Paravastu Chinnayasuri

Paravastu Chinnayasuri
Paravastu Chinnayasuri
Native name	పరవస్తు చిన్నయ సూరి
Born	Chinnaya; 1806; Sriperumbdur, Madras Presidency, British India
Died	1862
Occupation	Teacher and writer
Language	Telugu
Literary movement	Telugu prose
Notable works	Nīticaṃdrika, Bālavyākaraṇamu
Relatives	Paravastu Venkataranga Ramanujacharyulu and Srinivasamba (parents)

Paravastu Chinnayasuri (1806/7–1861/2)^[1] was a Telugu writer who played a prominent role in the elevation of prose to importance in Telugu literature.^[2] He was the first Telugu Pandit at the Presidency College, Madras.^[3] He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was acclaimed as a profound scholar in Telugu and Sanskrit in the traditional education. More than a third of his life span was spent in teaching Telugu in schools and in the Presidency college, Madras.

Life

Paravastu Chinnayasuri was born in 1806/7 in Perambur of Chengalpattu district in a Satani family^[4]^[5] He was the son of Venkata Rangayya, a Vaishnavite scholar. He worked as a Telugu teacher at Pachaiyappa's College in Madras. He also worked as a law scholar for the Supreme Court of East India Company. He was a Pundit in the Telugu, Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil languages. He died in 1861/2.

Literary works

Chinnayasuri translated the first two books of the Sanskrit Panchatantra into Telugu, entitling his translation the Nīticaṃdrika. It was published by Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons in Madras.^[6] He wrote the Bālavyākaraṇamu (transl. Children's Grammar), a textbook for teaching Telugu grammar in schools.^[7] He translated Thomas Lumisden Strange's Manual of Hindoo Law of 1856, entitling it the Hiṃdūdharmaśāstrasaṃgrahamu.^[8]

References

^ Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.
^ Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.
^ Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.
^ Blackburn, Stuart H.; Dalmia, Vasudha (2004). India's Literary History: Essays on the Nineteenth Century. Orient Blackswan. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7824-056-5.
^ నారాయణరావు, వెల్చేరు; శ్రీనివాస్, పరుచూరి (January 2019). "చిన్నయ సూరి – గిడుగు రామమూర్తి 2 – ఈమాట". eemaata (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
^ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1954). Neeti Chandrika (in Telugu). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. p. 218. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1959). Bala Vyakaranamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: Rayalu and Co. p. 164. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
^ Chinnayasuri, Paravastu (1869). Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: C. V. Krishnasawmi Pillai. p. 136. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

External links

[1] Vakulabharanam, Rajagopal (2004). Self and Society in Transition: A Study of Modern Autobiographical Practice in Telugu. University of Wisconsin--Madison. p. 104.

[2] Vēṅkaṭarāvu, Niḍudavōlu (1978). The Southern School in Telugu Literature. University of Madras.

[3] Madras, University of (1957). Annals of Oriental Research. University of Madras. p. 23.

[4] Blackburn, Stuart H.; Dalmia, Vasudha (2004). India's Literary History: Essays on the Nineteenth Century. Orient Blackswan. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-7824-056-5.

[5] నారాయణరావు, వెల్చేరు; శ్రీనివాస్, పరుచూరి (January 2019). "చిన్నయ సూరి – గిడుగు రామమూర్తి 2 – ఈమాట". eemaata (in Telugu). Retrieved 20 October 2020.

[6] Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1954). Neeti Chandrika (in Telugu). Chennai: Vavilla Ramaswamy Sastrulu and Sons. p. 218. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[7] Paravastu, Chinnayasuri (1959). Bala Vyakaranamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: Rayalu and Co. p. 164. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

[8] Chinnayasuri, Paravastu (1869). Hindu Dharmashastra Sangrahamu (in Telugu) (Third ed.). Madras: C. V. Krishnasawmi Pillai. p. 136. Retrieved 13 June 2020.

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