V. R. Prabodhachandran Nayar
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V R Prabodhachandran Nayar receiving Mukundaraja Smriti Puraskaaram of Keralakalamandalam (2014 November 9) from His Excellency the Governor of Kerala Justice P Sadasivam in the presence of Kerala State Minister of Cultural Affairs Sri KC Joseph and the Vice-Chancellor of Keralakalamandalam Shri. P.Suresh
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| Born |
4 August 1938 North Paravoor, EranakulamDistrict, Kerala, India |
| Residence | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields |
Reputed Teacher scholar speaker writer composer-cum-poet patron of arts organizer |
| Institutions |
Kerala Kalamandalam Vivekananda Cultural Institute, TVPM Thunchan Smaaraka Samithi, TVPM Ezhuthachan National Academy, TVPM Kilippaattu monthly, TVPM Indian Council for Cultural Relations, TVPM Center Projects Review & Steering Group of the Dept of Information and Technology, Ministry of Communication & Information Technology, Govt of India. |
| Alma mater |
Government English High School, N Parvoor |
| Known for | Erudition and Expertise in Linguistics and Phonetics |
| Notable awards | Dr. K Godavarma Memorial Gold medal (1959) Commonwealth Scholarship for post doctoral research at the School of Oriental and African Studies, university of London (1967) IC Chacko Award of the Kerala Sahitya Akademy, for the best book in scientific literature (Swanavijnaanam)1981 (Citation) CL Antony Award of the Trissur Sahridaya veedi 1998(Citation) MKKNayar Award of the MKKNayar Memorial Cultural Institute, Pakalkuri 2002 (Citation) NV Krishna Variar Award for scientific literature 2011 Sakthi Thaayaatt Award for scientific literature 2011 Professor CP Menon Award for scientific literature 2013 Mukundaraja Smriti Purasakaaram of Keralakalamandalam(2014) |
Reputed Teacher
Linguistics with specialization in Phonetics
theory and practice of translation and Malayalam studies
Kerala Kalamandalam
Central University of Kerala
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Calicut Universitycommission
Center for Developing Advanced Computing and for Imaging Technology, Trivandrum
kutiyattam Center of the Central Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
Samskrithi, a multinational organization,
Government English High School, N Parvoor
BSc, studying Botany, Chemistry, English and Malayalam undergoing the program in the Union Christian College, Aluva
, MA degree in the Malayalam Language and Literature in 1959, studying in the University College, Thiruvananthapuram
PhD degree in Malayalam Studies from the University of Kerala (1967)
V. R. Prabodhachandran Nayar (also spelled Prabodhachandran Nair), popularly known as VRP Nayar, is a Phonetics expert of Kerala. He is the pioneer in the study of the phonology of the Malayalam language. Apart from phonology, he is also interested in syntax and stylistics.
VRP Nayar commenced his professional career in 1959 when he was 20, as a Lecturer in Malayalam in the South Travancore Hindu College Nagercoil (Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu), the then southern-most college in India. He retired as Head of the department of Linguistics, University of Kerala, Trivandrum, in August 1998. However, he is active as a teacher and was working as a Visiting Professor-cum-Coordinator, at Department of Linguistics, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod during the years 2012 and 2013.
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