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	Kumarana Asan Poet Laureate of Kerala
		Kumaran Asan, one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala in the first half of the twentieth century, (others being, Vallathol Narayana Menon and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer), was a beacon-light to the downtrodden and depressed classes of Travancore State.
		The poet in Kumaran emerged during this period and he began to contribute poems in Sanskrit and Malayalam to several periodicals in Kerala.
		The crowning achievement of Kumaran Asan was his “Buddha Charitha” in 5 volumes, for which he got inspiration from Edwin Arnold’s “Light of Asia”.
	www.geocities.com /guruforum/kumaranasan.htm (1096 words)

	Kumaran Asan Information
		Kumaran Asan was one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala in the first half of the 20th century.
		Kumaran Asan initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry in the first quarter of the 20th century, transforming it from metaphysical to lyrical.
		Kumaran was born in a family belonging to the Ezhava community in the year 1873 in Kayikkara village, north of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, south India.
	www.bookrags.com /Kumaran_Asan (600 words)

	Mahakavi Kumaranasan - Karma Kerala
		Kumaran Asan was one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala in the first half of the 20th century.
		Kumaran Asan initiated a revolution in Malayalam poetry in the first quarter of the 20th century, transforming it from metaphysical to lyrical.
		Asan was born in a family belonging to the Ezhava community in April 1873 in Kayikkara village, Chirayinkeezhu taluk, north of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, south India.
	www.karmakerala.com /guide/Mahakavi_Kumaranasan (930 words)

	arthritis pain relief - Kumaran Asan
		Kumaran Asan initiated the poetic revolution in the first quarter of the 20th century, to transform Malayalam poetry from metaphysical to lyrical.
		Asan was one of the great-trio of Malayalam literature (others being Ulloor and Vallathol) who enriched Malayalam literature with his writings in verse and prose.
		Born in a backward Ezhava family in the year 1873 in Kayikkara village, a little north of Thiruvananthapuram, Kumaran was the second son in a family of nine children born to Narayanan Perungudi.
	www.painreliefchat.com /arthritis-pain-relief/Kumaran_Asan (801 words)

	The Hindu : In memory of Kumaran Asan
		The Kumaran Asan Memorial at Thonnackal, on the outskirts of the State capital, attracts visitors in good numbers, even 80 years after the renowned poet passed away.
		Asan spent most part of his last years at Thonnackal and it was here that he wrote `Chandalabhikshuki', `Duravastha' and `Karuna', regarded as his most popular and socially relevant works.
		The landscaping has been done, taking care to retain the thatched house where Asan lived his last years and the outhouse used by him to spend time in solitude or lost in the world of letters, in their original shape.
	www.hinduonnet.com /lf/2003/11/25/stories/2003112500690200.htm (513 words)

	kerals.com: Kumaran Asan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kumaran Asan initiated the poetic revolution in the first quarter of the 20th century, to transform Malayalam poetry from metaphysical to lyrical.
		Kumaran Asan was one of the famous triumvirate poets of Kerala in the first half of the twentieth century.
		Asan was one of the great-trio of Malayalam literature (others being Ulloor and Vallathol) who enriched Malayalam literature with his writings in verse and prose.
	kerals.com /Kerala/news/article.php?story=20050208115638853&mode=print (792 words)

	The Hindu : In memory of Kumaran Asan
		The Kumaran Asan Memorial at Thonnackal, on the outskirts of the State capital, attracts visitors in good numbers, even 80 years after the renowned poet passed away.
		Asan spent most part of his last years at Thonnackal and it was here that he wrote `Chandalabhikshuki', `Duravastha' and `Karuna', regarded as his most popular and socially relevant works.
		The landscaping has been done, taking care to retain the thatched house where Asan lived his last years and the outhouse used by him to spend time in solitude or lost in the world of letters, in their original shape.
	www.hindu.com /lf/2003/11/25/stories/2003112500690200.htm (513 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Kumaran Asan
		Kumaran Asan (1873-1924) also known as Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, (the name prefix Mahakavi (Awarded by Madras University in the Year 1922) meaning great poet and the suffix Asan meaning scholar or teacher) was a Malayalam poet, philosopher and social reformer.
		Asan was born in a family belonging to the Ezhava community in April 1873 in Kayikkara village, Chirayinkeezhu taluk, north of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, south India.
		This is an epic poem (perhaps Kumaran Asan's longest work), written in couplets and divided into five parts.
	reference.com /browse/wiki/Kumaran_Asan (950 words)

	SNDP Yogam
		Under the aegis of Dr. Palpu, Kumaran Asan, T. Madhavan, C.V. Kunjuraman, Moolur Padmanabha Panickar and others, several drastic changes were brought about in the social structure and texture of the Kerala community The role that Narayana Guru played was only of a catalyst and not as a fighter in the front lines.
		Kumaran Asan is undoubtedly respected today as the father of the renaissance in Malayalam literature.
		Kumaran Asan's Chandla Bhikshuki and Duravastha are poetic expositions of Narayana Guru's teachings of social justice.
	www.sndpyogamchicago.com /page8.html (1423 words)

