Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer

Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer in 1936
Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer in 1936
Born(1877-06-06)6 June 1877
Changanacherry, Travancore
Died15 June 1949(1949-06-15) (aged 72)
OccupationPoet, historian
NationalityIndian
Notable works
  • Umakeralam
  • Karnabhushanam
  • Pingala
  • Kerala Sahitya Charitram
SpouseAnanthalakshmi Ammal, Subbammal
Relatives
  • Subramania Iyer (father)
  • Bhagavathi Ammal (mother)

Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (Malayalam: ഉള്ളൂർ എസ്. പരമേശ്വര അയ്യർ; 6 June 1877 – 15 June 1949), born Sambasivan but popularly known as Ulloor, was an Indian poet of Malayalam literature and a historian. He was one of the modern triumvirate poets of Kerala in the first half of the 20th century, along with Kumaran Asan and Vallathol Narayana Menon.[1] Umakeralam, a mahakavya, and Kerala Sahitya Charitram, a comprehensive history of the Malayalam language are two of his most important works.

  1. ^ O. N. V. Kurup (2005). A. J. Thomas (ed.). This Ancient Lyre: Selected Poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 10. ISBN 978-8126017911.