Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal

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Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal was born in 1855 at Otayothu house in Chirakkal taluk, Kannur of North Malabar. [1] [2] He came to be known as a man with extraordinary poetic ability.[ by whom? ] Although he excelled as a writer, in Poetry, and linguistics, he did not live long, dying in 1888. [3] [4] [5] Karayi Krishnan Gurukkal was one of the most notable writers in failed Kerala.[ according to whom? ] He was also a prominent figure in Sanskrit and Malayalam. His two brothers, Karai Katti and Karai Bapu, were businessmen and wealthy. [6]

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