	Biograby by Dr. S. Omana
		Under the aegis of Dr. Palpu, Kumaran Asan, T. Madhavan, C.V. Kunjuraman, Moolur Padmanabha Panickar and others, several drastic changes were brought about in the social structure and texture of the Kerala community The role that Narayana Guru played was only of a catalyst and not as a fighter in the front lines.
		Kumaran Asan is undoubtedly respected today as the father of the renaissance in Malayalam literature.
		Kumaran Asan's Chandla Bhikshuki and Duravastha are poetic expositions of Narayana Guru's teachings of social justice.
	www.sndp.org /Html/BiographyByDrSOmana.html (13577 words)

	newindpress on sunday - News Items
		Kumaran Asan, the famous poet of Kerala, may have written his poems in Malayalam but surprisingly, the poet had maintained most of his diaries in English.
		The manuscripts including poems and diaries are displayed at the Kumaran Asan National Institute of Culture at Thonnakkal.
		Asan was not an alien to any culture and it is that quality which makes him different from others.
	www.newindpress.com /sunday/sundayitems.asp?id=SEG20061110064239&eTitle=Insight&rLink=0 (822 words)

	History of Malayalam Literature
		Kumaran Asan belonged to the Ezhava community which was socially backward.
		Kumaran Asan was the disciple of the great spiritual master and great seer Sri Narayana Guru (1856-1929).
		He was a Brahmin and therefore unlike Asan he did not suffer social ostracism of any kind.
	www.malayalamresourcecentre.org /Mrc/literature/romantic.html (821 words)

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		Asan did not try to write a neoclassicist mahakavya: instead he specialized in the narratives of middle length.
		Asan is often described as the poet of love: many writers have written about love, but Asan's love is of a transcendental kind and in poem after poem.
		It is set against the historical background of the Moplah Rebellion, but Asan the poet is basically concerned with the establishment of the idea that all men belong to the same caste and same religion, as he was taught by Sri Narayana Guru.
	www.prd.kerala.gov.in /ulloorparameswaraayyar.htm (740 words)

	Narayana Guru
		To this couple a male child was born on the twentieth of August in 1854.
		Another great disciple was the Poet Kumaran Asan who unfortunately passed away in a boat accident earlier.
		Kumaran Asan, the first Poet Laureate of Kerala, came into prominence because of the Guru's direct help.
	www.geocities.com /guruforum/n-guru01.htm (3562 words)

	Asan Memorial College of Arts & Science, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India :
		Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science is co-educational and it offers, interalia, Courses on Computer Application, Management, Commerce and Science.
		The cherished objective of the Institution is to equip youngmen and women students with knowledge in respective job oriented subjects, good character and true sense of human values.
		The College is managed by Asan Memorial Association (Regd.) Chennai, registered under Society Act., founded in memory of the great Malayalam poet Mahakavi Kumaran Asan of Kerala.
	www.collegesintamilnadu.com /Arts_Science/asan_arts.htm (827 words)

	Sabarimala.Pilgrim Centre of Kerala
		The region around the temple is known as Jainmedu, is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of Jainism have survived.
		It is at a Jain house here that poet Kumaran Asan wrote his monumental poem Veenapoovu (the Fallen Flower).
		Karimala and Varadiga, the Thirunelly temple is a marvel of temple architecture.
	www.hotelskerala.com /kerala/pilgrims.htm (2072 words)

	Indiatimes Learning..........Campus / Asan Institutions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The Asan Association was established in 1965 as a tribute to the memory of Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, the late poet laureate from Kerala.
		The Asan Memorial College of Arts and Science is a co-educational institution that offers courses in arts, science, commerce, business administration and hotel management.
		The Asan Memorial Institute of Management was established in 1997 in recognition of the vital need to develop competent managers and IT professionals to meet the growing needs of the country.
	learning.indiatimes.com /campus/pages/morecolleges/asanpro.htm (302 words)

	Poetry: Malayalam literature kerala twentieth century survey malayala sahithyam
		Asan's poetry moved away from the glib philosophizations and started to capture the contemporary, the particular.
		Asan's individualism was not a solipsist, bourgeois ideal like the individualism of the West.
		For Asan, Vasavadatta is a metaphor of alienation and decay,
	www.shelterbelt.com /KJ/malayalams2.html (2854 words)

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		It is widely believed that Kumaran Asan, who was to become one of the most celebrated poets in Malayalam, first met Gurudev at this place.
		A mere boy then Kumaran was yet to earn the title of Asan.
		Literary historians record that Gurudev then invited young Kumaran to join him which was gladly accepted.
	www.sivagiri.org /call.htm (622 words)

