K. V. Simon

In this Indian name, the name Kunnampurathu Varghese is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Simon.

Mahakavi Kunnampurathu Varghese Simon (7 February 1883 – 20 February 1944) was a Malayalam Christian poet from Kerala, India.[1] He was also a musician, a teacher, a reformer, a writer, a Bible scholar and apologist. Simon authored around three hundred hymns or poems and some thirty books. K. V. Simon was given the title Mahakavi (Dean of Poets) by the Sahitya Parishad (Academy of Literature).[2] His major work was Veda Viharam, based on the biblical Genesis. It was this work, published in 1931, that earned his name among the noted Malayalam poets.[3] Simon was a prominent leader of the Kerala Brethren movement.

  1. ^ "Pathanamthitta district handbook" (PDF). Government of Kerala. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  2. ^ Thomas, Jerry. "Mahakavi K V Simon: Brief Biography of an Apologist and Excerpts of a Debate". Sakshi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
  3. ^ Lal, Mohan (1993). Encyclopaedia of Indian literature, Volume 5. Vol. 5. Sahitya Akademi. p. 4101. ISBN 8126012218. Retrieved 24 September 2009.