O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad

Male, Deceased Person

1910 – 1989

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Who was O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad?

O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad, an eminent sanskrit scholar was born to the famous Nambudiri family of Olappamanna Mana on 24 June 1910 in Vellinezhi. He is known for his translation into Malayalam of the Rigveda. This work titled Rigveda Bhasha Bhashyam is an exhaustive interpretative analysis of the Rigveda alternatively known as Deviprasadam. After his death on 4 April 1989, a trust was constituted in his memory. The Deviprasadam Trust at Olappamanna Mana hands out awards annually to honour masters in Sanskrit, Vedas, Malayalam literature and Kathakali.

O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad, was known for his nationalist and Gandhian views. He was the son of O.M Vasudevan Nambudiripad and the grandson of O.M Vasudevan Nambudiripad who was a scholar in both the Trissur and Tirunavaya Vedic Schools. He was married to Uma Antharjanam, the daughter of another reputed Sanskrit scholar Kurur Unni Nambudiripad. Sumangala, a popular author of children's books is O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad's daughter. Though younger, OMC Narayanan Nambudiripad was the uncle of writer and reformer Moothiringode Bhavathrathan Namboothiripad

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Born
1910
Lived in
  • Kerala
Died
1989

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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