	SiberNews - Is threat to kill PM a plot of Moles in Govt? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Nair, who is already placed under suspension, reportedly cited a new flyover and the failure of the on-duty policemen to guide the vehicles at crossings as the reasons for the mistake.
		The gossip says it was poet Kumaran Asan who led Prime Minister Manmohan Singh down the wrong lane.
		Eyewitnesses have confirmed that Asan — admitted a statue of him — had been pointing in the direction which the Prime Minister’s motorcade eventually took.
	www.sibernews.com /news/featured-article/-200611066426 (1733 words)

	Amazon.com: Asan: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Asan Chong Chu-yong ui kiopka chongsin by Tae-yong Chong (Unknown Binding - 2001)
		Chonhwan®gi ui Chungguk kyongje (Asan Chaedan yon®gu ch°ongso) (Unknown Binding - 1992)
		Asean ui chongch°i kyongje (Asan Chaedan yon®gu ch°ongso) (Unknown Binding - 1993)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Asan&tag=worldcarhire&index=books&link_code=qs&page=1 (508 words)

	Welcome to trivandrumcity.in (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		One of the ancient poets was Ayyipillai Asan (15
		Mahakavi Kumaran Asan (1873-1924) and Mahakavi Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer (1877-1949) were the two outstanding poets from this district.
		Kumarn Asan was the true representative of the cultural renaissance.
	www.trivandrumcity.in /artculture.htm (437 words)

	Seasons India :: Malayalam Literature of India
		Chinthavishtayaya Sita (Sita in Meditation, 1919) is regarded by many as the masterpiece of Kumaran Asan.
		It marks the zenith of poetic finesse in the career graph of Asan, wherein the authenticity of his unique vision resulted in the creation of an almost new Sita who could confront Rama without flinching.
		Vallathol, the youngest of the three, knew little English; yet by his intuitive capacity, he imbibed the spirit of romanticism which infused new life in Malayalam literature.
	www.seasonsindia.com /art_culture/lit_malayalam_sea.htm (1337 words)

	Travel to India » Kerala : Plan Your trip to India, India Destination Guide
		Malayalam literature is ancient in origin, and includes such figures as the 14th century Niranam poets (Madhava Panikkar, Sankara Panikkar and Rama Panikkar), whose works mark the dawn of both modern Malayalam language and indigenous Keralite poetry.
		The “triumvirate of poets” (Kavithrayam: Kumaran Asan, Vallathol Narayana Menon, and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer) are recognized for moving Keralite poetry away from archaic sophistry and metaphysics and towards a more lyrical mode.
		The Triumvirate of poets (Kavithrayam: Kumaran Asan,Vallathol Narayana Menon and Ulloor S. Parameswara Iyer) are recognized for moving Keralite poetry away from archaic sophistry and metaphysics and towards a more lyrical mode.
	india-travel.goto-india.com /travel/kerala (5590 words)

	Shree Narayana Guru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Thus he came to be known as ‘Nanu Asan’.
		The first General Secretary of S.N.D.P Yogam was Kumaran Asan, the peerless pioneer among modern Malayalam poets.
		In fact the spiritual philosophy and the battle against caste that illumine Kumaran Asan’s poetry were inspired mainly by association with and inspiration from the great Guru.
	www.shaktimarg.com /hindumystics/narayanaguru.htm (1385 words)

	KERALA RECIPIES, KERALA DISHES, KERALA CURRIES, Kerala RECIPES, KERALA DISHS, RECIPE KERALA, RECIPES KERALA, Inidan ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		N. Kumaran Asan (also known as Mahakavi Kumaran Asan, the name prefix Mahakavi meaning Great poet and the suffix Asan meaning Scholar or Teacher).
		Kumaran was dogged by ill-health right through his early life.
		Unfortunately he could not take the final exam, following some allegations, that he was only a low caste Hindu.
	kerals.com /Kerala/news/article.php?story=20050208115638853 (830 words)

	The Hindu : Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram News : New volumes of Kumaran Asan's works released
		THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: As part of the ongoing project of the Department of Culture to publish works of poet Kumaran Asan, the Thonnakkal-based Kumaran Asan National Institute of Culture has brought out freshly edited volumes of the poet's works Nalini, Leela and Karuna.
		The first copy of Nalini was received by Asan's granddaughter Nalini, while the first copy of the CD was received by the poet's grandson Vijayakumar.
		Copies of the books released on Thursday and those of the cassette and the CD will be available for sale at the Asan National Institute of Culture and at leading bookstalls and cassette shops.
	www.hindu.com /2005/12/30/stories/2005123000580200.htm (187 words)

	Amazon.com: kumaran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kumaran Asan, by K. M George (Unknown Binding - 1972)
		Kumaran Asan: Profile of a poet's vision by Srini (Unknown Binding - 1981)
		Kumaran varunnilla by Ar Narendraprasad (Unknown Binding - 1992)
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=kumaran&tag=lexico&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1 (365 words)

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