskrit tutor to the Maharaja of Travancore. He was the editor of two magazines Rasika rathnam and Mangalodayam. He was a veena artist and musicologist also. He died on June 5, 1964.