O. M. C. Narayanan Nambudiripad

O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad, an eminent sanskrit scholar was born to the famous Nambudiri family of Olappamanna Mana on 24 June 1910 in Vellinezhi (Palakkad District, Kerala, India). He is known for his translation into Malayalam of the Rigveda. This work titled Rigveda Bhasha Bhashyam is an exhaustive interpretative analysis of the Rigveda alternatively known as Deviprasadam. After his death on 4 April 1989, a trust was constituted in his memory. The Deviprasadam trust (constituted in 1990) at Olappamanna Mana hands out awards annually to honour masters in Sanskrit, Vedas, Malayalam literature and Kathakali.

O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad, was known for his nationalist and Gandhian views. He was the son of O.M Vasudevan Nambudiripad (a well known administrator and writer of Kathakali plays) and the grandson of O.M Vasudevan Nambudiripad who was a scholar in both the Trissur and Tirunavaya Vedic Schools (Brahmaswam Madham). He was married to Uma Antharjanam, the daughter of another reputed Sanskrit scholar Kurur Unni Nambudiripad. Sumangala, a popular author of children's books is O M C Narayanan Nambudiripad's daughter. Though younger, OMC Narayanan Nambudiripad was the uncle of writer and reformer Moothiringode Bhavathrathan Namboothiripad

References

• Olappamanna Mana
• Namboothiri Websites Trust
• " Rare opportunity for Kathakali fans" The Hindu, February 25, 2005

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Name	Nambudiripad, O. M. C. Narayanan
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Date of birth	1910
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Date of death	1989
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